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The Guardian Technology

AI chatbot fraud: the ‘gift card’ subcription that may cost you dear

Shane Hickey · 3 days ago · Read original ↗

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“them on online forum reddit. one person reported that 10 payments, each for £18, had been taken from his account. another said they had been charged €216 ( £186 ) three times. two people had been charged €225 each out of the blue. adding to duggan ’ s concern was that the genuine…”
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“ai chatbot fraud : the ‘ gift card ’ subcription that may cost you dear david duggan * was so impressed with the ability of the claude chatbot to answer medical questions and organise family life, that a $ 20 - a - month ( £15 ) subscription seemed like money well spent. but then…”

Summary

After subscribing to the Claude chatbot, mystery payments started to appear on one family’s credit card bill. They are not alone

David Duggan* was so impressed with the ability of the Claude chatbot to answer medical questions and organise family life, that a $20-a-month (£15) subscription seemed like money well spent.

But then his wife spotted two $200 payments on his credit card bill for gift cards to use the artificial intelligence tool.

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