LLM-Based Social Engineering Scams

OpenAI disrupted a social engineering scam network operating from Cambodia that used ChatGPT to conduct multiple types of fraud, including romance scams, fake investment opportunities in cryptocurrencies and spot gold, and impersonation of law enforcement. The operation blended elements from different schemes to target victims.

OpenAI disrupted https://openai.com/index/disrupting-malicious-uses-of-ai-criminal-scam-operation/ a social engineering group from Cambodia that used ChatGPT. Its scope is impressive: The network simultaneously conducted multiple types of scams, often blending elements from different schemes. For instance, operators used dating personas to build trust before introducing fraudulent investment opportunities involving cryptocurrencies and spot gold trading. Other users engaged in lengthy romantic conversations with targets using fictitious identities, posed as representatives of online gambling platforms offering fake bonuses and winnings, or impersonated law enforcement agencies to tell targets they needed to pay fines for committing serious criminal offenses...