After reportedly telling the scammer that she had recently divorced her husband, Anne sent almost all of her €775,000 divorce settlement — about $798,000 — after the fake Pitt said he had developed kidney cancer and needed a loan because his bank accounts were locked as a result of his ongoing divorce proceedings with Angelina Jolie .

The scammers apparently convinced the woman that “Brad” needed money for cancer treatment by sending her numerous AI-generated images depicting the movie star in the hospital.

The real Brad Pitt issues statement after AI fake scams woman who thought she was dating him out of €800,000 - The Hollywood star has responded after a woman in France explained how she was tricked in

Anne parted with nearly £700,000 as the AI scam led her to think she was dating Hollywood legend Brad Pitt, who she believed required the cash for cancer treatment

A french woman was scammed out of over $800K by someone pretending to be Brad Pitt• Scammer DM'd her on Instagram and convinced her with AI-generated videos and edited images• She divorced her husband thinking they would get together• Scammer convinced her his bank… pic.twitter.com/VWD3RtvIO3

Fake photos of Brad Pitt in a hospital bed, strapped to an IV machine, soon followed and the victim was convinced. She eventually transferred 830,000 euros (£697,000) to help with what she believed was cancer treatment for the film star.

Anne, 53, from France, has revealed how she was taken in by a scammer who convinced her that she was communicating with Hollywood actor Brad Pitt and went on to take nearly £700,000 from her

Brad Pitt has urged fans to be vigilant after a scammer allegedly duped a woman out of more than $1 million pretending to be him.

Anne isn’t even the only person to fall for a Brad Pitt catfish in recent years. According to the Irish Examiner, two women in Spain fell for similar scams that cost them €325,000. The Spanish police were able to locate and arrest five perpetrators and recover some of that money, but not all of it.