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Lost to scammer
A WOMAN from Granada has been scammed for thousands of Euros after she thought she was in a relationship with American film star Brad Pitt.
A story emerged on June 29, of how a middleaged woman lost a huge sum of money after the fraudster, posing as the movie heartthrob, offered her a film part, according to a news source.
The resident of Granada filed a legal complaint after alleging she was the victim of a scam of at least €170,000 by a confidence trickster who pretended to be the American actor Brad Pitt.
The victim, who has reported the case, thought she was in a relationship with the actor. Following a promise to shoot a film with her, the scammer then started asking her for money.
According to the lawyer who is representing the middleaged, childless woman, the victim genuinely believed she was in a relationship with him.
The series of events leading up to the theft began in early 2022, when through the social network Facebook, she contacted a fan club of the actor. Thus began a series of continuous interactions that led her to be lieve she had made direct contact with Brad Pitt himself. The lawyer said that over time the scammer gradually gained her trust. Things progressed to the point they became friends, leaving the woman convinced the actor had fallen in love with her, in a romantic online relationship. The person posing as the actor promised to come to
Spain and shoot a film together.
As the ruse continued the fraudster began to demand different amounts of money, in order to pay for the production costs.
Once the woman came to realise the truth, she sought legal help. Herlegal representative said that the amount of money swindled could be higher than initially estimated.
