Spanish police arrest five people over fake Brad Pitt scam
by Agence France-Presse in Madrid from World news | The Guardian on (#6QYMZ)
Suspects accused of scamming two women of 325,000 by pretending to be Hollywood star online
Spanish police have arrested five people accused of scamming two women of 325,000 (271,000) by posing as the Hollywood star Brad Pitt online.
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 on Monday.
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