A French woman gets scammed out of $850K by an AI-generated Brad Pitt, highlighting the dangers of deepfake technology in the digital age.
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The 53-year-old victim, Anne, was convinced she was in a long-term relationship with the real Brad Pitt after being contacted by a scammer posing as the actor's mother, who claimed Pitt needed someone like her.
Pitt's real-life girlfriend, Ines de Ramon, was the one who eventually exposed the scam, leading the victimized woman to realize she had been conned and file a police report.
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Brad Pitt, Jane Pitt, Ines de Ramon, Anne, Men's Journal, TF1