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The WeChat voice message scam

最近zuì jìn,有人yǒu rén报警bào jǐng说shuō自己zì jǐ被bèi骗piàn钱qián了le。

“朋友péng you”在zài微信Wēi xìn上shàng借jiè钱qián,他tā让ràng“朋友péng you”发fā一yī段duàn语音yǔ yīn过来guò lái核实hé shí是不是shì bu shì朋友péng you本人běn rén,听到tīng dào语音yǔ yīn和hé本人běn rén说话shuō huà的de声音shēng yīn一样yī yàng,就jiù把bǎ钱qián打dǎ过去guò qu了le。

结果jié guǒ自己zì jǐ还是hái shi被bèi骗piàn了le,原来yuán lái朋友péng you的de微信Wēi xìn已经yǐ jīng被bèi盗dào了le。

但是dàn shì为什么wèi shén me声音shēng yīn会huì一模一样yī mú yī yàng呢ne?

原来yuán lái这种zhè zhǒng诈骗zhà piàn一般yī bān都dōu是shì盗用dào yòng别人bié rén的de微信Wēi xìn,语音yǔ yīn内容nèi róng也yě是shì提前tí qián录制lù zhì好hǎo的de。

在zài使用shǐ yòng某些mǒu xiē应用yìng yòng时shí,可能kě néng需要xū yào录制lù zhì“是我shì wǒ是我shì wǒ”等děng语音yǔ yīn信息xìn xī,这个zhè ge时候shí hou这些zhè xiē信息xìn xī就jiù被bèi骗子piàn zi利用lì yòng了le。

大家dà jiā一定yī dìng要yào提高tí gāo警惕jǐng tì,防止fáng zhǐ被bèi骗piàn。

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Vocabulary 76 words

ChinesePinyinEnglish
最近 zuì jìnrecently
有人 yǒu rénsomeone / people / anyone
报警 bào jǐngto sound an alarm / to report sth to the police
说 shuōto speak; to talk; to say
自己 zì jǐoneself; (attributive) one's own
被 bèiused to indicate passive voice (placed before the doer of the action like "by" in English passive-voice sentences, or, if the doer is not mentioned, before the verb) / (sarcastic or jocular) used to indicate that the following word should be regarded as being in air quotes
骗 piànto cheat / to swindle / to deceive / to get on (a horse etc) by swinging one leg over
钱 qiáncoin / money / unit of weight, one tenth of a tael
了 le(completed action marker) / (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
朋友 péng youfriend
在 zài(of sb or sth) to be (located) at
微信 Wēi xìnWeixin or WeChat
上 shàng(noun suffix) on; above
借 jièto borrow / to lend / to make use of; to avail oneself of
他 tāhe; him; his
让 ràngto permit / to let sb do sth / to have sb do sth / to make sb (feel sad etc)
发 fāto send out / to show (one's feeling) / to issue / to develop / to make a bundle of money
一 yīone / single / a (article)
段 duànclassifier for stories, periods of time, lengths of thread etc
语音 yǔ yīnspeech sounds / pronunciation / colloquial (rather than literary) pronunciation of a Chinese character / audio / voice / voice message
过来 guò láito come over
核实 hé shíto verify; to check
是不是 shì bu shìis or is not (used to form yes-no questions)
本人 běn rénI; me; myself / oneself; yourself; himself; herself; the person concerned
听到 tīng dàoto hear
和 héand; together with
说话 shuō huàto speak / to say / to talk / to gossip / to tell stories
的 depossessive particle (of; 's) / modifying particle (used after an attribute to modify a noun or to form a nominal expression)
声音 shēng yīnvoice / sound
一样 yī yàngsame / like / equal to / the same as
就 jiùin that case; then
把 bǎ(used to put the object before the verb: 把[ba3] + {noun} + {verb})
打 dǎa semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings
过去 guò qu(verb suffix)
结果 jié guǒin the end; as a result
还是 hái shistill (as before)
原来 yuán láiso, actually, as it turns out
已经 yǐ jīngalready
盗 dàoto steal / to rob / to plunder
但是 dàn shìbut; however
为什么 wèi shén mewhy? / for what reason?
会 huìto be likely to; to be sure to
一模一样 yī mú yī yàng(idiom) exactly alike; identical
呢 ne(sentence-final particle) used in questions to link back to prior discourse or context ("what about...?", "and...?")
这种 zhè zhǒngthis kind of
诈骗 zhà piànto defraud / to swindle / to blackmail
一般 yī bāngenerally / in general
都 dōuall; both; entirely
是 shìto be (followed by substantives only)
盗用 dào yòngto use illegitimately; to misappropriate; to embezzle
别人 bié rénother people; others; other person
内容 nèi róngcontent; substance; details
也 yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either
提前 tí qiánin advance
录制 lù zhìto record (video or audio)
好 hǎo(verb complement indicating completion)
使用 shǐ yòngto use / to employ / to apply / to make use of
某些 mǒu xiēsome; certain (things)
应用 yìng yòngapplication; practical use / (computing) app
时 shíwhen
可能 kě néngmight (happen) / maybe / perhaps
需要 xū yàoto need; to want; to demand; to require
是我 shì wǒit’s me; I am the one
等 děngand so on; etc.; et al. / (used to end an enumeration)
信息 xìn xīinformation; news; message
这个 zhè ge(pronoun) this / (adjective) this
时候 shí houtime / length of time / moment / period
这些 zhè xiēthese
骗子 piàn ziswindler / a cheat
利用 lì yòngto exploit / to make use of / to use / to take advantage of / to utilize
大家 dà jiāeveryone
一定 yī dìngsurely; certainly; definitely
要 yàowill; shall; about to / need to; should / if
提高 tí gāoto raise / to increase / to improve
警惕 jǐng tìvigilant / alert / on guard
防止 fáng zhǐto prevent / to guard against / to take precautions