The scam cost a fan $850,000, which impersonators said Pitt needed for a kidney procedure.
That statement echoes a similar comment EW received upon reports ofanother Pitt-related scam in September.
Anne said she was first contacted by a figure claiming to be Pitt’s mother on Instagram.

Brad Pitt at the ‘Wolfs’ premiere in 2024.Credit:Elisabetta A. Villa/Getty
“She told me that her son needed someone like me,” Anne said.
A few days later, an account claiming to be Pitt himself reached out.
He knew how to speak to a woman."

Brad Pitt at the ‘Babylon’ premiere in London in Jan. 2023.David M. Benett/Max Cisotti/Dave Benett/WireImage
“I ask myself why they chose me to do such harm like this?”
she toldSeven to Eight.
“I’ve never harmed anyone.
These people deserve hell.”
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The web link reported that Anne had experienced mental health difficulties, including depression.
It is not immediately clear if the incidents in Spain and France are connected.