Police Stop Big Tax Scam on Social Media
警方攔截社交媒體大型稅務詐騙
Introduction
HMRC found a group of people stealing tax information on social media. These people tried to steal money from the government.
英國稅務海關總署 (HMRC) 發現一群人在社交媒體上盜取稅務資訊，企圖從政府獲取不法利益。
Main Body
The group put ads on TikTok. They promised money to people. In return, people gave their private tax details. The group used these details to ask for money from HMRC.
該集團在 TikTok 上投放廣告，向人們承諾金錢報酬，以此換取對方的私人稅務詳細資料。隨後，該集團利用這些資料向 HMRC 申請款項。
HMRC stopped the group. They saved £153 million. On 23 April, police arrested two men from Romania in East London. The men are 22 and 25 years old.
HMRC 阻止了該集團，挽回了 1.53 億英鎊的損失。4 月 23 日，警方在東倫敦逮捕了兩名來自羅馬尼亞的男子，年齡分別為 22 歲和 25 歲。
Simon Grunwell from HMRC says tax details are like bank passwords. You must keep them secret. This scam also happens on Instagram and Snapchat. People who help these scams can go to prison.
HMRC 的 Simon Grunwell 表示，稅務資料就像銀行密碼一樣，必須嚴格保密。這種詐騙也發生在 Instagram 和 Snapchat 上。協助此類詐騙的人可能會被判入獄。
Conclusion
Police are still looking for more information. They stopped the theft of £153 million and arrested two people.
警方仍在搜尋更多資訊。他們攔截了 1.53 億英鎊的盜款並逮捕了兩人。
Vocabulary Learning
🚨 Warning Signs: Action Words
Look at these words from the story. They tell us what happened.
- Found (Search → Result)
- Put (Place something)
- Gave (Give something to someone)
- Saved (Keep money/lives)
- Arrested (Police take someone)
💡 The "Like" Trick
We use "like" to compare two things. It helps us understand a new idea by using a simple one.
"Tax details are like bank passwords."
Tax details = Complex idea 😵 Bank passwords = Simple idea ✅
Try this pattern: [New Thing] + is like + [Easy Thing]
📍 Where & Who
Notice how we name places and people:
- In East London (City/Area)
- On TikTok/Instagram (Digital places)
- From Romania (Country of origin)
Quick Rule: Use ON for screens 📱