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.