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Legendary American con-man \u2018Hungry\u2019 Joe Lewis penned the memorable phrase \u2013 often attributed to Circus pioneer P. T. Barnum: \u2018There\u2019s a sucker born every minute\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

And while the world has changes in a myriad of ways from the 19th century, Confidence Artists still abound, and use ever more advanced technology to reach into the mind, the heart and pocket of their \u2018marks\u2019.<\/p>\n

A report today (15) tells of a romance scammer playing the \u2018long con\u2019, interacting with the victim during one and a half years before fleecing her of all her money.<\/p>\n

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The con artist pretended to be \u2018an ailing Brad Pitt\u2019 to swindle a French woman out of $850,000.<\/p>\n

The criminal used AI-generated images and a chatbot to win the French woman\u2019s heart.<\/p>\n

A 53-year-old interior designer named Anne went on French TV to disclose how someone, pretending to be his mother, Jane Etta Pitt, contacted her first.<\/p>\n

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\u2018She told me that her son needed someone like me\u2019 \u2013 Anne, on France 24.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Artificial intelligance is the newest weapon for age-old con-men.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

New York Post<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2019There are few men who write to you like that\u2019, she said. \u2018I loved the man I was talking to. He knew how to talk to women and it was very well put together\u2019.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018We\u2019re talking about Brad Pitt here, and I was stunned\u2019, Anne said. \u2018At first, I thought it was fake, but I didn\u2019t really understand what was happening to me\u2019.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

The victim reportedly received messages for 18 months \u2013 poems, words of love and even a marriage proposal.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2019There are few men who write to you like that\u2019, she said. \u2018I loved the man I was talking to. He knew how to talk to women and it was very well put together\u2019.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

This was taking place while Anne was divorcing an older, millionaire husband.<\/p>\n

Read: Here Come the Lying AI Robots: Study Alerts That AI Systems Are Getting Adept at Deceiving Humans<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

The confidence artist offered to send her expensive purses but asked her to pay the customs fee.
\nThat way, he took her first for $9,200. She was now primed for the real scam. The endgame.<\/p>\n

At that point, \u2018Pitt\u2019 announced that he had kidney cancer and needed money for hospital treatments \u2013 after all, \u2018his bank accounts were frozen\u2019 by the ongoing divorce from Angelina Jolie.<\/p>\n

Forged photos of the star in a hospital and a doctor\u2019s email established that he was in a near-death state.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, Anne sent boatloads of money \u2014 more than $850,000 \u2014 to a Turkish account, the outlet said. She only realized she was being scammed over the summer, when Pitt was seen with current beau In\u00e8s de Ramon. It\u2019s unclear if the scammer was ever caught.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Read: Frustrated Customer Gets AI Service Chatbot to Joke, Swear and Trash Its Own Company \u2013 International Parcel Delivery Firm Disables the Bot Pending Reprogramming<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cHer daughter told her she was being conned. But Anne refused to believe it. \u2018You\u2019ll see when he\u2019s here in person, then you\u2019ll say sorry\u2019, the victim said.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Anne has now been hospitalized for severe depression.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u2019I ask myself why they chose me to do such harm like this?\u2019 she said of the scammers. \u2018I\u2019ve never harmed anyone. These people deserve hell\u2019.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Read more here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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