The Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino informs savers and the general public that posts and videos have been circulated on some social channels in which the name and image of President Catia Tomasetti is used in an evidently artificial form, likely made with artificial intelligence techniques (deepfake), with content aimed at soliciting investments.
The Authority would like to draw attention to the following essential points:
1. No form of investment solicitation, commercial promotion or proposal of financial products may be made by representatives of the Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino or on behalf of the Authority.
2. Official communications of the Central Bank are published exclusively through official institutional channels; any message from other sources must be considered unauthorized.
3. Savers are advised not to respond to, share or make payments or transfers as a result of messages, videos or posts requesting investments or payments in favor of private entities or alleged instruments promoted through such content.
In case of doubts or receipt of reports deemed suspicious, the public is invited to consult the official channels of the Authority and to promptly forward communication to the competent police authorities for investigative activities related to identity forgery and online scams.
The Central Bank of the Republic of San Marino is proceeding with complaints to the competent Authorities in order to protect savers and the integrity of the financial system.