It’s a story that’s making social media laugh a lot this morning, and yet it’s dramatic. A French woman, Annewas the victim of a large-scale romantic fraud. She believed she had a romantic relationship with the American actor Brad Pitt and lost 830.000 euros. This affair was revealed during his testimony on the show Seven to Eight on TF1.
During his testimony, Anneseduced by online exchanges with an individual posing asr Brad Pittand who nevertheless sent him crude photomontageswas convinced that she was really talking to the actor, and that he was in love with her. The scammer exploited her trust and vulnerability asking for funds for various projects, including organizing supposedly charitable events or helping with medical treatment. Each time, the fake Brad Pitt claimed that he had millions of dollars in his account, but that this money was blocked because of his divorce from Angelina Jolie.
In total, Anne, who had obtained a little more than 700,000 euros from her divorce, transferred 830,000 euros to the scammer, emptying her savings… The victim realized the deception a little late, the fake Brad Pitt always found an excuse not to take her on the phone or meet her in person. Signs that should have alerted Anne…
This type of scam, known as “feeling fraud” or “romantic scam”often targets vulnerable people looking for romantic relationships. Scammers create fake online profiles, posing as celebrities or attractive people, to gain the trust of their victims and manipulate them emotionally.
-Recently, another video created a buzz on social networks: that of a woman believing that David Hallyday was in love with her…
Today, Anne, who has lost almost everything, and has almost no chance of recovering her money (her crook has vanished), is seeking treatment in a clinic treating serious depression… A very sad story which should raise alarm vulnerable people likely to suffer the same type of scam…
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