Middle Eastern Princess and Saudi Prince's Wife Impersonation
Chinese Female Influencers Exposed for Fraud
Selling Everyday Items at Low Prices
The fraudulent activities of Chinese influencers who referred to themselves as 'Middle Eastern princesses' and claimed to sell royal products at low prices have been exposed, causing a stir locally.
Chinese influencers who referred to themselves as "Middle Eastern princesses" and claimed to sell royal products at low prices have been exposed for fraudulent activities. Hong Kong South China Morning Post (SCMP)
On the 20th, Hong Kong's South China Morning Post (SCMP) reported on the scam of influencer Luo Jialin, who has 100,000 followers. Previously, Luo Jialin shared a video where she was wearing an elegant gold evening dress and an jade necklace in front of a luxury villa, embracing a man presumed to be Arab. Luo claimed, "My husband is a wealthy and influential young prince from a Saudi family. I am over four months pregnant," and said she planned to move to Saudi Arabia soon with her husband, so she was selling 'hundreds of millions of dollars in assets' located in China at a loss. During a live broadcast, Luo sold various items labeled as French perfume and British royal laundry detergent at cheap prices under 50 yuan (about 9,900 KRW).
Another influencer shared a photo wearing traditional Chinese clothing, sitting in a luxury car with a 'Dubai prince.' This influencer said they planned to divorce their husband and were selling assets at discounted prices. They sold 300 pairs of stockings priced at 6 yuan (about 1,200 KRW) each and over 1,000 units of 2kg British laundry detergent priced at 6.99 yuan (about 1,400 KRW) each.
Some viewers watching their live broadcasts questioned, "Why would princes and princesses sell ordinary goods instead of luxury items?" but comments containing such doubts were immediately deleted by the operators.
Chinese influencers who referred to themselves as "Middle Eastern princesses" and claimed to sell royal products at low prices have been exposed for fraudulent activities. Hong Kong South China Morning Post (SCMP)
However, those who claimed to be 'Middle Eastern princesses' were revealed to be scammers who hired foreign actors to impersonate princes and princesses and sold low-quality goods. Chinese authorities have suspended all their accounts. So far, it is not known what kind of punishment they will face.
Additionally, DXBcom, a Chinese community in Dubai, issued a statement saying, "Royal family members of Arab countries have never conducted live streaming sales in China." An influencer known as the 'Saudi Lu Sister' emphasized, "There are not so many so-called wealthy tycoons in the Middle East," and "True nobles maintain a humble attitude and rarely use social networking services (SNS)."
Local netizens who heard the news responded with comments such as, "Influencers are exploiting admiration and curiosity about successful and wealthy elites," and "My mother once bought perfume from someone called a 'Middle Eastern princess,' but it smelled terrible. This is a scam targeting the elderly with poor judgment, so don't be fooled by cheap prices."
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