Son spots his missing dad homeless and living off scraps on heartbreaking Tik Tok video nine years after he disappeared

A SON believes he has found his missing dad on TikTok homeless and living off scraps of food.

The videos, which have been shared on TikTok, shows an elderly man wearing ripped and filthy clothes on a mountainside in China.

The TikTok user asks for help to look after the reportedly 71-year-old man in several videos.

His reported son said he is called Long Jiaming and that he has been missing for almost 10 years and fears he is being exploited.

In one video, the elderly man scoops water out of a vat and drinks from it before using some to make rice.

In another video, he then squats on the ground while cooking over a small wood fire.

The elderly man – called Long Jiaming by his supposed son – can be seen wearing the same ripped and dirty clothes in all the videos and looks unkempt.

The man looks umkempt in every video as the TikTok user encourages users to “follow” the account.

The person behind the account claims he is using his own money to provide for the homeless man.

He has also claimed the man has no children, according to his posts.

However, a man claiming to be the pensioner’s son has come forward saying it is his father and he has been missing for a long time.

Mr Long suspects his father is being exploited and says he recognises his dad by a scar on the left side of his forehead.

We’ve been looking for him for such a long time. He’s definitely my father. That much I know.

The reported son

The video have been shared over the course of a year and show no improvements to the pensioner’s living conditions.

Mr Long told local media: “A relative came across the videos and thought he looked like my father, so she sent them to my wife.

“We’ve been looking for him for such a long time. He’s definitely my father. That much I know.

“He’s left-handed and has no teeth. Even his hairstyle. I recognise it all.”

Mr Long said his dad, who was born on July 10, 1948, went missing in 2011 while they were working together in the city of Jinjiang in East China’s Fujian province.

Mr Long also said he has tried to contact the person behind the TikTok account, but he hasn’t had a response.

He added: “I quit my job to look for him. I even filed a missing person report with the police.

“My father is a very honest man. He doesn’t speak mandarin and is illiterate.

“He’s a little slower in the head compared to everyone else. Of the 39 videos he’s posted, 37 are of my father.

“We’ve left him lots of private messages, but he’s not responded. Maybe he’s using my father to grow his followers.”

Mr Long said he is desperate to bring his dad and has been urged to contact the police again.

He is also expected to seek the help of TikTok, which is called “Douyin” in China.

In the most recent shared in TikTok, there are more than 14,000 comments urging the person behind the account to respond to the family.