Archive · 7 Nov 2025
SEBI Flags Over 1 Lakh Misleading Messages on Digital Platforms
Imagine the internet has lots of people giving advice about money.
Some of these people are not good and try to trick you into bad investments.
SEBI, like a referee for money, has found over a hundred thousand tricky messages and posts online.
They are trying to stop them.
SEBI found that many people listen to these online helpers, even when they aren't experts.
So, SEBI is working hard to teach everyone how to invest safely.
They are watching the internet closely and asking them to remove bad posts.
They have also made new tools, like 'Sebi Check', so you can make sure who you are dealing with is real.
SEBI wants everyone to be smart with their money and knows that learning about investing is the first step to staying safe from scams.
SEBI has flagged over one lakh misleading messages and posts on digital platforms through its 'Sebi versus Scam' initiative.
SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey highlighted unregulated financial influencers as a significant threat to investor safety.
A SEBI survey indicated that 62% of investors rely on influencer recommendations for investment decisions.
The 'Sebi versus Scam' campaign involves proactive surveillance, takedown of misleading content, and publishing whitelists of verified broker apps.
New SEBI tools like Valid UPI and Sebi Check are available to help investors verify intermediaries and bank accounts.
- Who
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), led by Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey
- What
- Flagged over one lakh misleading messages and posts on digital platforms as part of the 'Sebi versus Scam' initiative and warned about the threat of unregulated financial influencers.
- When
- Announced by SEBI Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey at a media event (specific date not provided, but refers to ongoing efforts).
- Where
- India (digital platforms)
- Why
- To protect investors from scams, combat misinformation spread by unregulated financial influencers, and increase investor education and awareness.
Investors
SEBI
Reliance on Financial Influencers
Investors
Nearly 62% of investors rely on influencer recommendations for investment decisions.
SEBI
Unregulated financial influencers are a major threat to investor safety, necessitating stronger investor education and awareness.
Verification and Education
Investors
Investors are increasingly targeted by deceptive content and fraudulent platforms.
SEBI
SEBI is actively monitoring platforms, escalating misleading content for takedown, and providing tools like Valid UPI and Sebi Check for verification and education.
- Regulator
- Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
- Initiative Name
- Sebi versus Scam
- Flagged Content
- More than 1 lakh misleading messages and posts
- Investor Reliance on Influencers
- 62% of investors
- SEBI's Focus
- Investor education, awareness, proactive surveillance, and combating misinformation
- New Verification Tools
- Valid UPI and Sebi Check
