KUALA LUMPUR, March 7 -- The threat of scams featuring impersonations of well-known personalities is nothing new, but the government still warns the public to not fall for it. Deputy Communications Minister Teo Nie Ching just reminded Malaysians to be wary of good-to-be-true scams masquerading as advertisements on social media.

Scams are getting more sophisticated with generative AI content

She issued the reminder following the spread of an AI technology-edited video clip showing Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim discussing an investment scheme with lucrative returns.

"This is not the first time I have received complaints about videos of the Prime Minister being produced with AI for the purpose of investment scheme fraud. We shou...