A woman in France has lost hundreds of thousands of euros and ruined her marriage after being conned by a conman pretending to be Brad Pitt. She chatted with the alleged “Brad Pitt” for a year, during which he complained that he was sick and in urgent need of money.
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The scammer faked several pictures of the Hollywood actor, making it look like he was in hospital, and said his divorce from Angelina Jolie had left him without his fortune, precisely to convince the woman to send him money for “surgery “.
The 53-year-old victim transferred 830,000 euros to the fraudster in an account in Turkey.
“I have never cheated on my husband in my life, because in fact I am a loyal woman, I am not crazy, as some people write on social networks. I just wanted to help one person”she said.
The two have been talking on social media since 2023. The woman sent him poems, love songs and even a marriage proposal.
“If you were in my place, you would also have fallen into the trap. If someone comes and speaks kindly to you, he says words that you have not even heard from your own husband, be careful. Well, yes, yes, you’re gonna fall you’re gonna fall”she says.
The story also reached the ears of Brad Pitt’s team, who sent a message warning netizens about such scams
“It’s appalling that scammers are taking advantage of fans’ strong connection with celebrities. This is an important warning not to respond to unsolicited online messages, especially from actors who are not present on social media.” Brad Pitt said.
A 62-year-old Romanian woman, who lives in Spain, was also seduced by a swindler who pretended to be “Brad Pitt”, to whom she transferred 1,300 euros into her account.
“I subscribed with my details and he started messaging me on WhatsApp. He proved to me that it was him with the driver’s license that had his photo on it. I was speechless“, confessed the woman who lives in the city of Ourense.
After “Brad Pitt” conveyed to Elena Cornea the fact that he had prepared a gift for her, only that the woman had to pay customs duties, amounting to 1,000 euros.
“He gave me a package with a gift that came from the United States. I received a photo of the contents. There were jewels and a lot of money, about 50,000 euros, and I only had to pay 1,000 euros in customs duties. I made the transfer via MoneyGram, went to pick up the package and it wasn’t there. My money went through Moldova to the Philippines. Then the fake Brad Pitt asked me for another 3,000 euros to send the package directly to my home“, she told.
