One woman, from the southern region of Andalusia, was defrauded of €175,000 (RM809,612) while the other, from the northern Basque Country, lost €150,000 (RM693,938). — Image by freepik
MADRID: Spanish police said Sept 23 that they had arrested five people accused of scamming two women of €325,000 (RM1.50mil) by posing as the Hollywood star Brad Pitt via online and WhatsApp messages.
The suspects made contact with the women on an Internet page for fans of the Oscar-winning actor and led them to believe “they had a sentimental relationship with him”, Spain's Guardia Civil police force said in a statement.
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