Warning when searching for ChatGPT Premium – “askgpt” appears

Warning to all so you're not a dummy like me! Got totally scammed and want to get this out there so everyone is warned.

I wanted to start using ChatGPT Premium to help with more advanced tasks, and when I looked to sign up was served the site "https://askgpt.app/chat" via Google – right on top. If you search "

Upon a harder look after subscribing, the group "Harder Better Faster Stronger LLC" has purchased sponsored ads on Google to have you go through their site vs. OpenAI when signing up. It's a shell site that looks slightly similar. I've reported it to Google Ads, and thankfully found others who were able to explain it:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Scams/comments/1igg419/beware_of_a_product_pretending_to_be_openais/

No need to pile on, I feel like an absolute idiot already and had to cancel my credit card. Just sharing this with people so that the same thing doesn't happen to them!

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