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Romance scams: AI-enabled romance scam workflows

OpenAI 1 February 2026, 00:00 ● Covered by 3 sources

OpenAI banned accounts that used AI to support romance scam workflows, including outreach, translation, victim engagement, and investment-fraud lures. The action involved banning the accounts themselves. This reduces the availability of AI-assisted services for scam operations and signals stricter enforcement against AI-enabled fraud.

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OpenAI banned accounts using AI to support romance scam workflows, including outreach, translation, victim engagement, and investment-fraud lures.

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