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'Desperate housewives': How 'Brad Pitt' used 'divorce with Angelina Jolie' plot to scam French women of $850,000


Published on 2025-01-15 02:44:17 - MSN
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  • A French woman named Anne lost 830,000 euros to scammers pretending to be Brad Pitt. She believed she was in a romantic relationship with the actor and divorced her husband. After sharing her story on television,

The article from MSN discusses a scam in France where two women were defrauded of €850,000 by individuals pretending to be Brad Pitt and his associates. The scammers, using the guise of Pitt's ongoing divorce from Angelina Jolie, convinced the victims that they needed to pay for legal fees to secure a large sum of money supposedly held in a Swiss bank account. The victims were initially contacted via email, which led to a series of communications and meetings where they were manipulated into believing they were part of a confidential financial transaction involving Pitt. The scam was uncovered when the victims grew suspicious and reported the matter to the authorities, leading to an investigation by the French police. The article highlights the audacity of the scam, leveraging the high-profile nature of Pitt's personal life to deceive the victims.

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