Taiwanese influencer arrested in Cambodia for faking livestreams of own abduction in scam mill


Chen Neng-chuan is well known for his paranormal videos made in Taiwan and elsewhere. — Photo: Smallville780/Instagram/The Straits Times

An influencer who dominated headlines back home in Taiwan after livestreaming his alleged escape from abduction in a Cambodian scam mill has been arrested for staging the hoax.

Chen Neng-chuan, well known for his paranormal videos made in Taiwan and elsewhere, had teased on Instagram prior to his arrival in Cambodia that he will be exploring “the world’s darkest corner” where “many Taiwanese have been cheated and enslaved”.

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