Crowdfunding Crisis Exposed

Your indie game studio's $2.3M crowdfunding campaign was a dream come true, until forensic accounting revealed 60% of pledges came from stolen credit cards. Now you're facing hundreds of legitimate backers in a livestreamed emergency meeting, while the FBI investigates your possible involvement.

Challenges

Survivors

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Difficulty

B1-B2

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Scenario Overview

Your Role

Founder & CEO of Pixel Dreams Studio

Conversation Partner

Claire Winters, Lead Backer Representative

Setting

Your home office, illuminated only by multiple monitors displaying the angry chat feed and your webcam's harsh LED

Location

Emergency Livestream Meeting

Learning Objectives

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Maintain credibility while explaining the oversight without admitting guilt

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Develop a restitution plan that satisfies both backers and legal requirements

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Secure enough supporter confidence to avoid complete project collapse

About This Scenario

How It Starts

“Before we open this to the broader community, I need you to explain how exactly $1.4 million in fraudulent pledges went unnoticed during your 'extensive vetting process' you detailed in Update #23. The timestamp on that update is particularly interesting.”

This is how Claire Winters, Lead Backer Representative's greeting will start.

Practice Details

Scenario ID

#456

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