Morning Edition · Sunday, August 2, 2026Published at 1:44 AM EDT · New York
OpenAI Shuts a Cambodia-Linked ChatGPT Network Behind Crypto and Romance Scams
The banned accounts generated fake identities, documents, and crypto dashboards, and recruitment ads tied the operation to labor trafficking around Poipet.
OpenAI disrupted a coordinated network of ChatGPT accounts it says very likely operated in or around Poipet, Cambodia, supporting investment, romance, gambling, and law-enforcement-impersonation schemes. According to the company's account,…
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