A woman in France believed she was in a relationship with Brad Pitt, leading her to divorce her millionaire husband and send 800,000 euros to a fraudster posing as the star. Convinced she was communicating with the real Brad Pitt, the woman received AI-generated photos and heartbreaking messages from someone claiming to be undergoing cancer treatment. Find out how this shocking scam unfolded and how the woman was duped for months before realizing the devastating truth!
A 53-year-old French woman named Anne received a message on Facebook in February 2023. Everything started with this message, and she began talking to the fake Brad Pitt.
He told her to divorce her millionaire husband. Anne accepted the proposal and divorced her husband, receiving 800,000 euros in alimony. The fake Pitt had his eye on this money as well. He first told her that he had bought himself a beautiful gift but needed a payment of $9,000 for customs clearance. The woman paid this amount.
Anne sent money for Brad's 'treatment costs.' During this time, the woman could not talk to Pitt on the phone; they could only text. The reason for this was that Pitt was never available.
The scammer used artificial intelligence to create photos of Brad Pitt in the hospital and even sent the woman videos.
She filed a complaint, and an investigation was launched against the fake Pitt. The scammed woman is currently receiving treatment for depression at a clinic.
Previously, scammers in Spain had impersonated Brad Pitt and swindled two women out of $330,000.