Bhubaneswar, Dec. 26 -- Tamil music composer and actor GV Prakash Kumar recently became a victim of an online scam after responding to an emotional plea on social media.

The actor transferred Rs 20,000 to a person posing as a fan who claimed he needed financial help to perform his mother's last rites. The incident highlights how even well-meaning gestures can be exploited on public platforms.

The episode took place on December 25 on X (formerly Twitter), when a user named Prasanna Sadeesh, operating under the handle 'Mom Little King', tagged GV Prakash Kumar in a distress message. The user shared a photograph of a woman, claiming she had raised him and his younger sister, and appealed for financial assistance for funeral expenses.

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