China Scene: West

College girl recovers cash she gave to con artists

A college student in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province, was lucky to get back her money after some crooks fooled her into sending cash to them.

The woman surnamed Dong had 340,000 yuan ($49,780) from her parents for overseas studies. On May 11, Dong received a mobile phone message saying she won a big prize and has to pay fees to collect it. She sent all her money.