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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