We told you about this a few months back, but in a new case, a elderly Japanese woman was tricked out of thousands of dollars by a scam claiming to be an astronaut stranded in space.

Come on.

The romance scam began in July when the two connected on social media.

The fraudster told the woman in her 80s that he was aboard a spaceship and facing an emergency.

Trusting his story, the woman who police say developed feelings for the man,

as their conversations continued,

electronically sent the man he requested to buy oxygen.

She ultimately sent him about $6,700.

They say romance or love scams, of course, aren't unique in Japan.

U.S. Federal Trade Commission reports that Americans lost more than $1 billion.

Damn.

Two similar schemes in 2023.

One thing you need to know about this woman who sent the money to the man that she loved in space.

That man was, in fact, Brad Pitt.

Oh, that's right.

Brad Pitt was stuck in space and needed oxygen.

And she actually... Because NASA charges you for oxygen use.

She stopped sending the payments because he wanted more.

When she saw a picture of Brad Pitt and his wife in some magazine or online or whatever the deal is.

That's when it occurred to her.

That's when the light went off in her head.

Wow.

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