{"id":279750,"date":"2025-04-11T16:04:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:04:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/sebi-warns-against-securities-frauds-using-social-media-platforms-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-04-11T16:04:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T16:04:30","slug":"sebi-warns-against-securities-frauds-using-social-media-platforms-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/11\/sebi-warns-against-securities-frauds-using-social-media-platforms-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Sebi warns against securities frauds using social media platforms &#8211; Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-120209114,imgsize-601573,width-400,resizemode-4\/120209114.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Sebi warns against securities frauds using social media platforms &#8211; Times of India\" title=\"Sebi warns against securities frauds using social media platforms &#8211; Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>MUMBAI : Markets regulator Sebi on Friday warned people about the proliferation of securities market-related fraudulent activities using various social media platforms (SMPs). <!-- -->It also asked people to report such activities on its portal, at <a href=\"https:\/\/mi.sebi.gov.in\/\" rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" target=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">https:\/\/mi.sebi.gov.in\/<\/a>.<br \/>With the rise in digital platform usage, fraudsters are enticing victims through trading advice disguised as educational content, Sebi said in a release. They utilise deceptive testimonials and offer unrealistic assurances of guaranteed or risk-free returns via these SMPs, it said.<br \/>According to the regulator, the most common securities market frauds observed on SMPs include unauthorised investment advisory services from organisations falsely claiming Sebi registration or showing fake Sebi certificates. <!-- -->Such activities also include floating trading platforms that impersonate that of Sebi registered entities and guarantee fixed returns. Under Sebi rules, no intermediary can guarantee any returns to investors.<br \/>Common securities market-related frauds also include misleading content designed to draw investors into private chat groups like &#8220;VIP group, Discounted trading group, Institutional Trading group, Official stock Community, Investment Club&#8221; etc through fraudulent advertisements.<br \/>Sebi also said that swindlers often try to attract investors by providing exclusive services on counterfeit trading\/advisory applications, offering preferential trading advantages such as institutional trading account, IPOs at discounted prices, block trades at discounted prices, sure shot allocation in IPOs etc.<br \/>Sebi warned that the public should exercise caution and authenticate social media accounts claiming to represent Sebi-registered entities before dealing with them.<br \/>The regulator also said that it has introduced the &#8216;1600&#8217; phone number series for service calls entities registered with it. \u201cInvestors should note the new \u20191600\u2019 phone numbering series to easily identify and attend service and transactional calls from Sebi-regulated\/registered entities, thereby enhancing investor security and minimising the risk of fraud by unscrupulous entities using the regular 10-digit numbers,\u201d it said.<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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