'Award' message costs woman 120,000 yuan
( 2003-12-17 17:19) (China Daily)
A female cell phone user in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China's Liaoning
Province, was swindled out of 120,000 yuan (US$14,600) by mistakenly trusting a
fake short message, reports Liaoshen Evening News. Wang, a dweller in the city's
Huanggu District, received a short message late last month, saying she had won a
first prize worth more than 100,000 yuan (US$12,150) in a global raffle.
One week later an anonymous woman telephoned Wang again claiming that Wang
had won a special top prize of a more valuable car rather than mere money award.
Wang delivered 120,000 yuan "personal income tax" as demanded, but half a
month passed and she still received no response; at the same time Wang
discovered the woman can't be reached any more.
Police warned citizens never to believe in awards offered through mobile
phone calls
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