BNM and the SC warn of deepfakes of their senior officers
14 Oct 2026
Fake videos of central bank and Securities Commission officers are being used to sell investment schemes. Check before you trust any video, call or voice note.
Bank Negara Malaysia shows examples at bnm.gov.my/verify and asks the public to check its Financial Consumer Alert List and the SC's Investor Alert List. In September, Johor police reported a company administrator who transferred RM110,000 after a caller posing as her director gave payment instructions; police were checking whether his voice was cloned. See Deepfakes and payment fraud in the safety section for a simple team rule.
Sources
- BNM, Securities Commission caution public over deepfake investment scams Malay Mail (Bernama), 14 Oct 2026
- 'Director' dupes admin into transferring RM110,000 New Straits Times, 9 Sep 2026
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