A woman revealed that she was scammed into paying nearly $1 million to fraudsters, who claimed to be the ‘Fight Club’ movie star.
Authorities in France's La Reunion have launched a probe to identify fraudsters who scammed a woman out of 830,000 euros by making her believe she had an online relationship with Brad Pitt.
Brad Pitt is not on social media, his team reminded fans, after a French woman said she was conned out of $800,000 by scammers posing as the A-list actor.
A spokesperson for Brad Pitt has responded to viral reports that a 53-year-old French woman was scammed out of $850,000 by online fraudsters who impersonated the Oscar-winner. "It's awful that scammers take advantage of the strong bond between fans and celebrities,
The woman realized she was not dating Brad Pitt after she saw pictures of him with his current girlfriend online.
The woman said she had believed she was in a romantic relationship with the Hollywood star, leading her to divorce her husband and transfer $850,000.
Love and deception cost a French woman €830,000 in a devastating celebrity impersonation scam. She was brave enough to share the details.
The victim — a 53-year-old interior designer named Anne — told the French TV show “Seven to Eight” on Sunday that someone pretending to be the actor’s mom, Jane Etta Pitt, got in touch with her first, the Daily Beast reported.
Brad Pitt fans are being warned about scammers after a French woman purportedly lost $850,000 — and her marriage — after falling prey to AI images and fake messages impersonating the actor.
Brad Pitt fans are being cautioned about online scammers after a shocking case involving a French woman who was defrauded of $850,000 and left her husband, believing she was romantically involved with the Hollywood star.
A scammer used AI-generated Brad Pitt images and social media messaging to scam a French woman out of $850,000.
Fraudsters have scammed a French woman out of €830,000 by making her believe she was dating Brad Pitt. The victim has faced an onslaught of online harassment – revealing quite to what extent empathy and human decency is in short supply when it comes to people falling for AI scams.