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Credit card fraud

"Fraude à la carte bancaire"
French B1 writing exercise

Josiane calls her bank about a suspicious transaction.

Pay attention to the hints!

Some vocabulary you may want to look up before or during this exercise: "to check [something]", "a bank statement", "to notice [something]", "a transaction", "household (people)", "to know about [something]", "a purchase", "to trust [someone]", "would ever [do]", "to cancel", "to block a card", "a suspicious activity", "within [x] working days".

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE
Last updated: 2023-01-20

I’ll give you some sentences to translate into French

  • I’ll show you where you make mistakes
  • I’ll keep track of what you need to practise
  • Change my choices if you want
Start the exercise
How the test works
You’ll practise: Le Passé Composé (Indicatif), Verbes réguliers avec -ER, Adjectif possessif

Here's a preview of the text for the writing challenge, when you're ready click the start button above:

- Hello, I'm calling you today because I just checked my bank statement and I noticed a weird transaction on a website that I have never visited. - Did you ask the rest of your household if they knew about this purchase? - Yes, and trust me, no one in my household would ever buy this! - Very well, I've cancelled this transaction and I've also blocked your card to avoid other suspicious activities. You should receive your new card by post [US: snail mail], within three working days. - Thank you very much!

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