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Scammers cheat farmer via text message

A farmer was defrauded of 190,000 yuan ($29,121) after following the instructions he received on a deceptive text message telling him seek a refund for a canceled flight. The man surnamed Bao, in Changshu city, had purchased an online airline ticket to fly to the Inner Mongolia autonomous region for a business trip. After receiving the text message, Bao went to a local ATM and followed the instructions to apply for a refund. Instead, all of the money in his bank account was transferred out. Police are investigating.