Attention – After the sad misadventure of Anne, scammed by a fake Brad Pitt and story revealed by “Sept à Huit” on TF1, the press officer of the American star warns against scammers who take her identity
The case of the “fake Brad Pitt” scam has made the rounds on the Web, unleashing criticism, memes and a campaign of cyberharassment against the victim Anne. It reached the ears of the star, who responded immediately through his representative.
“It’s terrible that scammers are taking advantage of fans’ strong connection with celebrities,” a spokesperson for Brad Pitt told Entertainment Weekly. But it’s an important reminder not to respond to unsolicited online solicitations, especially from actors who don’t have a social media presence. »
Kidney cancer and the promise of marriage
Sunday, TF1 presented in “Sept à Huit” a report on Anne, a 53-year-old interior designer, victim of a financial and sentimental scam by the “fake Brad Pitt”. The maneuver cost him 830,000 euros.
The “grazers”, these specialists in extracting money from Internet users, had made him believe that the actor needed to borrow money from him for, among other things, an urgent operation due to kidney cancer . Photos doctored by AI confirmed Anne that her idol was in the (…) Read more on 20minutes
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