A woman in France was tricked into sending €830,000 to a scammer posing as Brad Pitt. The romance began on Facebook, where the con artist initially impersonated Pitt's mother before eventually taking on Pitt's persona himself. The woman, who had recently divorced her millionaire husband, was drawn into a whirlwind 'romance' that included marriage proposals and pleas for her to leave her former spouse. Despite red flags, such as the scammer's inability to take phone calls, the scam succeeded. Anne filed a complaint in 2024 and is now receiving treatment for depression. Police are still investigating the case.
, married to a millionaire at the time, fell for the scam in 2023 ... at one point sending a large chunk of money to the scammer who claimed they needed money for cancer treatment -- complete with faked hospital bed pics to seal the con.
A woman in France was scammed out of €830,000 after believing she was in a relationship with Brad Pitt.How’d she have that cash to send? Oh, just her divorce settlement after trading in her millionaire hubby for her fake movie star boo, according to French networkGetty Composite Anne’s brush with the fake Pitt began on Facebook, where the scammer first posed as the actor’s mom. A month later,"Pitt" himself slid into her messages, sparking a whirlwind"romance" that included marriage proposals and pleas for her to ditch her millionaire husband.There were red flags from the start -- she only texted with the fake Brad since he was"too busy" for calls.
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