Doctored video promotes fake investment returns in Burkina Faso
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Netafrique
Burkina Faso’s Central Brigade for the Fight against Cybercrime is warning of a fake investment platform promoted in a doctored video attributing remarks to minister Aminata Zerbo/Sabane. Scammers are using an AI-generated image and voice and promising quick returns, the brigade says, urging internet users not to share the announcement.
A video circulated on social media falsely attributes the promotion of an online investment platform to Aminata Zerbo/Sabane, Burkina Faso’s Minister for Digital Transition. Burkina Faso’s Ministry of Digital Transition, Posts and Electronic Communications has denounced a fake video presenting the platform as backed by the national authorities, according to Netafrique.
The video features testimonials from people claiming to have invested in the platform. It shows the minister on a national television set endorsing an investment opportunity, although she did not make those remarks, Netafrique reports.
The warning comes two days after Burkina Faso issued an alert on fake registrations for the 2027 Hajj, announced on 18 October as part of another warning against fraudulent practices. The country also launched YORI ID on 29 September, a system for accessing its consular services, according to the official announcements about consular services.
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