Terrence Howard plays a music mogul in a new series on Fox. 1  CHICAGO â In the presidential suite of a Hilton hotel, above a ballroom full of extras waiting to shoot a lavish party scene, sat the two lead actors of âEmpire,â a new Fox series about a feuding entertainment-industry family.
Define pretext: a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs â pretext in a sentence a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairsâ¦
Pretexting is the practice of. getting your personal information under. false pretenses. Pretexters sell your information to. people who may use it to get credit in your name, steal your assets, or to investigate or sue you. Pretexting is against the law. How Pretexting Works. Pretexters use a variety of tactics to get your personal. information. For example, a pretexter may call, claim. heâs from a survey ï¬rm, and ask you a few questions. When the pretexter has the information he wants, he. uses it to call your ï¬nancial institution.