A woman who fell victim to a cruel fraudster claiming to be Brad Pitt was nearly scammed again in a brutal twist.
Yesterday, French news channel TF1 broke the story that a 53-year-old woman named Anne had been been conned out of €830,000 (£697,000) by a fraudster claiming to be Hollywood actor Brad Pitt.
The scammer had used AI generated images of Pitt lying in a hospital bed and claimed that he was unable to afford cancer treatment due to his high-profile divorce from Angelina Jolie..
After showering Anne with love declarations, a marriage proposal and promises of luxurious gifts she was smitten.
However there was only problem… this wasn’t the real Brad Pitt.
The story has since gone viral as people around the world were left scratching their heads and wondering if their new glasses prescription was too good after seeing the photos – prompting the Fight Club actor to even issue a statement via his representatives condemning the actions of the fraudster.a
Anne has been left devastated by the scam (TF1)
“I’ve never harmed anyone. These people deserve hell. We need to find those scammers, I beg you – please help me find them.”