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Chinese Influencer's Live-Stream on Cambodia Scam Experience Cut Short, Account Banned
A Chinese influencer shared her experience of being lured to Cambodia and forced into a cyber scam operation during a live-stream that was abruptly interrupted. Her social media account was subsequently banned. She had returned to China in January after being found in distress in Cambodia.
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A Chinese influencer's live-stream detailing her experience of being lured to Cambodia and forced into a cyber scam operation ended abruptly, followed by the banning of her social media account. The 20-year-old, known online as Umi, is a live-stream host from Fujian province in southeastern China with 24,000 followers on mainland platforms.
She gained national attention earlier this year after being discovered in distress in Cambodia and returning to China in January.
months ago, a netizen spotted a woman with a leg injury near a hotel in Cambodia and identified her as Umi after passport details circulated online. Photographs showed her appearing gaunt, exhausted, and filthy, while holding a CAT scan. According to mainland outlet Jimu News, her father, a farmer, reported that the family believed she was working in Zhejiang province.
The family had sent her over 80,000 yuan (US$12,000) following repeated requests for money.
Doctors suspect her leg pain resulted from nerve compression due to immobility.
