I got an interesting email today.
The subject line said “Fraud Alert.”
Inside, the email said someone tried to buy a meal at Red Lobster with my credit card.
In case you don’t know, Red Lobster is a seafood restaurant chain in the US.
It definitely wasn’t me since I haven’t been in the US since December.
But I wasn’t sure if the email was legit.
Lots of scammers send emails like this.
So I took a screenshot and asked ChatGPT, “Is this legit?”
And Mr. GPT said….
ABBREVIATIONS
A new week, a new theme.
This week, let’s talk about abbreviations.
These are common words native speakers we use in conversation.
But we don’t say the long version of the word; we use the abbreviation.
For example….
LEGIT
“Maybe,” said Senor GPT. “But you better call the number on the back of your card to make sure.”
So I called the number on the back of my card.
A woman with an Indian accent answered.
I told her about the email and then asked, “Is it legit?”
“Yes, it’s legit,” she replied.
What does “legit” mean?
What is it short for?
How do you pronounce it?
And why would a criminal buy cheap seafood instead of a new 10-foot plasma screen TV?
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Have a great week,
Mr. Vig
