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The affair caused a stir in France, but also internationally. Sunday January 12, the show “Sept à quatre” on TF1 broadcast the testimony of a woman named Anne, who paid 830,000 euros to scammers who pretended to be Brad Pitt by sending him fake selfies, falsified identity documents and using artificial intelligence to dispel doubts.
Pretending need money pour pay for kidney cancer surgerythe fake Brad Pitt managed to extract this large sum from this woman, who is now ruined and has made three suicide attempts.
According to the report, she filed a complaint and is currently hospitalized in an establishment specializing in severe depression.
After the broadcast of the show, the fiftieth anniversary was the subject of taunts from Internet users mocking his supposed gullibility. The report has since been removed from all platforms by TF1after a “wave of harassment against a witness“.
But the story doesn’t end there. This Wednesday, January 15, a spokesperson for the actor reacted to this affair in the columns of the media Entertainment Weekly : “It’s terrible that scammers are taking advantage of fans’ strong connection with celebrities“, he declared. And added: “This is an important reminder not to respond to unwanted online solicitations, especially from those who are not on social media.“, like Brad Pitt.
Another scam in the name of Brad Pitt in Spain
Sentiment scams have been around since the beginning of emails, but the arrival of artificial intelligence has increased the risk of identity theft, hoaxes and online fraud, experts say.
In September 2024, the Spanish police arrested five peopleaccused of having extracted 325,000 euros from two women by pretending to be Brad Pitt online and on WhatsApp.
The suspects made contact with their victims on a website dedicated to fans of the actorauthorities said.
