How to spot a fake ChatGPT website
Check the real address before you enter a password or payment details.
Fake sites can copy ChatGPT's name, logo and page design. A search ad or polished page does not prove who runs it.
Open chatgpt.com by typing it into the browser's address bar. Check the address after the page loads. A lookalike name with extra words may be a different site.
Real services can ask you to sign in or pay for a plan. That request alone proves neither safety nor fraud. Check the provider and the plan before you enter details.
- Start from the known ChatGPT address, not a link in a surprise message.
- Make a bookmark after checking the address. Use that bookmark for your next visit.
- If a page asks you to install a file or reveal a login code, pause and check through the known service.
- If you entered a password on a fake site, change it from the real site on a trusted device. Change reused passwords too. Contact your bank promptly if payment details were exposed.
Make a short checklist for checking a website before I sign in. Do not ask for passwords, codes or payment details. Do not call a site safe based only on its logo.
Paste the message into ChatGPT, then fill in any blanks before you send it. ChatGPT opens in a new tab. Opening it does not send the message.
An encrypted connection does not prove that the site is honest. Check who runs it before you share private details.
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