Digital Fraud Campaigns Targeting DeepSeek: A Technical Analysis

The report warns of active scams impersonating DeepSeek AI: fraudsters are issuing fake tokens and encouraging irreversible cryptocurrency transfers to deceptive wallet addresses, cloning the official site with domains such as deepseek-wl.com and deepseekonchain.com, using deceptive ads to redirect users to phishing sites or malware-laden apps, and offering fake mobile apps that steal credentials and compromise wallets. It advises using only verified domains (deepseek.com and chat.deepseek.com), confirms DeepSeek does not issue tokens or have an official mobile app, and recommends checking URLs and social accounts and reporting suspicious profiles, phishing sites, and malicious ads.