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ChatPRD founder says token fraud takes most of her time and has cost tens of thousands of dollars

According to a post on X by @clairevo, who runs ChatPRD, she spends about 90% of her time fighting international fraud rings that resell promo codes or abuse trial windows to obtain Opus tokens. She says the fraud has cost the company tens of thousands of dollars and is getting worse, even though the company is profitable. The snippet adds that generous trials on apps that pass through frontier models have become a target for organized token theft.

Source: Scobleizer News Pulse (X) · x.com Found via Robert Scoble’s Scobleizer News Pulse · a post on X, not independently verified Published 2026-11-10T05:40:00+00:00 Detected 2026-11-10T18:24:22+00:00
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According to a post on X by @clairevo, who runs ChatPRD, she spends about 90% of her time fighting international fraud rings that resell promo codes or abuse trial windows to obtain Opus tokens. She says the fraud has cost the company tens of thousands of dollars and is getting worse, even though the company is profitable. The snippet adds that generous trials on apps that pass through frontier models have become a target for organized token theft.

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@clairevo, who runs ChatPRD, said she spends about 90% of her time fighting international fraud rings that resell promo codes or abuse trial windows to get Opus tokens. She said it has cost tens of thousands of dollars and is getting worse, even though the company is profitable. Why it matters: Generous trials on...

Builders of apps that resell access to frontier models may need to tighten promo codes and trial limits to protect margins. Founders and investors should watch whether other small AI companies report similar token abuse as free trials and promotions continue.

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