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User_gary Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary
Source people by word of mouth
The Indians, all students in their twenties, were asked to make hefty cash payments ranging from $500 to $3,500 to work part-time. Most of the victims received little work and one victim did not receive a job at all.
The scam came to light after the owner of the Parklea restaurant alerted the police.
Superintendent Simon Hardman on Wednesday said the Filipino would source people by word of mouth.
"As international students they (the victims) may not be familiar with industrial relations in this country and it was put to them this was the process to be followed to gain employment.
"(The victims) not knowing any better, they did as they were told," Hardman was quoted as saying.
Source : http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/oz-restaurant-manager-asked-indians-for-bribes-for-jobs-38711
Please explain to me the highlighted parts.
The scam came to light after the owner of the Parklea restaurant alerted the police.
Superintendent Simon Hardman on Wednesday said the Filipino would source people by word of mouth.
"As international students they (the victims) may not be familiar with industrial relations in this country and it was put to them this was the process to be followed to gain employment.
"(The victims) not knowing any better, they did as they were told," Hardman was quoted as saying.
Source : http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/oz-restaurant-manager-asked-indians-for-bribes-for-jobs-38711
Please explain to me the highlighted parts.
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"source people" = find/recruit people who would become victims of his scam ("source" is a verb). "by word of mouth" = literally, using the spoken word rather than written communication. It means he did the recruitment informally without organised advertising or marketing -- by asking around, or having other people ask around on his behalf, or having previous recruits tell their friends, for example.
- "source people" = find/recruit people who would become victims of his scam ("source" is a verb).
- "by word of mouth" = literally, using the spoken word rather than written communication.
- It means he did the recruitment informally without organised advertising or marketing -- by asking around, or having other people ask around on his behalf, or having previous recruits tell their friends, for example.
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"source people" = find/recruit people who would become victims of his scam ("source" is a verb).
"by word of mouth" = literally, using the spoken word rather than written communication. It means he did the recruitment informally without organised advertising or marketing -- by asking around, or having other people ask around on his behalf, or having previous recruits tell their friends,
"by word of mouth" = literally, using the spoken word rather than written communication. It means he did the recruitment informally without organised advertising or marketing -- by asking around, or having other people ask around on his behalf, or having previous recruits tell their friends,
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