Hunting the Fake Brad Pitts: OSINT Against a Global Romance Scam 🇫🇷
In this talk, Marwan Ouarab, founder of Find My Scammer, reveals how open-source intelligence (OSINT) techniques helped him uncover the real identities behind a global romance scam in which fraudsters posed as Brad Pitt to deceive and extort victims worldwide. By tracing digital breadcrumbs, analyzing infrastructure, and pivoting through online identities, Marwan dismantled a network of scammers who operated with shocking coordination. This talk dives into the technical methods, investigative challenges, and the human stories at the heart of one of the most bizarre celebrity impersonation scams in recent years.
Marwan OuarabMarwan Ouarab is an OSINT investigator and founder of Find My Scammer, an independent investigation unit focused on uncovering online fraud and cybercrime. He specializes in tracking digital scammers across international borders, helping victims seek justice, and raising awareness of how social engineering schemes operate. His work has led to the exposure of multiple large-scale fraud networks — including the high-profile case of scammers impersonating actor Brad Pitt to manipulate victims emotionally and financially.
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Website: findmyscammer.com
