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Brad Pitt is not messaging fans for money, rep warns after French woman loses life savings in scam
The scam cost a fan $850,000, which impersonators said Pitt needed for a kidney procedure.

"The scammers told Anne that Pitt needed funds to cover his kidney treatment, which he could not pay for himself due to his divorce proceedings freezing his bank accounts. To convince Anne that the real Pitt was behind the account, the scammers sent doctored and AI-generated images of the actor in a hospital bed to verify his identity."

"Upon believing she and Pitt were in a romantic relationship, Anne ultimately sent the scammers $850,000, and also divorced her husband so she could pursue Pitt."

Anne only realized her mistake when she saw news of Pitt's real-life romance with Ines de Ramon, and she ultimately filed a police report over the scam. "I ask myself why they chose me to do such harm like this?" she told Seven to Eight. "I've never harmed anyone."