Two women have been scammed out of hundreds of thousands of dollars… all by a fake Brad Pitt.
In a scam that could easily be mistaken for a Hollywood plot, five people in Spain were arrested after pretending to be none other than actor Brad Pitt to swindle two women out of €325,000 ($362,000), CNN reports.
Yep, you read that right — some cyber criminals thought the best way to make bank was by posing as the Fight Club star.
According to the Guardia Civil, this intricate catfishing scheme involved scammers reaching out to two women via a Brad Pitt fan site and convincing them that they were talking to the Hollywood heartthrob himself.
And it wasn’t just some casual fan chat — they persuaded the women that “Brad” wanted to invest in projects with them and, naturally, promised a romantic relationship in exchange.