OpenAI Blog
Feb 1
Romance scams: AI-enabled romance scam workflows
OpenAI banned accounts using AI to support romance scam workflows, including outreach, translation, victim engagement, and investment-fraud lures.
Scam operations: Online fraud networks
OpenAI banned accounts tied to online fraud networks using AI to support scam scripts, impersonation, translation, and victim engagement.
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