Brad Pitt has been tricked by a man who tricked him into thinking there were millions of dollars in gold hidden on his land in order to invest in his speed camera business.

Not because one is rich, beautiful and famous can avoid all traps!

After spending a year searching for supposedly hidden treasure on the Château Miraval estate in Provence, Brad Pitt finally realizes he’s been scammed by a man who wanted him to invest in his radar company.

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This strange story was told by Pete himself magazine QGon the cover of the August issue.

a star Moneyball Journalist Otesa Mishvig told how a few years ago he was approached by a man who claimed that a fortune was hiding on his land.

According to the fraudster, one of the former owners of the property brought back millions of dollars worth of gold from the Middle East during one of the medieval Crusades, then buried his treasure in the ground.

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“I became obsessed,” the late Brangelina half-tandem explained. “Like, for a year, that was all I could think of, just the excitement of it all.”

So he bought radar equipment and started digging on his property.

“Maybe it has to do with where I grew up,” he said, “for in the Ozark mountains there have always been stories of hidden gold.” QG.

But, to no one’s surprise, no gold was found.

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Pete eventually realized that the guy wanted him to invest in his radar company and that, like Jerry Bullitt, he had a nice big boat built.

actor Autumn Legends He admitted that he was surprised that he easily fell into the trap.

“At least the treasure hunt was exciting,” he consoled himself.

He will recover.

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