Scalper faces the music after ruse uncovered

A SCAMMER in Taiwan who claimed he had tickets to Jacky Cheung’s concerts is now facing the music after cops shut down his operation, Oriental Daily reported.

The Taiwan Criminal Investigation Bureau received reports from more than 20 victims who paid a total of T$300,000 (RM43,740) to a man on Facebook.

None of the victims received a reply after they transferred funds to the scam scalper.

Police identified a 41-year-old suspect, whose surname is Zhou, and arrested him at his home on June 5. They also confiscated his mobile phone, laptop and hard disk drive as evidence.

He is expected to be charged in court with cheating soon.

The Jacky Cheung 60+ Concert Tour features the Hong Kong superstar performing 168 shows across Asia from last June to this September.

He was scheduled to perform nine shows in Taipei between May 31 and June 16.

> Taiwanese actress Brigitte Lin says she faced imposter syndrome despite being one of the highest-paid actresses in her time, China Press reported.

The 69-year-old, who was receiving an honorary doctorate from Tsinghua University, said her first few acting roles gave her much joy.

However, she admitted to getting famous too soon and that fame became a burden.

“At your age, I was filming from dawn to dusk. I was younger, prettier, famous and commanded a high pay. But it was also a time when my self-esteem was at its lowest,” she said while addressing the graduating cohort at the university recently.

Lin attributed her low self-esteem to being a perfectionist.

This meant she was terrified of trying out new things beyond what she was accustomed to, she added.

However, upon pondering the source of her unhappiness, Lin resolved to try her best at things outside her comfort zone.

This made her accept her own imperfections and helped her realise that many people were willing to accept her as long as she tried her best, she said.

“That is why I want to lend you all of my love and joy. All of you are important to the world and all of you have your own unique missions to be the best versions of yourselves. Help illuminate your own path and the path of others.

“Achieve your dreams and make yourselves happy, and make the world around you more beautiful,” Lin said.

● The above article is compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with this ‘ >’sign, it denotes a separate news item.