Chinese Bloggers Banned from Impersonating Arab Princesses to Sell "Consumer Goods" (4 photos)

In the Chinese segment of social networks, a trend of allegedly belonging to the royal families of the Middle East is gaining popularity among local opinion leaders. In this way, they manage to sell their subscribers much more various goods, usually of poor quality.





For example, a certain Luo Jialin, who has 100,000 subscribers on the social network, shared a video in which she poses in front of a luxurious villa, dressed in an elegant gold evening dress and adorned with a bright jade necklace. Hugging an Arab-looking man, she claimed that he was her husband, a young prince from a wealthy and influential Saudi family.

She said that she was planning to move to Saudi Arabia with her husband, so she was selling off "hundreds of millions of assets" in China.



During the live broadcast, the opinion leader offered various products labeled "French perfume" and "British royal laundry detergent" for under 50 yuan (US$7).

However, many viewers were skeptical, wondering why the prince and princess were selling ordinary items rather than luxury items. At the same time, the moderator immediately removed doubters from the broadcast.





In addition, another blogger, dressed in traditional Middle Eastern clothing with a headscarf, sat in a luxury car next to her "Dubai prince." She announced plans to divorce her husband and intends to sell goods at reduced prices in order to liquidate assets.

During the broadcasts, 300 pairs of stockings were sold at 6 yuan, or less than a dollar, and more than 1,000 orders were recorded for 2 kg of "British washing powder" at 6.99 yuan each.



As noted, the influencers hired foreign actors to impersonate princes and princesses, while selling low-quality goods. Their accounts were subsequently banned, and the goods were removed from sale.

The Dubai Chinese Community also issued a statement clarifying that no royal family member from the Arab states had given permission for livestreams to be sold in China.

The viral "Middle Eastern Princess" livestream phenomenon has sparked widespread discussion on social media in mainland China.

"My mother once bought a 30 yuan ($4) perfume from a so-called princess and it smelled terrible. Don't be fooled by the cheap offers; it's clearly a scam targeting elderly people with poor judgment," a Weibo user shared.