Using ChatGPT? You too could be shelling out millions… Fake shopping links appearing in search results; Stay safe

  • Many users have fallen victim to online scams in the UK, with fake shopping websites appearing in ChatGPT’s search results.
  • Scammers try to steal customers’ banking and payment information by creating fake websites that look like famous brands.
  • Experts advise to check website URL before shopping and visit official website directly instead of link provided by AI.

AI Chatbot is now used for many tasks in different fields. ChatGPT is used for everything from job related advice to student studies at school. Besides chatgpt It also helps you in shopping. That is, instead of going to Google and searching for many links in various tabs, we can see all the links in one place by entering a prompt on ChatGPT. This is why many trust ChatGPT blindly. Are you also one of those users”color: #3366ff;”> America’s big decision! Anthropic Abruptly Discontinues Two Advanced AI Models; India is also likely to be affected

 

Fake websites appeared on chatgpt

Recently there was an incident in UK where some fake ‘shopping’ websites appeared in search results in ChatGPT. Due to this, many users became victims of scams. According to scam-detection service ‘Ask Silver’, cybercriminals created fake websites of famous retail brands. These fake websites were also displayed in the search results when users asked for information about a product from ChatGPT. (Photo Courtesy – Pinterest)

How does a scam happen?

Let’s say you want to buy a bag from a brand and you seek advice from ChatGPT. Now chatgpt will show you some websites where you will see different bags and also link to buy these bags. But there is a high possibility that if you click on the links provided in it, a fake website will open in front of you. This website looks like a genuine brand website, claims huge discounts and tries to capture customers’ payment and banking information.

What is AI poisoning?

It is very wrong to trust a website blindly because it is suggested by AI or it appears in a listing. This can lead to scams and fraud. The reason why this fake website link appears in the famous AI tool is because scammers upload a lot of fake content and clone websites on the internet. As a result, AI models mistakenly believe these false and misleading sources to be true. This entire processing is called AI Poisoning.

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Take care of these things while shopping

  • Check the URL of the website. Check for official domains like .com or .co.in. Be careful if words like ‘official’, ‘deals’, or ‘sale’ appear in the URL.
  • Beware of websites that claim discounts of 70 to 90 percent.
  • Instead of clicking on the link provided by the AI ​​tool, search for the brand name itself in the browser and visit its official website directly.

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