Fake 'Brad Pitt' scams 2 women in Spain of 325,000 euros
The Philippine Star|September 25, 2024
Spanish police said Monday that they had arrested five people accused of scamming two women of 325,000 euros by posing as Hollywood star Brad Pitt via online and WhatsApp messages.
Fake 'Brad Pitt' scams 2 women in Spain of 325,000 euros

The suspects made contact with the women on an for fans of the internet page Oscar-winning actor and led them to believe "they Pitt had a sentimental relationship with him," Spain's Guardia Civil police force said in a statement.

Posing as Pitt, the members of the gang then allegedly proposed that the women invest in various projects that did not exist.

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