The scammers apparently convinced the woman that “Brad” needed money for cancer treatment by sending her numerous AI-generated images depicting the movie star in the hospital.

Earlier this month, a French TV network aired a show called SEPT À HUIT, which revealed that the scammers used AI, false documents and images to con Anne, the designer, making her believe she was speaking to Pitt. She thought her money was going to help with his supposed cancer treatment.

No one likes getting scammed—whether it’s for $1 or $100. But imagine being swindled out of $850,000. That’s exactly what happened to a woman named Anne, who thought she was connecting with Brad Pitt,

After reportedly telling the scammer that she had recently divorced her husband, Anne sent almost all of her €775,000 divorce settlement — about $798,000 — after the fake Pitt said he had developed kidney cancer and needed a loan because his bank accounts were locked as a result of his ongoing divorce proceedings with Angelina Jolie .

A French woman who lost her life savings to scammers pretending to be American actor Brad Pitt is seeking to unmask at least three Nigerians her legal team accuses of defrauding her.

A French woman who thought she was in a romantic relationship with Brad Pitt was conned out of 830,000 euros ($855,000) by scammers.