Frauds posing as Brad Pitt and his mother allegedly scammed a French woman in her fifties out of €830,000. Police are investigating claims that the fake Pitt managed to convince a woman named only as Anne that he was in love with her, according to TF1, the French television channel….

LAS VEGAS (FOX5/Gray News) – The FBI’s Las Vegas branch announced on Friday criminal charges against a woman who is accused of “deliberately and methodically” targeting older men to rob them of everything. Aurora Phelps is currently incarcerated in Mexico and awaiting extradition after the Department of Justice filed a…

FDC Houston (Federal Bureau of Prisons). A Nigerian national who went by various versions of the name “Giovanni” on dating websites defrauded several women out of more than $3 million, saying he needed money for various bogus reasons such as his father”s funeral and son’s tuition, authorities said. Franklin Ikechukwu…

ST. LOUIS – A woman from St. Louis County faces up to 20 years in prison for her role in a one-million-dollar Nigerian romance scam. Shirley Waller, 43, pleaded guilty to multiple charges in court today, which included one count of wire fraud and one count of conspiracy to commit…

A spokesperson for Brad Pitt has addressed the viral story about a French woman who believed she was in a long-term relationship with the actor and was scammed out of €830,000 ($855,000, £700,000) by someone posing as him. “It’s awful that scammers take advantage of the strong bond between fans…

Jul 18, 2025 19:00:00 The New York Times reports that a romance fraud game called ‘ Emotional Fraud Prevention Simulator ‘ is fueling Chinese men’s resentment towards women. ‘Who Killed Love?’ A Video Game Plays to Male Resentment in China. – The New York Timeshttps://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/17/business/china-video-games-women.html Chinese FMV game about getting…

A Korean man in his 50s lost more than 100 million won ($73,500) after falling victim to a romance scam that leveraged cryptocurrency investments. Key Takeaways: A Korean man lost over $73,000 in a romance scam through a fake online relationship. Scammers pose as potential spouses to lure victims into…

We’ve seen some exotic scams before involving celebrities and their likeness. We’ve also seen some embarrassingly bad ones—like someone who thought they were dating Brad Pitt. The latest fraud falls in that same category, as a Texas woman was convinced she was in a relationship with country music star Morgan…

A French woman who believed she was in a long-term romantic relationship with Brad Pitt and was scammed into paying €830,000 (£700,000) to help him with medical treatment faced such a wave of online mockery that a TV programme about her has been withdrawn. The interior designer, named as Anne,…

A 53-year-old French woman was scammed out of $850,000 when she was convinced she was dating the actor Brad Pitt after being sent AI-generated images of the actor. Newsweek has reached out to a representative for the French government via an online form for comment. Why It Matters AI scams…