25 days ago
Chinese woman, 65, plays dual roles of beautiful doctor and mum to con man out of US$25,000
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a health story. South China Morning Post Asia is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 21 Sept 2026, 10:16 UTC. The headline in use is “Chinese woman, 65, plays dual roles of beautiful doctor and mum to con man out of US$25,000”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
A 65-year-old Chinese woman used artificial intelligence (AI) to impersonate both a young doctor and her mother, successfully scamming 170,000 yuan (US$25,000) from a man. Liu Hui, a resident of Shanghai, connected with a woman named Yu Xiuzhen on a social media platform in 2021.
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- First reported by South China Morning Post Asia
Chinese woman, 65, plays dual roles of beautiful doctor and mum to con man out of US$25,000
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