‘We are finished’: ChatGPT's UCO Bank cheque goes viral, sparks fraud fears around new AI image model

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Incident details

Incident ID: inc_2026_04_23_3f9ee8c7
Date source: llm_extracted_from_article_text
Country: India
Platform: Social Media
Incident type: Synthetic Image Fraud
Verification level: reported_but_unverified

Harm types

Fraud Scam

Topics

Synthetic Image

Summary

A social media user named Shirish on X shared a hyper-realistic AI-generated image of a UCO Bank cheque for ₹69,000, claiming it was created using OpenAI’s ChatGPT Images 2.0 model. The image displayed authentic-looking bank details, signatures, and MICR bands, sparking widespread alarm and discussions about the potential for fraud and the reliability of AI-generated visual content. LiveMint reported that the model can now accurately render text and generate working QR codes, raising concerns about the creation of convincing fake documents such as cheques, identity cards, and official forms.

Sources

‘We are finished’: ChatGPT's UCO Bank cheque goes viral, sparks fraud fears around new AI image model | Today News

livemint.com · 2026-04-23 · Primary