DeepSeek issued an official statement on the evening of September 18, stating that criminals have recently pretended to be official or current employees of "DeepSeek", forged work badges, business licenses and other materials, and charged users fees on multiple platforms in the name of "computing power leasing", "equity financing", etc. to commit fraud. This behavior seriously infringes upon the rights and interests of users and damages the reputation of the company.
The original statement is as follows:
1． Deep Search never requires users to make payments to personal accounts or unofficial accounts, and any request for private transfers is considered fraud;
2. Any person who falsely uses the name of the company to carry out "computing power leasing", "financing" and other activities is illegal and will be held accountable in accordance with the law.
DeepSeek reminds users:
Obtain official information and latest developments through the official website (deepseek.com) and official certified account;
The official webpage and App products are currently free. If you need API calling services, please go to the official website open platform to recharge. The official collection account name is "Hangzhou Deep Search Artificial Intelligence Basic Technology Research Co., Ltd.";
If you encounter suspicious circumstances, please contact the official email for verification or report to the public security agency.
