犯罪專業(yè)英語每日一詞(二十四)

24.

bucket shop

投機(jī)商號

[雙語解釋]

(Also called “telephone boiler room.”) An office that is used to promote worthless land or securities by mail or through telemarketing.

(也被稱為“電話交易所”)通過郵件或電話營銷來推銷荒地或垃圾證券的地點(diǎn)。

例句：

Crooks across the country are using bucket shops to scam older people.

全國各地的騙子都利用投機(jī)商號來欺騙老年人。