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Xiong claimed that he had spent a lot of money on cash rewards for another female live-streaming host but said he was blacklisted once he stopped giving her cash.
Since then, Xiong said he thought female live-streaming hosts were gold-diggers who aimed to cheat their followers for money.
Influencer Ling during one of her music live streams on mainland internet. Photo: Weibo/CCTV
The story aroused Ling’s sympathy, and she tried to show Xiong that not all women influencers were just out for money.
“Everyone is different. If you don’t know someone, please don’t make judgments on your own,” Ling told Chinanews.
Ling also invited Xiong to do a real-time online chat with her during a live-streaming programme to convince him that the purpose of her live-streaming was to share the music she enjoyed and make new friends.
With her trust in Xiong established, Ling began communicating with him more over time.
When Xiong showed up at her live-streaming music programmes, despite his story about being previously conned, he gave her cash rewards and praised her singing voice. Although Xiong gave small amounts of just a few yuan each time, he soon became her biggest tipper.
Soon, Ling came to think of Xiong as a close friend who was like family. It was at this point he started borrowing money.
The truth about Xiong’s intentions began to surface when he pretended to need a lawyer to help solve a legal dispute. He convinced Ling to loan him money to pay for legal services. When he failed to repay her, Ling called the police.
The police investigation discovered that Xiong was a scammer and he was jailed for three years and fined 20,000 yuan.
The details of Ling’s experience have triggered a lively discussion on mainland social media.
One person said: “What a ridiculous story!”
“How reliable is a relationship that relies on giving cash rewards?” another person asked.
Xiong is seen in custody after his arrest by police in China. Photo: Weibo/CCTV
Love scam stories frequently make the news in China.
In February this year, a former convict who splashed out 1.38 million yuan (US$180,000) on an “online girlfriend” – who declined to meet him in person after his release from prison – was shocked to find that “she” was his former cellmate.
Late last year, a Shanghai woman was conned out of nearly two million yuan in a love scam which lasted more than a decade and was perpetrated by an old friend with a grudge posing as a well-known TV news anchor.
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