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An Indian villager recently traveled more than a thousand miles to the BBC office in Delhi in an unusual quest to claim millions of rupees( 卢比 ) he believed he had won in a BBC lottery.

"The message said I had won the BBC's national lottery for 20 or 30 million rupees($ 319,000 or $ 478,000). I was asked to send my details so that they could send me the money," he said.

Malbisoi, a 41-year-old unemployed Indian villager with little formal education, was unable to understand that this was a cheating message and that he was being "scammed(诈骗 ) " But Malbisoi got in touch with the scammers over the past two years, begging them to send him the promised funds.

"The caller said he was the BBC's chancellor. He promised me a large sum of money but said I would have to first send 12,000 rupees so that he could transfer the money into my account. I told them I was very poor and that I didn't have any money to give them. He said then they couldn't pay me any money, but over a period of time, we kept negotiating(谈判 ) and they finally asked me for 4,000 rupees," he said. Malbisoi said he was unable to pay even that amount.

India is one of the world's fastest growing mobile phone markets with 890 million cell phone users. In India, scammers use more text messages than e-mails to target their victims, because the reach of the mobile phones is much wider than computers.

Malbisoi returned home safely, although empty-handed, after two days in Delhi. But I was not sure I was able to convince him that the "BBC chancellor" he had been speaking to was in reality a scammer.

21. Malbisoi traveled to the BBC office in Delhi to      

    A. report a scam                                B. ask for support     

    C. beg for some help                      D. get some prize money

22. Someone sent the message to Malbisoi with the purpose of      

    A. laughing at his poverty                   B. playing a joke on him

    C. getting his personal details                D. cheating him of some money

23. Why do scammers prefer to use text messages?

    A. Because text messages cost less money.

    B. Because text messages spread much faster.

    C. Because text messages can reach more people.

    D. Because text messages are much more convenient.

24. What do we learn about Malbisoi?

    A. He lived near Delhi.                  B. He was very simple-minded.

    C. He liked buying lottery tickets.         D. He sent 4,000 rupees to the scammer.

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