The Greek police are drawing the attention of the citizens on the occasion of the deepfake videos that are making the rounds on social media. In its announcement EL.AS. warns of attempted fraud through fraudulent advertising.
Recently, the Greek police, through the Directorate of Electronic Crime Prosecution, has detected a large number of deepfake videos on social media and websites.
These deepfake videos advertise supposed investment programs or supposed “miracle” drugs – preparations, which are supposedly promoted – advertised by highly recognizable and famous persons (politicians, reputable scientists, artists, etc.).
The fraudulent advertisements in question, according to EL.AS., appear mainly as “sponsored” on social media, falsely claiming, in many cases, to come from articles in reputable newspapers and websites.
In them, the above persons appear to urge citizens to invest in supposedly high-yield investment programs (cryptocurrencies, gold, oil, etc.), at the same time expressing alleged personal experiences from which they themselves obtained significant profits.
Deepfake videos even for drugs
Correspondingly, in the cases of fraudulent promotion of medicines-preparations, the above persons appear to advertise preparations of unknown origin and effectiveness and potentially dangerous for public health, attributing to them “miraculous” therapeutic properties for various diseases, expressing here also supposed personal experiences regarding the alleged effectiveness their.
In addition, in order to make these advertisements even more convincing, they are accompanied by false comments-reviews from “fake” accounts, where and there supposedly positive personal experiences are captured.
In fact, for their promotion “expendable” websites are used that are constantly renewed (in case of deactivation) while their content is adapted and dynamically changed, depending on the country targeted by the perpetrators.
The investigations of the Directorate of Electronic Crime Prosecution to deal with this phenomenon are ongoing, in cooperation with foreign police authorities, Europol, Interpol, etc., as these are cases of transnational fraud.
In this context, ELAS recommends that citizens be especially careful, in order not to be deceived in similar cases, and in particular:
For frauds involving the provision of investment services:
* Be especially wary when you see advertisements for investment programs on the Internet that promise high returns, even when they appear to be participated by high-profile and well-known people.
* Do not invest your money in services without being absolutely sure of their reliability.
* Be wary of being approached by phone or email from overseas investment firms.
* Look for information on the reliability of the investment companies that approach you.
* Ask for the terms and conditions before making any transaction.
* Before making any provision of your information or investment decision, check whether the company has a license from the Capital Market Commission or the Bank of Greece or a European passport.
* You refer to the list of warnings of the Capital Market Commission for the investing public, at the link
* Be wary if the offer seems too good to be true. We think twice before we click. #ThinkB4UClick
* Contact the police if you are a victim of fraud.
For scams with supposedly “miracle” drugs:
* The distribution and sale of medicines via the internet is expressly prohibited by the current legislation of our country.
* Buying medicines online poses serious risks to consumers’ health.
* A significant percentage of medicines sold over the Internet are fake, falsified, of unknown origin, of dubious quality and effectiveness, and very often dangerous to the health of consumers.
* A medicine or preparation is safe only when it has been produced and quality-controlled according to the rules overseen by the relevant government agencies, and only when it is available through the legal supply chain. In any other case, its use can seriously endanger the health of the consumer.
* Relevant information on the risks from the online purchase of medicines and nutritional supplements is available on the website of the National Medicines Agency (NMO) at the link
As reminded by ELAS, citizens can contact, anonymously or by name, the Directorate of Electronic Crime Prosecution for the above cases, as well as in order to provide information or report illegal or fraudulent acts or activities carried out over the internet, at the following details contact:
*Telephone: 11188
*Sending e-mail to: [email protected]
*Via gov.gr in the section Citizen and Everyday Life/ Complaints / Complaints regarding cybercrimes
*Via twitter: @CyberAlertGR
*Through the application for smart phones: CYBERKID
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