- 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.