Singaporean actor Laurence Pang had always told himself to stay alert for scams, particularly online, but when he met a young Filipina woman called Mika on a dating website, he happily engaged in conversation with her.
Over the course of several months, Mika convinced Pang, who has appeared in popular sitcoms over a long career, to invest nearly S$40,000 (US$30,000) of cryptocurrency into an ecommerce venture.
But when he was unable to access his investment, he asked for a face-to-face call with Mika, only to discover that the person on the video bore little resemblance to the photos on Mika’s profile.
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