KUALA LUMPUR, April 29, 2025 -- Capital A Berhad and AirAsia are issuing an urgent public advisory to warn the public against fraudulent scams circulating on social media and messaging platforms. These scams use fake, AI-generated videos and voice recordings that falsely depict Capital A CEO Tony Fernandes, promoting investment schemes or financial products.
We strongly urge the public to remain vigilant and not to engage with or respond to any such videos or messages. These contents are entirely fabricated and are not endorsed or produced by Capital A, AirAsia, or any of Capital A subsidiaries.
Questions around this news
What do the fake videos and recordings claim?
The advisory says the fabricated videos and voice recordings falsely portray Capital A CEO Tony Fernandes promoting investment schemes or financial products. Capital A, AirAsia and their subsidiaries say they did not make or endorse this content. The public is urged not to engage with or respond to related videos or messages.
How can I check whether a message about an investment opportunity is genuine?
The release advises disregarding suspicious content or contact claiming to represent Capital A, AirAsia or Tony Fernandes about financial or investment opportunities. To check a communication’s authenticity, it provides [email protected]. It also says official statements and promotions are issued through the companies’ verified websites and social media platforms.
How can generative AI create convincing fake videos or voice recordings?
Generative AI systems can create or alter media based on patterns learned from examples. In a fabricated video or recording, this can make a person appear to say or do something they did not. Realistic appearance or sound alone is not proof that a clip is authentic, so its source and context matter.
What information might scammers try to obtain through these messages?
The advisory warns that scammers may try to persuade people to make financial transactions or share personal information. It does not identify particular payment methods or specific kinds of personal data. Its guidance is to avoid responding to suspicious messages connected to purported financial or investment opportunities.
Scammers are increasingly using advanced generative AI tools to create realistic but fake videos impersonating public figures, with the objective to deceive individuals into performing financial transactions or sharing personal information.
If you come across suspicious content or are contacted by someone claiming to represent Capital A, AirAsia, or Tony Fernandes in relation to any financial or investment opportunity, please disregard or to verify the authenticity of any communication, please contact [email protected].
Official statements and promotions from Capital A and AirAsia will only be issued through our verified websites and social media platforms.
If you detect any issues, problems, or errors in this press release content, kindly contact [email protected] to notify us (it is important to note that this email is the authorized channel for such matters, sending multiple emails to multiple addresses does not necessarily help expedite your request). We will respond and rectify the situation in the next 8 hours.
Terms explained
- Generative AI
- Artificial intelligence that produces new content, such as text, images, audio or video, in response to instructions or learned patterns.
- Impersonation
- An attempt to appear to be another person or organization, often to gain trust or mislead someone.
- Voice recording
- An audio capture of speech or other sounds. Recordings can be edited or synthetically created, so the audio alone may not establish who actually spoke.
- Personal information
- Information that identifies or relates to an individual, such as contact details or account credentials.
- Verified account
- An online account whose platform has confirmed its association with a particular person or organization. Verification does not make every message or link safe.
