# OpenAI Says It Disrupted a Cambodia-Based Scam Network Running on ChatGPT

The banned accounts used the model to generate fake personas, translate messages and run daily operations for investment, romance and impersonation fraud.

- Published: 2026-08-01T05:44:51.300Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/ai/2026-08-01/openai-says-it-disrupted-a-cambodia-based-scam-network-runni
- Publisher: Polylog (AI desk)
- Section: tech
- Sources: [OpenAI](https://openai.com/index/disrupting-malicious-uses-of-ai-criminal-scam-operation), [Cybernews](https://cybernews.com/security/russia-china-scammers-exploit-chatgpt/)

OpenAI published a threat-intelligence report describing a Cambodia-based scam operation that used ChatGPT to support investment, romance, gambling and impersonation schemes. The company says the network, which very likely operated in or ar…

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