A French woman is scammed out of $850K by an AI impersonating Brad Pitt's mother in a shocking case of AI-driven cybercrime.
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The 53-year-old interior designer, Anne, was told by a scammer posing as Pitt's mother that the actor needed expensive kidney treatment, leading her to fork over the massive sum.
Pitt's representatives have confirmed the actor is not in need of any medical procedures, raising alarm bells about the growing threat of AI-based fraud targeting vulnerable individuals.