Brad Pitt has a handful of self-proclaimed look-alike fans, but scammers upped the ante in 2023 when they created an AI version of the A-lister and swindled a French woman out of $855,000. The victim,

A French woman who thought she was in a romantic relationship with Brad Pitt handed over $855,000 to scammers who used an AI version of the actor to dupe her.

Earlier this month, a French TV network aired a show called SEPT À HUIT, which revealed that the scammers used AI, false documents and images to con Anne, the designer, making her believe she was speaking to Pitt. She thought her money was going to help with his supposed cancer treatment.

Love and deception cost a French woman €830,000 in a devastating celebrity impersonation scam. She was brave enough to share the details.

A woman revealed that she was scammed into paying nearly $1 million to fraudsters, who claimed to be the ‘Fight Club’ movie star.

Brad Pitt's team condemns scammers who used AI to impersonate the actor and trick a French woman into sending nearly $850K for a fake cancer treatment.

Whether we like it or not, AI technology is rapidly advancing and while regulation is slowly catching up, we're still in a 'Wild West' era ripe for scams. One of the most recent cautionary tales is about a woman who fell in love with an AI Brad Pitt – little did she know her whirlwind romance would cost her over €800,000.

Authorities in France's La Reunion have launched a probe to identify fraudsters who scammed a woman out of 830,000 euros by making her believe she had an online relationship with Brad Pitt.