A Woman Divorced Her Husband And Sent $855K To A Scammer Who Convinced Her They Were Brad Pitt – BuzzFeed
The scammer claimed they needed the money to send her expensive gifts and to help treat his cancer.BuzzFeed StaffAnne said the situation impacted her mental health, landing her in the hospital with severe depression.A french woman was scammed out of over $800K by someone pretending to be Brad Pitt• Scammer DM’d her on Instagram and convinced her with AI-generated videos and edited images• She divorced her husband thinking they would get together• Scammer convinced her his bank… pic.twitter.com/VWD3RtvIO3The commission also warned, “As sophisticated and skeptical as business people are, know that even in-the-know professionals have lost thousands to an out-of-the-blue approach from an attractive person who claims to be looking for love.”
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