A woman who fell victim to a cruel fraudster claiming to be Brad Pitt was nearly scammed again in a brutal twist.
Yesterday, French news channel TF1 broke the story that a 53-year-old woman named Anne had been been conned out of €830,000 (£697,000) by a fraudster claiming to be Hollywood actor Brad Pitt.
The scammer had used AI generated images of Pitt lying in a hospital bed and claimed that he was unable to afford cancer treatment due to his high-profile divorce from Angelina Jolie.
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After showering Anne with love declarations, a marriage proposal and promises of luxurious gifts she was smitten.
However there was only problem... this wasn't the real Brad Pitt.
The story has since gone viral as people around the world were left scratching their heads and wondering if their new glasses prescription was too good after seeing the photos - prompting the Fight Club actor to even issue a statement via his representatives condemning the actions of the fraudster.
Unfortunately for Anne, the heartbreaking misery didn't end there either, with The Sun reporting that an opportunist attempted to capitalise on her misery by posing as an FBI agent offering to 'rescue' her from the scam for another £4,200.
The BBC has since added that Anne had contacted the police after being approached by the second fraudster, who introduced themselves as 'Special FBI Agent John Smith'.
According to The Guardian, Anne was previously married to a wealthy entrepreneur and had joined social media to share snaps of their lifestyle. An account claiming to be Pitt's mother then reached out to her in February 2023, with messagings from 'Brad' following.
The interior designer would go on to exchange messages with the fraudster until she spotted images of him with his new girlfriend Ines de Ramon and realised something wasn't right about the situation.
"I ask myself why they chose me to do such harm like this," she said of the scammer (via TF1).
"I’ve never harmed anyone. These people deserve hell. We need to find those scammers, I beg you - please help me find them."
The interview has since been widely mocked online (largely due to the AI images of Pitt shown) leading to TF1 making the decision to pull the interview from their website altogether .
"For the protection of victims, we have decided to withdraw [the segment] from our platforms," French journalist Harry Roselmack said of the decision on his social media.
LADbible Group has previously contacted Brad Pitt's representatives for comment.
Topics: Brad Pitt, Money, World News
Brenna Cooper