A striking and surprising story has occurred in France with Anne, a 53-year-old woman who was scammed by a fake Brad Pitt who asked her for money for cancer treatment. The woman is totally desperate and ruined. The victim’s lawyer spoke to the Daily Mail and told many details about it.
How did the fake Brad Pitt scam the woman?
Anne was scammed online by a person posing as Brad Pitt using AI-generated photos and videos to gain her trust. At first, the woman was suspicious, but ended up falling into the trap after trusting after several days of mutual interaction.
The scammer proposed marriage and promised her gifts, but demanded a series of customs fees amounting to 9,000 euros. He also asked for money for a fake cancer treatment, also showing AI-generated images from a hospital. The victim fell for it completely.
Anne Heche’s lawyer detailed how she is
Laurène Hanna, Anne’s lawyer, spoke about how her client feels: “She has been branded as silly, naive and stupid, also being harassed online, leading her to delete all her social media pages. She has attempted suicide three times and two months ago she was admitted to a mental health clinic, where she remains to this day.”
Therefore, Hanna regretted that Anne is being mocked for all this: “It’s as if people are now discovering that there are people who are scammed. Internet romance scams are not new. Anne is not the only one. What my client needs is to be given sensible advice and treated with dignity”.
Finally, the lawyer is trying to help Anne sue her French bank civilly for allowing such huge amounts of money to be moved to foreign accounts without any control or filtering.