A French woman was scammed out of more than $850,000 by someone pretending to be Brad Pitt

The woman, identified as Anne in the interview on the French radio program “ Seven to Eight ” on the TF1 channel, sent the scammers more than $850,000 over the course of one year .

The 53-year-old interior designer explained how she was contacted by someone claiming to be Pitt ’s mother via social media.

The impersonator claimed his bank accounts were frozen due to ongoing divorce proceedings with his ex, Angelina Jolie .