A spokesperson for Brad Pitt has responded to viral reports that a 53-year-old French woman was scammed out of $850,000 by online fraudsters who impersonated the Oscar-winner. "It's awful that scammers take advantage of the strong bond between fans and celebrities,

Brad Pitt is not on social media, his team reminded fans, after a French woman said she was conned out of $800,000 by scammers posing as the A-list actor.

A woman revealed that she was scammed into paying nearly $1 million to fraudsters, who claimed to be the ‘Fight Club’ movie star.

Authorities in France's La Reunion have launched a probe to identify fraudsters who scammed a woman out of 830,000 euros by making her believe she had an online relationship with Brad Pitt.

A scammer used AI-generated Brad Pitt images and social media messaging to scam a French woman out of $850,000.

A French women was duped out of $855,000 by an AI-generated Brad Pitt. Now, the actor is warning fans not to respond to unsolicited online outreach.

The scammer who posed as Brad Pitt to obtain €830,000 (£697,000) from a French woman has reportedly been identified and they may not have acted alone. The victim, named Anne, was fooled into sending money to the individual (s), pretending to be the Fight Club star, 61.

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.