Twitch star Asmongold was among multiple streamers urging creators to block fans who donate outrageous amounts of money after a Korean TikToker was murdered by a viewer.
Yoon Ji-ah, a TikToker and livestreamer with over 300,000 followers, was found dead on a mountainside in Muju County, North Jeolla Province, on September 11 after being killed by viewer who’d sent her around $70,000.
The suspect, a man in his 50s identified only as Choi, had claimed to be the CEO of an IT company, but reports later revealed he was drowning in debt and his home had been seized in a forced auction.
CCTV footage showed Choi kneeling and begging Yoon shortly before the killing. He was arrested 12 hours later. After initially denying involvement, he confessed once police discovered her body.
The murder sent shockwaves throughout the streaming space, with big names like Asmongold and Tectone using this as an example for why streamers should distance themselves from big-spending fans.
Yoon Ji-ah was in her 20s when she was killed.
Asmongold and Tectone say streamers should block “insane” donors
In response to a Dexerto report about the Korean creator’s murder, Asmongold called it a “cautionary tale” for those in the streaming space.
“If someone randomly starts giving you a ton of money, stop/block them,” he advised.
The streamer, who is one of the most-watched on the internet, encouraged those who receive big donations to ask themselves why someone would send them so much money and what they’d be like.
“I know it might sound insane, but think about the kinds of people who give $50k to a girl on the internet. Insane people. Be safe and proactive.”
Tectone reveals he threatened to shoot big donors who found his house
Tectone also chimed in with his own story, claiming that he had two of his biggest supporters show up to his house uninvited, even when he never gave them his address.
“One told me he just saw my front door then checked every house in Austin, found it, and decided to stop by,” he revealed. “He left gifts and he was nice, but I told him flat out, ‘If you step on my property uninvited again, I will shoot you.’”
Kick/TectoneAccording to Tectone, he blocked both of the fans on social media and echoed Asmongold’s sentiments about big donors.
“When a person is giving you absurd amounts of money, they aren’t well in the head,” he said, adding that streamers should be uncomfortable receiving an immense amount of cash from someone they don’t know in real life.
Steamer stalking incidents spark safety concerns
Throughout the years, there have been numerous stories of streamers dealing with obsessed fans.
Amouranth had a stalker from Estonia show up at her house on multiple occasions, try to break in, and even leave mysterious packages.
Last year, VTuber Camila was left shaken after a fan tried to break into her house while she was in the middle of a broadcast.
In another wild incident, a man in China resorted to eating plain steamed buns and draining his family of their life savings to send $550,000 to a livestreamer just for her to call him “bro.”
Legal Mindset, an American lawyer living in Thailand, warned that “deranged paypigs” pose a major risk to streamers.
Deranged paypigs are a serious problem.
No amount of money they give their idol is going to make them suddenly love them or find them attractive as a partner. Its an insane parasocial mentality.
Use that money to improve yourself.
This man deserves max punishment.
— Legal Mindset (@TheLegalMindset) October 9, 2025
“No amount of money they give their idol is going to make them suddenly love them or find them attractive as a partner. It’s an insane parasocial mentality.”
The rise of these incidents has even resulted in high-profile streamers pulling out of TwitchCon 2025, with Hasan, QTCinderella, Valkyrae refusing to attend due to safety concerns.
Twitch has addressed the growing anxiety by revealing a series of precautions it was taking ahead of the San Diego event, including the presence of armed law enforcement.
