A woman has been left devastated after she was scammed using an AI-generated image of Hollywood actor, Brad Pitt.
She was defrauded a staggering €830,000.
According to information gathered, the scammer allegedly posed as the actor, claiming he needed the money for cancer treatment.
The incident was revealed in a post shared on the popular social media platform TikTok.
According to the post, the scammer initiated contact with the woman, presenting a fabricated story about Brad Pitt’s health crisis and requesting financial assistance.
After a series of exchanges, the woman transferred the funds, only to later discover that the actor was in good health.
She subsequently reported the incident to the police.
See some reactions below:
Ethereal: “Ai Brad Pitt made some guy a millionaire overnight 😂.”
Tom D L: “what’s this woman’s name? asking for a friend?.”
James: “Doesnt she realise that he is like a billionaire.”
Diliana ᥫ᭡: “Why would Brad Pitt need the money😭😭 Abeg oyinbo and sense.”
telephonesalid: “I wouldn’t go to the police after that 💀.”
vincentdubem: “How this people go dey fall for that kind scam.”
Sam: “he later run that house and gle matter this year 😭💔
Leticia: “What???!!!🙄😩 Goggle is free people, she could’ve just goggled it and see that Brad Pitts wasn’t going through cancer treatments omg 😔.”
Mathew Cook: “Heartbreaking for the women… Do anything to be happy… Hope people look after her.”
ꏂN̆̈1G̸͟͞M̶4R̸☠️: “might not even be Nigerian tho😭but how do y’all just give out your hard earned income just like that???😭.”
Hameed: “why would brad pitt need money from a stranger 😂 he could go to a bank for a loan😂.”
21Noraa: “someone’s about to buy himself a Lambo 😂.”
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@dailymirror Woman scammed out of €800k by AI Brad Pitt
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