A Delhi man turned the tables on a scammer impersonating his college senior, using ChatGPT to track the fraudster and expose him. The story, shared on Reddit’s r/delhi subreddit, has gone viral for showing how AI can be used to fight cybercrime.

According to the Reddit post, the scammer initially contacted the man via Facebook, posing as a senior from college who is an IAS officer. The fraudster claimed that a “CRPF officer friend” was being transferred and selling high-end furniture and appliances at heavily discounted prices.

Sensing something was off, the Delhi man contacted the alleged friend on WhatsApp and confirmed that the whole setup was a scam.

ChatGPT enters the game

The scammer then sent photos of furniture and demanded money through a QR code linked to an account with an Army uniform profile picture. Feeling that the urgency around payment was suspicious, the man decided to fight back using AI.

He prompted ChatGPT to create a fake payment portal that looked legitimate but was actually designed to capture the scammer’s geolocation, IP address, and front camera image. Within minutes, ChatGPT generated the functional code, which he hosted online and sent to the scammer under the pretext of “expediting the payment process.”

Unaware of the trap, the scammer clicked on the link, instantly sending his exact location, IP address, and front camera image to the man. The man then turned the tables, sending the scammer his own picture and location details, leaving the fraudster stunned.

Within minutes, the scammer began calling from multiple numbers, pleading for forgiveness and promising to quit scamming. Screenshots shared by the Delhi man showed the panic and desperation of the fraudster.

“The satisfaction of stealing from a thief is crazy,” he wrote, acknowledging that while the scammer may continue targeting others.