Five fraudsters who defrauded two women out of 325,000 euros (33 million rubles) in Spain in the name of Brad Pitt were arrested. Note.The attackers gained the girls’ trust and convinced them that they had won the heart of “the most handsome man in Hollywood.”
Fake Brad Pitt asked his victims to invest in joint projects. Before scamming money, the scammers carefully studied the girls’ social networks and compiled their psychological portraits. This is how they learned that the women suffered from depressive disorders and therefore would be easy targets, LaSexta reported.
Investigators managed to return 85,000 euros (5 million rubles). Note.) of the total amount. The operation to catch the criminals has been going on since 2023. The leader of the group was caught only this year. It turned out that the attackers created a network of bank accounts registered to citizens of African countries.
A method of fraud aimed at stealing money or personal data from a person under the guise of a celebrity is also used in our country. We tell you which stars’ names are mentioned in the scams of criminals.
Julianna Karaulova
The singer said that they tried to defraud her of a large amount on behalf of Dmitry Malikov. Since the artists are close friends, it was not difficult to expose the scammers. Julianna called Dmitry and asked if he really needed money.
Oksana Samoilova
A 19-year-old Muscovite gave 150 thousand rubles to the fake Oksana Samoilova. The girl was offered a simple scheme in Telegram: the more you invest, the more you earn. Anastasia first transferred 90 thousand rubles to the scammers, then tried another 50 thousand rubles, but the bank blocked the transaction.
The fraudster, realizing that the second part of the money had not arrived, gave a new card number. Anastasia was not embarrassed that the addressee was not Oksana Samoilova, but an unknown man. She transferred another 60 thousand rubles and asked for a report. But the fraudster stopped responding and deleted the correspondence.
Polina Gagarina
The scammer introduced himself as the singer’s concert director and signed contracts for her performances in various cities. The attacker received an advance payment. He then disappeared with the money transferred to him by the customers, and the concerts did not take place.
Straw
The attackers introduced themselves as Yaroslav Dronov (real name of the singer). Note.) offered free concert tickets to his fans.
Also, in some cities of Russia, an unidentified person hung posters for Shaman concerts. The singer, who learned about the tricks of the ill-wishers, said that people were misled and that he did not perform any shows in these places on the specified dates.
Larisa Dolina
The incident occurred in the summer of 2024. A person who looked like a singer applied to one of the microfinance organizations with a request for a loan of 50 million rubles, which was secured by his house. According to the scammer, money was needed to organize the artist’s concert tour in 2025. Having received the necessary money, the attacker planned to sell Larisa Alexandrovna’s property.
The artist’s concert director revealed that the scammers used a neural network to create his double. The police are now clarifying the full circumstances of the incident.
Source: People Talk
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