In this episode, we get to meet some people who knew the missing man, Jamie Phelps. What will they reveal – and will it help explain what’s happened to Jamie?
Useful vocabulary from this episode:
cut to the chase
deal with the most important things
cryptocurrency
digital currency that uses cryptography to make sure payments are sent and received safely
blockchain
public record of transactions made in a cryptocurrency in chronological order
in (such) a pickle
in a difficult situation
ransomware
software designed by criminals to block access to a computer system until an amount of money is paid
blackmail
get money from someone by threatening to tell a secret of theirs or damage their reputation in some way
fold
stop operating
malware
software designed to cause damage
scrape together
struggle to collect
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