“He Sent Me Pictures”: Fake Brad Pitt Convinces Woman To Divorce Rich Husband And Give Over $800K


A French woman was scammed out of €830,000 (approximately $855,000) by a con artist impersonating Brad Pitt using artificial intelligence (AI).


Anne, a 53-year-old interior decorator, quickly became the laughingstock of francophone internet when French TV channel TF1 aired a documentary exposing her demise on January 12.


According to the documentary, a scammer used AI-generated media to gain Anne’s trust, ultimately convincing her to divorce her husband and deplete her savings to support the alleged “Brad Pitt.”


Amid widespread online harassment, Anne is now reportedly hospitalized for severe depression following three attempts to take her own life.


TF1 has consequently apologized and removed the documentary from its online platform.


A French woman was scammed out of €830,000 (approximately $855,000) by a con artist impersonating Brad Pitt using AI


Woman affected by Fake AI Brad Pitt scam sits on a yellow sofa, reflecting on financial fraud.


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“Since the broadcast, Anne has faced ridicule online, with many mocking her supposed gullibility, a quick and easy judgment given the growing number of sophisticated scams targeting vulnerable people,” the French network wrote on Tuesday (January 14).


“In response to the widespread mockery and the smear campaign she became a target of on social media, we decided, in collaboration with the victim, to remove the replay of the broadcast to halt the phenomenon,” Grégoire Marçais, deputy director of TF1’s production company, added.


Anne has since broken her silence and expressed her anger in an interview with Legend TV on Tuesday.


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She criticized TF1‘s Sept à Huit, the name of its documentary series, for misrepresenting her story. 


“I’ve never cheated on my husband in my life because I am a kind-hearted woman, not crazy or naive as some claim on social media,” Anne said.


She added: “I just wanted to help someone. I admit I was deceived, and that’s why I spoke out – I am not the only one in this situation.


Anne, a 53-year-old interior decorator, quickly became the laughingstock of francophone internet 


Woman showing a tablet with image, part of a scam involving fake AI and Brad Pitt.


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“Maybe not for this amount, but I was scammed, and now you know who I am, and I stand by that.” 


According to the victim, TF1’s intentions were misleading, as she explained: “I have no roof over my head. 


“My life now consists of a 6 square meter box with a few boxes inside. This is what I have left.


A woman smiles next to a blurred individual related to a fake AI scam involving 800k euros.


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“As for the scammers, I said more than 40 times, maybe more, that I didn’t believe it. I clearly said that photo was fake. 


“But in the report, none of that was mentioned. The journalist stayed for two days to interview me, and he only chose what would tarnish my image. 


“It was all about getting views.”


French TV channel TF1 aired a documentary exposing her demise on January 12


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Anne further exclaimed: “I’m a sensible woman. If you had been in my place, you’d have fallen into the trap. 


“If someone comes and talks to you kindly, says things you’ve never heard from your own husband, yes, yes, you fall for it. 


“That’s how it happened.”



@mvza.8 #brad #pitt #bradpitt #anne #interview #arnaque #tf1 ♬ son original – Mvza.8



Anne was hit with a wave of ridicule on social media after she fell victim to a scam orchestrated by someone posing as Brad Pitt.


The bizarre tale began in February 2023 when Anne, new to Instagram, created an account, initially to share vacation photos of skiing trips with her husband and daughter, Madame Figaro reported on Tuesday.


Soon, Anne was reportedly approached on social media by a woman claiming to be the Hollywood star’s mother. 


According to the documentary, a scammer used AI-generated media to gain Anne’s trust


Man resembling Brad Pitt in hospital bed with a heart emoji and affectionate message at the bottom.


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“Brad Pitt” subsequently contacted Anne, which left her skeptical at first. Nevertheless, Anne eventually fell for the honey trap.


Over the course of a year, Anne was swayed by AI-generated photos and videos of Brad and became convinced that she was in a long-distance romantic relationship with him, despite never meeting him. 


“I had someone who showed interest in me and my work when my own husband didn’t care,” Anne recalled in the documentary.



@samyximillion après le montage est bien fait #bradpitt #arnaque #fyp #anne ♬ Risa Loca – la nutela



She added: “I loved the man I was talking to. He knew how to speak to women. These are photos he made for me.”


She continued: “He sent me pictures, and when I searched for them, I couldn’t find them anywhere. 


“So I thought: these must be photos he made just for me.”


He ultimately convinced Anne to divorce her husband and deplete her savings to support the alleged “Brad Pitt”


Man resembling Brad Pitt in a casual setting, wearing a black t-shirt, connected to fake AI scam news.


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At one point, the grifter escalated the deception by proposing to Anne, which led her to divorce her then-husband, a millionaire, and receive a €775,000 (approximately $798,500) settlement.


Anne subsequently gave her entire settlement fortune to the fake Brad Pitt, who at the time claimed to have kidney cancer.


The fraudster explained that he needed money for surgery, as his accounts were supposedly frozen due to a divorce from Angelina Jolie


A woman with blonde hair and a concerned expression, related to AI scam incident.


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“It was hard for me to do, but I thought I might be saving a man’s life,” Anne recounted in the documentary. In total, she transferred a whopping €830,000 to the scammer.


A French hacker has since announced that he successfully tracked down Anne’s swindler and claimed he was optimistic about recovering the money she lost.


“In Anne’s case, we traced these scammers to Benin,” Marwan, the hacker, explained on Legend TV.


Anne was hit with a wave of ridicule on social media after she fell victim to the scam



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He further explained: “Romance scams typically originate from Nigeria, Benin, or other parts of Africa, though occasionally from the Philippines.


“The scammer converted everything into cryptocurrency.”


According to Marwan, the scammer initially funneled the money into foreign bank accounts before converting it into cryptocurrency. 


A man in a hospital gown, resembling a celebrity, in a hospital room with medical equipment.


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The hacker revealed: “We tracked the funds and identified the wallet address currently holding the money. 


“We even discovered the scammer’s house, name, and other significant details.”


He continued: “We gained complete access to the scammer’s device by sending a phishing link, which he clicked. 


“This gave us full control of his phone.”


Amid widespread online harassment, TF1 apologized and removed the documentary



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In a surprising turn of events, Marwan uncovered that Anne’s scammer had also been impersonating another well-known celebrity.


He said: “In addition to posing as Brad Pitt, this individual was also pretending to be Keanu Reeves, the actor from John Wick


“It was too much, so we reported him to local authorities. As of now, everything is in motion, and I expect he’ll be arrested in the coming days.


“We are hopeful Anne will recover her €830,000.”


AI scam involving actor, with images of a hospital scene, IV drip, surgery, and medical monitoring equipment.


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According to the hacker, Anne wasn’t the scammer’s only victim, as he said: “We identified around 30 victims, including those targeted by the Keanu Reeves persona. 


“This individual has been exploiting the identities of Brad Pitt and Keanu Reeves, deceiving at least 30 people.”


He added: “As of today, Anne is confirmed to be the most significant victim of celebrity identity fraud scams worldwide.”


A French hacker has since announced that he successfully tracked down Anne’s swindler



Image credits: LEGEND


Similarly to Anne’s ordeal with the Brad Pitt scam, Katherine Goodson, a 67-year-old widow from San Diego, California, fell victim to a romance scam involving a fraudster impersonating Keanu Reeves, losing over $60,000 and ending up homeless. 


The Keanu Reeves scammer groomed her for over two years, exploiting her loneliness and vulnerability. 


Experts warned that such scams prey on emotions through tactics like love-bombing, urging for stronger education and community support to protect potential victims.


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