grenade.- A neighbor from the Spanish city of Granada (south) has reported to the judge that a person posing as the American actor Brad Pitt sold her with promises of love that turned out to be false, by at least 170,000 euros (186,000 dollars) have cheated.
plaintiff’s attorney, Antonio Estella ArozaEFE today informed that the middle-aged woman, who asked not to reveal her identity, got in touch with a sort of club of followers of the artist early last year Facebook social network.
From then on, she exchanged messages with other supposed users, which eventually led to her reaching out directly to the man she believed to be Brad Pitt himself.
In this way, the woman got into conversation with the alleged fraudster, the lawyer said managed to gain her trust their friendship and even their love and build a relationship “analogous” to that of a couple.
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The fake Brad Pitt He even promised to come to Spain and record a movie togetherwhich he took advantage of to demand various amounts of money from her, which she sent him via bank transfer to cover the costs resulting from these plans.
During this period, the scammer sent the women’s photos of him on red carpets and film premieres and even some photomontages with messages addressed directly to them. “Honey, I really love you and I promise to repay you well. Honey, I still love you and I’m still here for you,” read one of those handwritten messages in a photo montage of a tax return on a photo of the Hollywood actor.
The woman suspected that she might have been a victim of fraud, since the alleged actor’s promises did not come true, and decided to appeal to the judiciary.
Estella Aroza stated that the amount scammed could exceed €170,000 ($186,000), for which she has filed a lawsuit – pending resolution – alleging possible fraud, identity theft and even money laundering.