Deepfake case study · Multi-modal
Woman in France scammed by someone posing as Brad Pitt, BBC's Scam Interceptors deepfake (May 2025)
A woman in France was scammed out of almost a million euros by someone posing as Brad Pitt using deepfakes and details from real-life news reports about Pitt’s divorce. BBC's Scam Interceptors also disrupted scams…
- Incident date
- May 2025
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- Woman in France scammed by someone posing as Brad Pitt, BBC's Scam Interceptors
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
A woman in France was scammed out of almost a million euros by someone posing as Brad Pitt using deepfakes and details from real-life news reports about Pitt’s divorce. BBC's Scam Interceptors also disrupted scams involving a Reese Witherspoon deepfake, where scammers impersonated celebrities like Mariah Carey, Jenna Ortega, and Keanu Reeves to extort money.