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Brad Pitt reminds fans he won't ask them for money in bizarre statement after scammers target his admirers


Five scammers, who poised as fake Brad Pitts using a fan page, scammed two women out of more than $350,000 by convincing them they had a romantic relationship with the actor.

Matthew Hiltzik, a representative for the 60-year-old actor, told People that it was 'awful that scammers take advantage of fans’ strong connection with celebrities' and reminded supporters to 'not respond to unsolicited online outreach.' The Spanish Ministry of the Interior announced in a statement that five individuals were taken into custody who were connected to a 'criminal organization' and had poised as fake Brads to get women to hand over loads of cash The Civil Guard found that the cybercriminals had created a 'network of bank accounts registers with falsified documents for people of African nationalities such as Nigeria, Ghana, Senegal, and Sierra Leone, where they received the scammed money.'

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