Scammers accused of defrauding Spanish women of €325,000 by posing as Brad Pitt

One woman, based in Northern Spain, told police she had been conned out of €150,000

Spanish police said scammers contacted the women through a fan page for Brad Pitt. Picture: Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP

Five people have been arrested in Spain accused of defrauding two women of a total of €325,000 by posing as Hollywood actor Brad Pitt online.

In a statement, Spain's Guardia Civil said the suspects contacted the women via a fan page for the Oscar-winner. Posing as the actor, the scammers then encouraged the women to invest their money in various bogus commercial projects, and manipulated them with the promise of a romantic relationship.