While the case of the scam of which Anne was the victim, trapped by a fake Brad Pitt, continues to ignite social networks, the famous American actor has finally broken the silence. He reacted by issuing a warning.
For months, a French woman believed she was having a relationship with Brad Pitt. A totally crazy story and a well-crafted scam who ruined the life of a certain Anne, a 53-year-old interior decorator, who was not happy in her marriage. Phished by a crook, the mother spoke at length with the man she took for the famous American actor. Convinced of living a love story with Angelina Jolie’s ex-husbandshe then sent 830,000 euros to the scammer, who made her believe that the star had kidney cancer and needed to undergo dialysis and a transplant. Nothing to make Anne doubt, who regularly received news from the fake Brad Pitt via emails and other photos with surreal montages.
Brad Pitt speaks through his representative to react to the scam that Anne was the victim of
Just a few hours after the revelation of this dark affair on the show Seven to Eight on TF1, Internet users’ reactions invaded social networks with memes and mockery. Faced with such cyber-harassment, the first channel decided to delete the replay of the report, broadcast this Sunday, January 12, from all its platforms. But it was too late: Anne’s story made the rounds in the French but also international media.
The scam even reached Brad Pitt! So much so that this the latter has just reacted via his spokesperson in the columns ofEntertainment Weekly.” It’s unfortunate that scammers are taking advantage of fans’ strong connection with celebrities, he lamented. But it’s an important reminder not to respond to unsolicited online requests, especially from actors who don’t have a social media presence“. A little reminder that Anne would have liked to receive before falling headfirst into this scam…
