Fake Brad Pitt scammer: unlike Anne, his lawyer wouldn't have fallen for it…

Friday, January 17, 2025, Me Laurène Hanna, Anne's lawyer, victim of a scammer who pretended to be Brad Pitt, was invited onto the set of C à vous, on France 5. Facing Anne-Élisabeth Lemoine, she assured that she wouldn't have fallen for it.

© France 5 Me Laurène Hanna is Anne's lawyer, swindled by a fake Brad Pitt.

IN BRIEF

• On January 12, 2025, Anne, 53, revealed on TF1 that she had been swindled out of 830,000 euros by a scammer pretending to be Brad Pitt.
• The scam was widely publicized, and Brad Pitt's lawyer warned against online solicitations from fake profiles.
• Discover how to avoid the pitfalls of online romance scams and protect your finances.

A report that caused a huge reaction… Sunday, January 12, 2025, TF1 broadcast a new episode of Sept à huit. In this one, Anne, a 53-year-old interior designer, revealed that she had been scammed out of 830,000 euros.If she thought she was having a long-distance love affair with Brad Pitt, she was actually chatting with a scammer, who took advantage of her vulnerability to get this large sum of money from her.

If this story has made the rounds on social networks, it has also come back to the ears of the American actor. In the columns of Entertainment Weekly, one of his representatives declared : “It is terrible that scammers take advantage of the strong connection fans have with celebrities. This is an important reminder not to respond to online solicitations, especially from actors who do not have an official presence on social media”.

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Me Laurène Hanna: “To get caught in this kind of scam…”

Friday, January 17, 2025, it was then that Anne became the target of mockery on social networks that her lawyer, Me Laurène Hanna, went to the set of C à vous, on France 5. Assuring that this media coverage had been an additional ordeal for her client, the latter indicated : “Clearly, it was already a test in itself. I got my client back… I defend her, it's been maybe three weeks already, so it was before the famous report. It was already difficult!”.

While Anne-Elisabeth Lemoine recalled that Anne had tried to end her life, her lawyer replied: “Yes, three times! She had very serious health problems, I may not go into details, but it was already… I felt… “. Believing that not everyone could be fooled in this way, she said: : “In any case, to be fooled by this kind of scam, you already have to be, in my opinion, in advanced emotional distress. So, already, she was in a critical situation and then after, the flood on social networks, it was of course worse”.

Me Laurène Hanna: “Already, they choose their victims…”

Despite everything, the lawyer indicated that she saluted her client, who she found “really courageous and combative”. “Of course she has a character trait that will help… No one can blame her, it's her character. But there is still a context, I believe it personally, &Cedil;this is just my opinion, of isolation, which means that inevitably, she is more likely to fall into this kind of stratagem because I think she's complacent. Çit does her good (…) I think that it satisfies her, that it does her good”, she indicated.

While Anne was clearly under the influence, Me Laurène Hanna added : “First of all, they choose their victims… When they see that there is a breach. Often single women. When they see that it starts to bite, there is a whole scheme that is set up! As for her, you have to know that it wasn't just Brad Pitt who entered. It wasn't him, only the actor. There were many (fake) people who intervened in the deception between the mother, the doctors, the manager, the FBI…”.