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¦
One of the more common pretexting acts is the pretext call. The pretext call can be directed at the client or the bank. When conducting a pretext call to a client, the criminal impersonates a law enforcement officer, bank officer, IRS agent, FDIC official or insurance investigator.