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SBI warned customers, said to be careful… otherwise there will be big loss

Rahul Tiwari | December 17, 2024 7:21 PM CST

State Bank of India (SBI) has given a warning to its customers and the general public. SBI said that some false deepfake videos are spreading on social media. Senior officials of the bank are being shown in these videos. These videos are falsely claiming to promote or support some investment schemes. SBI has clarified that the bank or any of its officials are not associated with such schemes. SBI has appealed to the people to avoid such frauds and not to believe these videos at all.

What did SBI write in the post?

SBI has given this information through social media. It was written in this post that “Warning – Public warning, beware of deepfake videos. State Bank of India cautions all its customers and the general public that deepfake videos of its top management are being circulated on social media, claiming to have launched or endorsed certain investment schemes.

These videos attempt to advise people to invest their money in such schemes through the use of technological tools. We clarify that SBI or any of its top officials do not offer or endorse any such investment scheme. Therefore, the public is cautioned against engaging and becoming victims of such deepfake videos circulating on social media”.

ALERT – PUBLIC Caution Notice pic.twitter.com/iIpTusWCKH
— State Bank of India (@TheOfficialSBI) December 16, 2024

What are deepfake videos?

Deepfake videos are videos that look real, but are altered with AI and deep learning techniques. In these, something like this is shown by changing someone's face or voice. This does not actually happen. This technique can be used to spread wrong information, commit fraud or deceive someone.