invest:
lend money (to a bank, a financial advisor, etc) in the hope of getting more money back in the future
mortgage:
a loan used to buy a house and paid back over a long period
debt:
money that you owe to someone
financial advisor:
someone who tells you how you should invest your money
withdrawL
to take money out of an account (in a bank or similar place)
deposit:
to put money into an account (in a bank or similar place)
government insurance:
in some countries depositors get their money back from the goverment if a bank goes out of business (but this does not happen with companies such as Patrick's)
occupation:
job, profession
suspicious:
the adjective form of the ver “suspect” (to believe that, perhaps someone is doing something wrong)
rob:
has the same meaning as “steal” but the object is the person from whom something is stolen rather than the thing that is stolen For example: “Patrick robbed Fred.” but “Patrick stole Fred’s money.”
fraud:
trick, “scam”
- Patrick: “How much money do you want to invest?”
- Fred: “How long have you been in this business? What sort of work have you done in the past? What sort of education do you have?”
- Patrick: “Do you have a mortgage? Do you have any other debts? Do you have a financial advisor?”
- Fred: “How much interest will I earn? Will I be able to withdraw money from my account with you whenever I want to?”
- Patrick: “How did you find out about Kinlin Financial? Do you have any friends who might be interested in investing with me?”
- Fred: “Is there any chance of my losing all my money? What happens if your company goes out of business? Will my deposits with you be covered by government insurance?”
- “What sort of person was your father?What was his occupation? ”
- “Did he ever discuss Patrick Kinlin with you?Did he ever seem to be suspicious of him?”
- “Was your mother alive when your father began investing with Mr Kinlin? How did she feel about what your father was doing?
- “What do you feel about the sentence Patrick Kinlin has been given? Do you feel he should have been more severely punished?”
- “Do you expect that Patrick Kinlin will pay back any of the money he stole from your father?”
- “Do you think there is anything the government could do to prevent this kind of fraud in the future?”