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This is Part 3 of our series about staying safe online.
Sometimes a strange message is easy to notice. It looks wrong from the beginning.
But other messages are more believable because they mention something real: a purchase you made, an
appointment you have, or a hotel you booked.

Today, I've prepared a short Halloween Mini-Story. You'll learn some typical Halloween words and expressions while practicing your spoken English.
I'll tell you a little bit of the story and ask you some easy questions.
Try to answer before I give you the correct answer. And don't worry about making mistakes. Even a short answer is fine.

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This is Part 2 of our series about staying safe online.
In the last episode, we saw how an urgent message can make you react too quickly. Today, we're going to talk about passwords, especially a common habit: using the same password in several places.

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Today, we're starting a short series about staying safe online.
And I want to begin with one of the simplest tricks scammers use.
They rush you.
Maybe you get a message that says:
"Your bank account will be blocked in one hour."
Or:
"We couldn't deliver your package. Confirm your information now."
You read it, and your quiet morning suddenly feels like an emergency.
That's the idea. Everything has to happen now—apparently, even before you finish your coffee.
A common online trick is called phishing.

Have you ever heard a news story and wished you knew a little more?
Maybe you first heard about it in your own language.
But English can give you another way to learn about the same event.
You can read another report or listen to an interview from somewhere else.
Then you can compare it with the news you already know.
I do not mean that English reports are always right.
No language has all the facts.
But English can give you more choices.
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