Many vulnerable people in Britain have been affected by scam mail
Alice and Finn talk about letters sent in the post asking for money or offering prizes.
This week's question:
What was the name of the first sticky postage stamp which went on sale on the 1st May 1840 in the UK? Was it:
a) The penny brown
b) The penny black or
c) The penny blue
Listen out for the answer at the end of the programme!
Listen
Scam mail
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Grammar
- crackdown
strong, official action taken to punish people who break
laws- scam mail
post sent to people with the aim of deceiving them, by
offering them gifts or money which are never delivered- official
here, an important letter, from an organisation like a bank
- vulnerable
people who are emotionally or physically weak, or without
protection- a sense of urgency
a feeling that something should be dealt with as soon as
possible- heavily in debt
owe a lot of money
- tempter
something designed to persuade you to do something,
often by offering something appealing to you- sucker
someone easily fooled or tricked into doing something
- bombarded
when something happens over and over again in a short
space of time- hooked
addicted or unable to stop doing something
