OpenAI says it stopped an Asian scam campaign hijacking ChatGPT to lure in victims
- OpenAI disrupted a major scam campaign in Cambodia’s Poipet, banning accounts and blocking new registrations
- Criminals used ChatGPT to run romance fraud, fake investments, bogus police scams, and even operations linked to human trafficking
- AI was leveraged for fake personas, fraudulent messages, job lures, and worker administration; OpenAI shared findings with authorities after evidence of hundreds of victims losing thousands of dollars
OpenAI said it disrupted a major scam campaign coming out of Southeast Asia by banning accounts used by the operation and making it difficult to open new ones.
In a blog post, the ChatGPT maker said it was tipped off about the existence of the campaign by WhatsApp.
After investigating further, the company found that a group of criminals in Cambodia used its AI tool in different scam campaigns - romance fraud, fake investment scams, or bogus police investigations. It also used AI to help with day-to-day...
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