Celebrities Targeted by Scams One After Another: Natalie Tong and Samantha Ko Jointly 'Bust Fakes'

Celebrities are continuously becoming targets for scam groups to impersonate! Natalie Tong, Samantha Ko, Chi Po-Yu, Louis Koo, and Eric Chou have all been entangled in impersonation scams this year.

Natalie Tong recently "busted fakes" on social media, revealing that someone has impersonated her and created another account to privately message fans, even addressing them as "dear." She joked that she doesn’t even call people she knows "dear", let alone strangers, so if fans see these three words, "they can report straight away."

Samantha Ko has also been targeted by scam groups. The TVB program "Scoop" recently reported that scammers claimed to offer her HK$3 million (around RM1,963,194) to endorse an ad. Samantha Ko called herself innocent, emphasizing that there are fake accounts impersonating her both online and on messaging apps, reminding everyone: "I won’t make friends or borrow money online." She even joked that she "has no friends," only Kenneth Ma and Chan Pui Ka as her two friends.

Veteran Taiwanese artist Chi Po-Yu was impersonated by unknown individuals who created fake Facebook and LINE accounts, and proactively sent unknown links, even requesting verification codes. Her private LINE was also hacked. The Taiwan Quality Life Association issued a statement warning that any message in Chi Po-Yu's name requesting verification codes, personal or bank information, or any money transaction should not be trusted.

Louis Koo's Assistant Impersonated, Eric Chou Involved in Scam Case

In May this year, someone even impersonated Louis Koo's assistant in a scam. A netizen on Threads claimed to be his assistant "Siu Chan", saying Louis Koo would give away 888 Beyblades to thank fans, luring netizens to join. His management company promptly issued a statement stressing that they never hired "Siu Chan" and Louis Koo has never hosted or authorized any such event, calling for fans not to trust unofficial messages.

The most serious was the impersonation scam involving Eric Chou in June this year. A Korean female fan claimed that from 2021 to 2025 she had been in contact with "Eric Chou", who repeatedly requested money transfers under the pretense of financial urgency. Over four years, she transferred a total of NT$2,058,884 (around RM331,230,000). After she failed to get her money back, she contacted Eric Chou's team this year and only then discovered she had been scammed. The management company emphasized the incident is unrelated to Eric Chou and advised the fan to immediately report to the police.