A 53-year-old French interior designer was defrauded of $850,000 by a scammer posing as Brad Pitt using AI-generated images. Someone claiming to be Pitt's mother contacted her, stating that her son needed someone like her. Over 18 months, the impostor sent romantic messages, poems, and even a marriage proposal, eventually requesting money for supposed hospital treatments, falsely claiming that Pitt had kidney cancer and that his bank accounts were frozen by his ex, Angelina Jolie. Despite her daughter's warnings, Anne continued to send funds, convinced of the relationship's authenticity until she saw news of Pitt with his actual partner. Below are the AI-generated images.
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