ChatGPT’s new image generator is really good at faking receipts
This month, ChatGPT rolled out a new image generator with its 4o model, and it's pretty darn good at putting text into images. Folks are already using it to whip up fake restaurant receipts, adding yet another trick to the bag of AI deepfakes that scammers love to use.
Deedy Das, a big name on social media and in the VC world, shared a snap on X of a fake receipt from a real San Francisco steakhouse, claiming he made it with 4o.
You can use 4o to generate fake receipts.
There are too many real world verification flows that rely on “real images” as proof. That era is over. pic.twitter.com/9FORS1PWsb
— Deedy (@deedydas) March 29, 2025
Others jumped on the bandwagon, creating their own fakes, some even adding food or drink stains to make them look more legit:
I think in the original image the letters are too perfect and they don’t bend with the paper. They look like hovering above the paper. Here is my attempt to make it more realistic. Let me know what you think. pic.twitter.com/EixRSHubeY
— Michael Gofman (@michaelgofman) March 29, 2025
The most convincing fake we found at TechCrunch came from France, where a LinkedIn user posted a crumpled-up AI-generated receipt from a local restaurant chain:
We at TechCrunch gave 4o a whirl and managed to create a fake receipt for an Applebee’s in San Francisco:
Image Credits:chagpt / charles rollet But, our attempt had a couple of telltale signs it was a fake. For starters, the total used a comma instead of a period, and the math was off. LLMs still have trouble with basic math, so that's not too shocking.
Still, it wouldn't take much for a scammer to tweak a few numbers using photo editing software or maybe even more specific prompts.
It's pretty clear that making it super easy to generate fake receipts opens up a whole world of fraud possibilities. It's not hard to picture bad actors using this tech to get "reimbursed" for completely made-up expenses.
Taya Christianson, a spokesperson for OpenAI, told TechCrunch that all images made by ChatGPT come with metadata showing they were created by the AI. Christianson also mentioned that OpenAI "takes action" against users who break its usage policies and that they're "always learning" from real-world use and feedback.
When we asked why ChatGPT lets people make fake receipts in the first place, and if that's okay under OpenAI's usage policies (which ban fraud), Christianson said that OpenAI's "goal is to give users as much creative freedom as possible." She pointed out that fake AI receipts could be used for non-fraud purposes like "teaching people about financial literacy" as well as creating original art and product ads.
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April 14, 2025 at 8:26:48 AM EDT
ChatGPTの新しい画像生成器を使って、豪華なディナーのレシートを作りました。めっちゃリアルで友達も信じちゃった。面白いけど、こんなに簡単に偽物が作れるのはちょっと怖いですね。この機能、使うときは注意が必要です！
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BillyAdams
April 14, 2025 at 7:50:02 AM EDT
O novo gerador de imagens do ChatGPT é incrível! Usei para criar um recibo falso de um jantar chique e ficou tão real que meus amigos acreditaram. É divertido, mas também assustador como é fácil criar falsificações convincentes. Cuidado com isso!
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April 14, 2025 at 12:28:13 AM EDT
ChatGPT의 새로운 이미지 생성기로 고급 저녁 식사의 영수증을 만들었어요. 너무 진짜 같아서 친구들도 속았어요. 재미있지만, 이렇게 쉽게 가짜를 만들 수 있다는 게 조금 무섭네요. 이 기능, 사용할 때 조심해야 할 것 같아요!
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AnthonyHernández
April 13, 2025 at 3:43:05 PM EDT
ChatGPT의 새로운 이미지 생성기는 정말 대단해요! 레시트 위조가 너무 잘돼서 무섭네요. 시도해봤는데, 설득력 있는 가짜를 만드는 게 너무 쉬워요. 사기꾼들이 이걸 좋아할 거예요. 조심하세요, 여러분!
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PaulRoberts
April 13, 2025 at 9:19:44 AM EDT
O novo gerador de imagens do ChatGPT é louco! É muito bom em falsificar recibos, é assustador. Eu testei e é muito fácil fazer falsificações convincentes. Os scammers devem estar adorando isso. Cuidado por aí, pessoal!
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JustinAnderson
April 13, 2025 at 6:37:28 AM EDT
El nuevo generador de imágenes de ChatGPT es una locura. Lo usé para crear un recibo falso de una cena elegante y parecía tan real que mis amigos lo creyeron. Es divertido pero también un poco aterrador lo fácil que es hacer falsificaciones convincentes. ¡Hay que tener cuidado!
