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Sead Fadilpašić

OpenAI says it stopped an Asian scam campaign hijacking ChatGPT to lure in victims

A ChatGPT OpenAI logo seen displayed on a smartphone. .
  • 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.

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