Cryptocurrency scams are the order of the day, and their perpetrators are finding ever more ingenious methods to carry them out. For these hours, a hoax has gone viral which promises to provide official access to GPT-4 using a wallet of cryptocurrenciesto steal the funds stored in it.
The case in question has gained relevance after the publication of a tweet via a fake OpenAI accountwhose handle is @OpenAIGPT4. The profile in question has just over 59,000 followers and is promoting a supposed new function linked to GPT-4 in order to defraud the most clueless users.
According to said account, access to GPT-4 is open to all who have a wallet of cryptocurrencies. The announcement was made through a tweet that has been republished several times, with a video that supposedly shows how this new option works.
The post includes a link to the website where you can “log in” to GPT-4 with a crypto wallet. But do not agree with this deception, it is also mentioned that users will benefit from a airdrop —a bonus, if you will— from a token called $GPT.
If we haven’t made it clear enough up to here: everything is a fallacy. There is no way to test GPT-4 with a wallet of cryptocurrencies, nor a prize or gift from OpenAI for users. That being said, then if you decide to go to the website in question and connect your wallet, you will likely see your funds disappear instantly.
GPT-4, in the crosshairs of cryptocurrency scams
Certainly, it was only a matter of time until cryptocurrency scams started taking advantage of the popularity of ChatGPT and GPT-4. It is quite usual that the perpetrators use highly popular events, products or figures to channel their deceptions. Worst of all, as ridiculous as they are, they unfortunately always find victims.
Just as scammers are now trying to cash in on the popularity of GPT-4, they did it at the time with Elon Musk. And although the actors change, the story is usually always the same: to access a certain product, prize or benefit, you have to allow access to our wallets of cryptocurrencies, only to see the assets disappear as if by magic. Sort of like the Nigerian prince scam, but adapted for modern times.
How can they steal our cryptocurrencies with these scams?
Typically, two methods are used to perpetrate these attacks. The most frequent is that ask us to enter the “seed phrase” of the wallet; that is, the 12 or 24 keywords. It is crucial to never fall into this trap, as if we reveal such information, malicious actors will be able to restore the crypto wallet to another device and steal the funds in seconds.
The other methodology scammers use is request permission to access funds wallet through a malicious contract. This usually happens when a promise is made. airdrop of a given token, as is the case with GPT-4 in this case. Once the perpetrators gain access to the wallet, under the guise of soon delivering the promised cryptocurrencies as a prize, they often drain all available funds.
So you already know. If you come across tweets promising free access to GPT-4 using “only” your wallet of cryptocurrencies, They are scams that can cost you very, very expensive.. The only way to access the AI from the OpenAI web is by paying the subscription to ChatGPT Plus, which costs $20 per month. If you are looking for a free way to enjoy technology, you can do so by taking advantage of its integration with Bing, which is free to access.