In a plot twist worthy of a drama series, a veteran Singaporean actor fell for an online charmer who later turned out to be more of a con artist than his next romantic lead.
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The show, which airs on local television channel TV5 as well as on YouTube, is hugely popular in the Philippines. Here, Mr Tulfo would invite complainants, often regular citizens, to air their grievances on various issues ranging from extramarital affairs to labour disputes. Mr Pang admitted he was quickly charmed by Mika, who seemed to show interest and indicate that she liked him during their online chats.
A screenshot of Mika during a video call , in comparison with how she actually looks like in photos she earlier shared with him. PHOTOS: COURTESY OF RAFFY TULFO IN ACTION’S YOUTUBE ACCOUNT “I cannot withdraw my money. So the sales kept coming very fast... But I believe that these customers were all fake, generated by the company to prevent me from withdrawing my money,” he said.
Mr Pang said that much later, he managed to do a video call with Mika, hoping to take a screenshot of her actual face, and he did. Then, it dawned on him: Mika had heavily edited the photos that made him fall for her initially.
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