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This month, ChatGPT rolled out a new image generator with its 4o model, and it's pretty darn good at putting text into images. Folks are already using it to whip up fake restaurant receipts, adding yet another trick to the bag of AI deepfakes that scammers love to use.
Deedy Das, a big name on social media and in the VC world, shared a snap on X of a fake receipt from a real San Francisco steakhouse, claiming he made it with 4o.
You can use 4o to generate fake receipts.
There are too many real world verification flows that rely on “real images” as proof. That era is over. pic.twitter.com/9FORS1PWsb
— Deedy (@deedydas) March 29, 2025
Others jumped on the bandwagon, creating their own fakes, some even adding food or drink stains to make them look more legit:
I think in the original image the letters are too perfect and they don’t bend with the paper. They look like hovering above the paper. Here is my attempt to make it more realistic. Let me know what you think. pic.twitter.com/EixRSHubeY
— Michael Gofman (@michaelgofman) March 29, 2025
The most convincing fake we found at TechCrunch came from France, where a LinkedIn user posted a crumpled-up AI-generated receipt from a local restaurant chain:
We at TechCrunch gave 4o a whirl and managed to create a fake receipt for an Applebee’s in San Francisco:
Still, it wouldn't take much for a scammer to tweak a few numbers using photo editing software or maybe even more specific prompts.
It's pretty clear that making it super easy to generate fake receipts opens up a whole world of fraud possibilities. It's not hard to picture bad actors using this tech to get "reimbursed" for completely made-up expenses.
Taya Christianson, a spokesperson for OpenAI, told TechCrunch that all images made by ChatGPT come with metadata showing they were created by the AI. Christianson also mentioned that OpenAI "takes action" against users who break its usage policies and that they're "always learning" from real-world use and feedback.
When we asked why ChatGPT lets people make fake receipts in the first place, and if that's okay under OpenAI's usage policies (which ban fraud), Christianson said that OpenAI's "goal is to give users as much creative freedom as possible." She pointed out that fake AI receipts could be used for non-fraud purposes like "teaching people about financial literacy" as well as creating original art and product ads.
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April 14, 2025 at 8:26:48 AM EDT
ChatGPTの新しい画像生成器を使って、豪華なディナーのレシートを作りました。めっちゃリアルで友達も信じちゃった。面白いけど、こんなに簡単に偽物が作れるのはちょっと怖いですね。この機能、使うときは注意が必要です！
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April 14, 2025 at 7:50:02 AM EDT
O novo gerador de imagens do ChatGPT é incrível! Usei para criar um recibo falso de um jantar chique e ficou tão real que meus amigos acreditaram. É divertido, mas também assustador como é fácil criar falsificações convincentes. Cuidado com isso!
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April 14, 2025 at 12:28:13 AM EDT
ChatGPT의 새로운 이미지 생성기로 고급 저녁 식사의 영수증을 만들었어요. 너무 진짜 같아서 친구들도 속았어요. 재미있지만, 이렇게 쉽게 가짜를 만들 수 있다는 게 조금 무섭네요. 이 기능, 사용할 때 조심해야 할 것 같아요!
0
April 13, 2025 at 3:43:05 PM EDT
ChatGPT의 새로운 이미지 생성기는 정말 대단해요! 레시트 위조가 너무 잘돼서 무섭네요. 시도해봤는데, 설득력 있는 가짜를 만드는 게 너무 쉬워요. 사기꾼들이 이걸 좋아할 거예요. 조심하세요, 여러분!
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April 13, 2025 at 9:19:44 AM EDT
O novo gerador de imagens do ChatGPT é louco! É muito bom em falsificar recibos, é assustador. Eu testei e é muito fácil fazer falsificações convincentes. Os scammers devem estar adorando isso. Cuidado por aí, pessoal!
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April 13, 2025 at 6:37:28 AM EDT
El nuevo generador de imágenes de ChatGPT es una locura. Lo usé para crear un recibo falso de una cena elegante y parecía tan real que mis amigos lo creyeron. Es divertido pero también un poco aterrador lo fácil que es hacer falsificaciones convincentes. ¡Hay que tener cuidado!
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