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Woman Scammed by AI-generated Brad Pitt

"At first, I thought it was fake, but I didn’t really understand what was happening to me" - Anne

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Woman Scammed by AI-generated Brad Pitt

A French woman was scammed out of $850,000 by an individual posing as Hollywood actor Brad Pitt.

The victim, identified as 53-year-old Anne, believed she was in a romantic relationship with the famous actor and sent him money over an extended period to cover supposed medical expenses.

The elaborate hoax involved AI-generated hospital selfies, love poems, and fabricated declarations of affection, all designed to exploit Anne’s emotions and trust.

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The scam began when Anne, an interior designer, was contacted on Instagram by someone claiming to be Brad Pitt’s mother, Jane Etta Pitt.

The alleged “mother” praised Anne and hinted that her son needed someone like her in his life.

Anne initially doubted the authenticity of the messages but was soon convinced.

We’re talking about Brad Pitt here, and I was stunned. At first, I thought it was fake, but I didn’t really understand what was happening to me,” she shared during an interview on the French TV show Seven to Eight.

Woman Scammed by AI-generated Brad Pitt

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Over the next 18 months, the scammer, posing as Brad Pitt, sent Anne love poems, heartfelt messages, and even a marriage proposal.

There are few men who write to you like that. I loved the man I was talking to. He knew how to talk to women and it was very well put together.”

The fraudster claimed to be battling kidney cancer and accused his ex-wife, Angelina Jolie, of freezing his bank accounts. The scamer sent AI-generated videos and hospital selfies of Brad Pitt to Anne.

To support her supposed lover, Anne sent over $850,000 to a Turkish bank account, believing she was funding his medical treatments.

The scammer also promised to send her expensive handbags, but Anne was asked to pay customs fees, starting at $9,200.

Despite her daughter’s warnings, Anne remained convinced of the relationship’s authenticity.

Anne realized the truth only when she saw Brad Pitt with his current partner, Inès de Ramon. Devastated, she acknowledged the scale of the deception.

I ask myself why they chose me to do such harm like this? I’ve never harmed anyone,” she lamented.

Anne has since been hospitalized for severe depression.

Bryan

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