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<div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1904721470460485664&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-03-26T07%3A15%3A30.530218%3A7f7a0d35-6bc2-45f9-928d-c51c1dfea6ae%26action%3Dedit&amp;sessionId=c2ba76888eb1ce9e989ab695ca2ab7bc5ab328e1&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:413px;height:570px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1904721470460485664"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><div><br/></div><p>MANILA — Television and radio anchor Migs Bustos filed a complaint with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday after his identity was allegedly used in a love scam. </p><p>Bustos first sought the help of the Department of Justice in December, after a victim reached out via email, claiming that a fraudster had been using his photos from social media to deceive others.<br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XebzsRfhX0Y"><strong>How to spot love scammers? CICC, Scam Watch PH share tips</strong></a></p><p>According to Bustos, the scam involved a person who allegedly tricked someone into losing $200,000, using photoshopped images and videos, as well as AI-generated content featuring his likeness.</p><p>“Meron daw pong naloko ng $200,000 allegedly tapos ginamit niya po ‘yung mukha ko, ‘yung likeness ko, photoshopped photos, videos, may mga AI-generated videos pa,” Bustos said.</p><p>“Syempre may onting worry or fear na paano nila nape-penetrate ‘yung network ko? So ang una ko talagang instinct is to file to authorities kasi wala naman akong ginagawang masama,” he added. </p><p>NBI Director Jaime Santiago explained that known personalities like Bustos are often victims of identity theft, which is used to lure unsuspecting individuals into financial scams.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/nation/2025/2/14/paocc-philippine-love-scams-targeting-australian-citizens-1836"><strong>PAOCC: Philippine &#x27;love scams&#x27; targeting Australian citizens</strong></a></div><p>“Tapos dahil nakaka-influence sila ng mga tao, naniniwala kaagad ‘yung mga tao at nakakakuha sila ng pera na walang kamalay-malay ‘yung biktima,” Santiago noted.</p><p>“Gagawin natin ang lahat para masawata ang mga ito,” he added.</p>

<p>Television and radio anchor Migs Bustos filed a complaint with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday after his identity was allegedly used in a love scam.</p>

Television and radio anchor Migs Bustos filed a complaint with the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Wednesday after his identity was allegedly used in a love scam.

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Migs Bustos files complaint with NBI after being targeted in love scam

Karen De Guzman,

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Published Mar 26, 2025 03:34 PM PHT

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