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South Korean man sentenced for forging medical documents with ChatGPT for insurance fraud
A South Korean court sentenced a person in their 20s to two years in prison for using ChatGPT to forge medical documents and defraud insurance companies of 150 million won across 11 fraudulent claims between July 2024 and mid-2025.",
<parameter name="event_date">2025-12-24
24 December 2025 Β· Insurance companies Β· Fraud, scams and manipulation
A person in their 20s used ChatGPT to forge medical documents including hospital admission and outpatient confirmation forms. The individual photographed legitimate documents from a Busan hospital, uploaded them to ChatGPT, and requested the tool to extend the admission and discharge periods.
Over approximately one year from July 2024, the person submitted forged documents to insurance companies 11 times and obtained 150 million won (approximately USD 115,000) in false insurance claims. The person also created documents claiming an acquaintance was injured while playing soccer using the same method.
Reported impact
Insurance companies were defrauded multiple times. The judge noted the companies did not reach settlement with the defendant.