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

OpenAI disrupted a large scam operation in Poipet, Cambodia, that used ChatGPT to facilitate romance fraud, fake investments, police scams, and activities linked to human trafficking. The criminals employed AI to create fake personas, fraudulent communications, and manage forced labor operations. OpenAI banned the accounts involved and shared findings with authorities after uncovering hundreds of victims losing thousands of dollars.