India, Dec. 26 -- Tamil music composer and actor GV Prakash Kumar unfortunately fell victim to a common social media scam. He even transferred Rs.20,000 to the scammer on Gpay after falling for their sob story. While people on social media warned him it was a scam, it was too late. Here's what happened.

It is common for social media accounts on Instagram or X (formerly Twitter) to spam a celebrity and request money by sharing a sob story. While sometimes, there are genuine pleas put out, other times it's just scammers looking for an easy way to make money.

When an X (formerly Twitter) user by the name of Prasanna Sadeesh and the social media handle 'Mom Little King' told a sad story, Prakash fell for it. The X user pretended to be a fan...