An influencer who dominated headlines back home in Taiwan after live-streaming 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”.
But on the night of Feb 12, fans were shocked when the content producer turned on his live stream and…









