Tom owns a small restaurant in the centre of town. He is a kind man and works hard. One day he gets an email. The email says, ‘You must pay 2,000 pounds for supplies. Pay now or we will close your restaurant.’

Tom is afraid. He has not ordered supplies for 2,000 pounds. He calls his friend Sara. Sara is a police officer.

Sara comes to the restaurant. She reads the email. She says, ‘This is a trick. This is not from your supply company. Look at the address. It is not correct.’

Tom says, ‘What must I do?’

Sara says, ‘Do not pay. Let us answer and see.’

Sara writes back, ‘We will pay tomorrow at your bank. Tell us where to meet.’

The next day a man waits at the bank. He has a bag with papers. Sara and two officers wait inside. Tom goes in and says, ‘I am here to pay.’

The man smiles and says, ‘Give me the money.’

At that moment Sara walks out. She shows her police card. She says, ‘You are under arrest for fraud.’

The man tries to run but the officers stop him.

Later Sara learns the man sent the same email to ten restaurant owners. Three of them paid. The police get the money back.

Tom thanks Sara. He says, ‘You saved my business.’ He gives Sara and the officers a free dinner. They all laugh and eat.

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Vocabulary Notes

Restaurant – noun
Meaning: a place where you can buy and eat a meal.
Example: “Tom owns a small restaurant in the centre of town.”
Similar words: cafe, diner, eatery
Note: “restaurant owner” is a person who owns a restaurant.

Supplies – noun (plural)
Meaning: things that you need for a business or for daily life, like food, paper, or tools.
Example: “You must pay 2,000 pounds for supplies.”
Similar words: stock, materials, goods
Verb form: to supply = to give or sell something that is needed.

Trick – noun
Meaning: an action that is designed to cheat or fool someone.
Example: “This is a trick. This is not from your supply company.”
Similar words: scam, fraud, cheat
Adjective form: tricky = difficult or easy to be fooled by.

Fraud – noun (uncountable)
Meaning: the crime of cheating someone to get money.
Example: “You are under arrest for fraud.”
Similar words: scam, deception, financial crime
Person: a fraudster = someone who does fraud.

Arrest – noun / verb
Meaning: when the police take someone to a police station because they think the person has done a crime.
Example as a noun: “You are under arrest for fraud.”
Example as a verb: “The police arrest the man at the bank.”
Similar words: to capture, to detain, to take into custody

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