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‘OpenAI’ Job Scam Targeted International Workers Through Telegram
An alleged job scam, led by “Aiden” from “OpenAI,” recruited workers in Bangladesh for months before disappearing overnight, according to FTC complaints obtained by WIRED.
After connecting with the startup on Telegram and creating an account through a ChatGPT-branded app, they invested crypto into the platform and began a months-long job working for “Aiden” from “OpenAI.” “I’ve seen similar scams where, at the beginning, you think you are making profit, and then basically you invest more and more,” says Shirin Nilizadeh, an associate professor at the University of Texas at Arlington who focuses on security and privacy. The complaint also highlights a legitimate-looking money service business registered with the US Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, which lists the company’s location as an office inside the Empire State Building in New York City.
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