A computer-generated fake Brad Pitt used by a scammer has duped a 53-year-old French interior designer into thinking he was hospitalized with kidney cancer and needed funds to pay for it.

The victim, known only as Anne, paid out <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;the equivalent of C$1,227,350&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.newsweek.com/brad-pitt-ai-dating-scam-france-deepfake-social-media-2014546&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.newsweek.com/brad-pitt-ai-dating-scam-france-deepfake-social-media-2014546" target="_blank">the equivalent of C$1,227,350</a>. She revealed the scam during a conversation with an interviewer on Sunday with French TV channel <a data-evt-val="{&quot;control_fields&quot;: {&quot;mparticle&quot;: {&quot;keys&quot;: {&quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;click_source_type&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;anchor_text&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;target_url&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;layout_section&quot;}, &quot;mp_event_type&quot;: &quot;Navigation&quot;, &quot;extra_keys&quot;: [&quot;click_vertical_position_percentage&quot;, &quot;click_vertical_position_pixels&quot;]}}, &quot;click_source_type&quot;: &quot;in-page link&quot;, &quot;anchor_text&quot;: &quot;TF1&quot;, &quot;target_url&quot;: &quot;https://www.tf1.fr/&quot;, &quot;layout_section&quot;: &quot;in-page-link&quot;}" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-evt="click" data-evt-typ="click" href="https://www.tf1.fr/" target="_blank">TF1</a>.

A French interior designer, 53, has revealed that a scammer using AI-generated images of Brad Pitt duped her out of $1.2M{ai:summary}<p>A French interior designer, identified only as Anne, fell victim to a scam involving a computer-generated fake Brad Pitt. Believing the actor was hospitalized with kidney cancer, she sent over C$1.2 million to help with medical expenses. </p><p>The scam highlights the dangers of digital impersonation and online fraud. #crime</p>

Scammer uses deepfake images of Brad Pitt to dupe French woman of $1.2M

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