Hyderabad, Dec.10 (NSS): Reserve Bank of India has issued a notification cautioning the people about fake videos being circulated in the social media on the Bank officials offering suggestions related to investment schemes.
The notification said that it has come to the notice of the Bank that some deep fake videos are circulated in social media suggesting that the RBI Governor has started some investment schemes or that he is supporting some schemes. Using some technical instruments, the videos are advising the people to, using the name of the RBI governor, to invest in some schemes. No official of the RBI will advise about investment or support any scheme. The videos are fake. They will never give such advice on investment schemes, the notification made it clear.
The RBI advised the people to be alert about the deep fake videos and refrain from becoming a prey to the tactics of the fraudsters and lose their money.
