On September 30, the case of a 25-year-old illustrator in Foshan, Guangdong, known as "No Grapefruit," who fell to her death after being defrauded of more than 40,000 yuan, sparked discussion on Weibo. Colleagues said she was still posting commission notices at 250 yuan per piece the day before she died.
On September 17, a 25-year-old artist in Foshan known as "No Grapefruit" was still posting to seek commissions in order to repay debts, promising "I will definitely treat every order seriously and ensure quality," and asking the head of her art studio to help promote her commission information; according to her family, she died in the early hours of the following day.
From September 13 to 14, a 25-year-old illustrator in Foshan, "No Grapefruit," was approached by scammers under the pretext of commissioning a work. Posing as Xianyu customer service, they falsely claimed her account was frozen and that she needed to generate transaction volume to unfreeze it, inducing her to scan a QR code and use lending apps. She lost more than 40,000 yuan, including borrowed funds. She attached the police report receipt.