Anne, a 53-year-old French woman, was tricked out of over €800,000 by a fraudster who used AI technology to impersonate Brad Pitt. She believed she was in a romantic relationship with the actor and sent him money for what he claimed was cancer treatment. Anne is now homeless and penniless, facing online abuse and legal action against her bank.
A woman conned into forking out more than €800,000 to a fraudster impersonating Brad Pitt using AI technology is now without a home and skint, reports claim. Known only as Anne in media reports, she's been hounded so badly online that she's wiped her social media accounts, it's believed.
Anne was duped into thinking the A-lister needed the dosh for cancer treatment after being convinced she was chatting with the real McCoy, thanks to AI-generated snaps. The French woman admitted she fell for the con artist as her marriage to her wealthy hubby was on the rocks, and she was swept off her feet by poems and romantic moves.
Ms Hanna explained she's aiding Anne in a civil lawsuit against her French bank for letting her send such massive sums abroad without batting an eyelid, reports the Mirror. The next day, she got another message from someone pretending to be Brad Pitt, telling her his mum had been chatting loads about her. The victim, who was having a tough time with her loaded hubby, shared how she started an unexpected bond with the fake account in February 2023, getting poems and sweet messages.
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