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Assistant of successful China influencer steals identities, earning US$158,000 in tips

South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 1 min read 100% complete by Fran LuFebruary 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Assistant of successful China influencer steals identities, earning US$158,000 in tips
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Chinese fashion influencer Chen Xin (@Daxin-kissis) accused her assistant of identity theft, alleging the assistant impersonated a wealthy Harvard Medical School student online. The assistant, surnamed Jiang, reportedly used Chen's passwords to access her home and belongings, including clothing, to create fabricated social media content. Jiang allegedly used AI to superimpose her face onto Chen's photos and faked an overseas student identity by using stolen images and changing her IP address. Based in Zhejiang province, Jiang held a live-stream in January, earning approximately US$164,000 in tips by posing as the fabricated persona. Chen exposed the alleged scheme on January 24th.

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United States 40% Harvard Medical School 50% Zhejiang province 50% Harvard University 60% China ×270% Jiang ×480% Chen Xin (@Daxin-kissis) ×590%

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influencer 90% identity theft 80% artificial intelligence 70% social media 60% fraud 60% online profiles 50% chen xin 50% live-stream 40%

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