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The Guardian
money·
15 Jun, 09:00

Investment fraud in UK soared to more than £220m lost last year, trade body says

Scams involving gold, cryptocurrencies and wine rise as criminals use AI to increasingly carry out larger-scale fraud

中文導讀

英國近期投資騙案急升,去年涉款超過 2.2 億英鎊。騙徒手法層出不窮,除咗利用黃金、加密貨幣同紅酒作為誘餌,更開始運用 AI 技術進行大規模詐騙。移英港人喺處理資產配置或投資時,務必提高警覺,切勿輕信網上高回報投資建議,以免血汗錢付諸流水。

Investment fraud in UK soared to more than £220m lost last year, trade body says
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Vocabulary 生字

Fraud

Noun名詞

詐騙、騙案

EN

You should always check your bank statements to ensure there is no suspicious activity or fraud.

你應該經常檢查銀行結單,確保冇任何可疑活動或詐騙。

Scam

Noun名詞

騙局

EN

Be careful when clicking on links in emails, as many of them are part of a phishing scam.

點擊電郵入面嘅連結時要小心,因為好多都係網絡釣魚騙局。

Soar

Verb動詞

急升、飆升

EN

Energy prices have continued to soar over the past few months, affecting many households.

能源價格喺過去幾個月持續飆升,影響咗好多家庭。

The Guardian
money·
15 Jun, 07:00

A £350 swimming pool fee ruined our easyJet holiday

We booked our hotel because of its swimming pool but a hefty hourly fee to use it wasn’t mentioned

中文導讀

唔少人去旅行揀酒店都會睇重設施,但近期有旅客預訂酒店時,因為酒店網頁冇清楚列明泳池需額外收費,導致入住後大失預算。呢單新聞提醒大家,喺英國預訂住宿時,除咗睇相片,仲要仔細閱讀細則,或者直接聯絡酒店查詢隱藏收費,以免好似呢位旅客咁,原本開心嘅 easyJet 假期被額外開支破壞心情。

A £350 swimming pool fee ruined our easyJet holiday
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Vocabulary 生字

hefty

Adjective形容詞

(金額、重量等)龐大的、沉重的

EN

The restaurant bill was quite hefty, so we decided to split it.

間餐廳張單幾貴,所以我哋決定夾錢。

hidden

Adjective形容詞

隱藏的

EN

Always check the contract for any hidden costs before signing.

簽約前一定要檢查清楚合約有無任何隱藏收費。

ruin

Verb動詞

毀掉、破壞

EN

Heavy rain threatened to ruin our outdoor picnic plans.

大雨差啲毀咗我哋嘅戶外野餐計劃。