三、 Reading Comprehension(20 分) The authorities involved are working closely with INTERPOL to __1__ .the
movements of the gang’s money worldwide, with investigations focusing on
a worldwide criminal syndicate known as Axe, which allegedly used
business email compromise (BEC) scams to defraud a US-based mental
health institute.
BEC scams usually target third-party vendors to gain access to business
email accounts after which payments are __2__ to the bank accounts of
money mules.
The US Secret Service official said: “The fight against cyber-enabled crime
knows no boundaries, and the __3__ efforts in this case show how vital it is
to work collectively with our international partners to execute impactful __4__ of these highly organized transnational criminal syndicates.”
Eight suspected Axe leaders were arrested in Cape Town and Johannesburg
in 2021, leading to a massive drop in the group’s activities and similar crimes.
They face __5__ to the US, where they are charged with stealing more than
EUR 6.25 million from romance scam victims there.
【題組】5.
(A) hostage
(B) tantalization
(C) sovereignty
(D) extradition