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Two Taiwanese men have been sentenced to two years in jail each after they staged a fake kidnapping from a Cambodian seaside resort and posted video of it online, a court said.
Things got more serious than they expected.
Chen Neng Chuan, 31, and Lu Tsu Hsien, 34, were arrested on Wednesday after they live-streamed two videos on YouTube, staging a forced abduction and escape.
Cambodia recorded more than 1 million tourists during the lunar New Year holiday, according to its Ministry of Tourism (MoT).
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"...