Frivolous Divorce Doesn't Always Pay

A feel good story with a happy ending:

A scammer duped a French woman into paying out hundreds of thousands of pounds after convincing her they were Brad Pitt with reels of AI-generated images.

The 53-year-old victim shelled out 830,000 euros (£697,000) to help with what she believed was cancer treatment for the film star.

 You see, she never ever doubted his story because at her age she knew she only deserved the best.  

The interior designer told French channel TF1 that the ordeal started when she received a message on social media from someone claiming to be the actor's mother after sharing photos of her lavish ski trip to Tignes on Instagram.

Attention Wh8ring on social media is a favourite occupation of many modern Western women. 

The victim, who said she was going through a difficult period with her millionaire husband...

 Who probably paid for her trip, and later, for her divorce

Soon the blossoming relationship took a turn as the fake Brad Pitt proposed to her and overwhelmed her with the promise of fancy gifts...

When the victim told her 'friend' that she was expecting a hefty divorce settlement from her husband, the scammer upped the stakes.

The Brad Pitt account appealed for help in funding urgent kidney cancer treatment, lamenting that they could not access funds due to their ongoing divorce from Angelina Jolie.

It's always nice when a golddigger, a cheater and an attention wh8re get their comeuppance

  In sum, she parted with nearly one million euros over the course of the relationship until her suspicions were roused by seeing the actor with his new girlfriend, Ines de Ramon, in the press.

A fool and his money are easily parted, they say...

 BFMTV reports that the victim is currently hospitalised in a clinic, with severe depression.

Yeah, she is certainly the victim here. Not a word of sympathy for her ex-husband.

Followers of the story shared some sympathy for the victim.

Sarah Bee wrote on X: 'Romance scams are the cruellest.'

You know what is really cruel? Marrying a man for his money then dumping him because you think you found a wealthier man with a higher status. No wonder men aren't in a hurry to marry any more.