Financial Intelligence Unit https://www.fiubahamas.org.bs Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:25:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 HEIGHTENED ALERT REGARDING SOCIAL MEDIA COMPROMISE AND IMPERSONATION SCAMS NOTICE 2 https://www.fiubahamas.org.bs/heightened-alert-regarding-social-media-compromise-and-impersonation-scams-notice-2/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:25:54 +0000 https://www.fiubahamas.org.bs/?p=2660 .flex_column.av-2ew95c-f5f482483f36f15f0a0d1c130af6cd2f{ border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px; }

HEIGHTENED ALERT REGARDING SOCIAL MEDIA COMPROMISE AND IMPERSONATION SCAMS NOTICE 2

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HEIGHTENED ALERT REGARDING SOCIAL MEDIA COMPROMISE AND IMPERSONATION SCAMS

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PROTECTING YOURSELF FROM SMISHING AND PHISHING SCAMS

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]]> NOTICE RELATING TO THE FRAUDULENT USE OF THE NAME OF THE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT OF THE BAHAMAS https://www.fiubahamas.org.bs/notice-relating-to-the-fraudulent-use-of-the-name-of-the-financial-intelligence-unit-of-the-bahamas/ Mon, 16 Jun 2025 20:46:07 +0000 https://www.fiubahamas.org.bs/?p=2517 .flex_column.av-2ew95c-f5f482483f36f15f0a0d1c130af6cd2f{ border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px; }

NOTICE RELATING TO THE FRAUDULENT USE OF THE NAME OF THE FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE UNIT OF THE BAHAMAS

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]]> Fraudulent Investment Scams https://www.fiubahamas.org.bs/fraudulent-investment-scams/ Fri, 02 May 2025 15:54:08 +0000 https://www.fiubahamas.org.bs/?p=2485 .flex_column.av-2ew95c-f5f482483f36f15f0a0d1c130af6cd2f{ border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px; }

Fraudulent Investment Scams


Attention constituent:

We are urging the public to stay vigilant as new scams circulate online and fraudulent websites are impersonating local media houses to promote a fake investment opportunity linked to Central Bank of The Bahamas. To boost credibility and traffic, the scammers are using artificial intelligence to generate “deepfake” videos of various news personalities as well as Central Bank and Government of The Bahamas officials. Deepfake videos are digitally manipulated videos that make it look like someone is saying or doing something they did not actually say or do, often with malicious intent.



Artificial Intelligence (AI) -generated video screenshots of Government and Central Bank executives and media professionals.

How to Spot the Scam

  • Strange URLs: The website mimics the branding and layout of known media outlets but may have variations in the URL or outdated content.
  • Abnormal Mannerisms: Deepfake videos may look real at first glance, but you may notice unnatural facial movements, robotic voice patterns, or odd phrasing.
  • Promised Success: The scheme typically promises guaranteed returns and sounds too good to be true—a red flag in any context.


Website impersonating a media outlet, using its branding and layout.


What You Can Do


  1. Don’t click on suspicious links or share the content.
  2. Report the scam directly to the social media platform you see it on. You may also report scams to us at report@cirt.gov.bs.
  3. Block the account or page promoting the video or fake article.
  4. Verify information with official sources such as Central Bank of The Bahamas or the media houses being impersonated.

For additional information, please visit:

Central Bank of The Bahamas: https://www.centralbankbahamas.com/news/public-notices/deepfake-investment-scam-alert#:~:text=The public is cautioned to,posts should not be clicked.
CIRT-BS: https://www.cirt.bs/

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NOTICE TO ALL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND THE PUBLIC AT LARGE

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]]> NOTICE RELATIVE TO THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION RELATING TO PROPERTY USED FOR COMMISSION OF OFFENCES UNDER THE ANTI-TERRORISM ACT (ATA), 2018 No2 https://www.fiubahamas.org.bs/notice-relative-to-the-disclosure-of-information-relating-to-property-used-for-commission-of-offences-under-the-anti-terrorism-act-ata-2018-no2/ Sat, 08 Mar 2025 20:28:41 +0000 https://www.fiubahamas.org.bs/?p=2474 .flex_column.av-2ew95c-f5f482483f36f15f0a0d1c130af6cd2f{ border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px; }

NOTICE RELATIVE TO THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION RELATING TO PROPERTY USED FOR COMMISSION OF OFFENCES UNDER THE ANTI-TERRORISM ACT (ATA), 2018 No2

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]]> NOTICE RELATING TO THE OBLIGATION TO REPORT SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 25(1), FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS REPORTING ACT 2018 No1 https://www.fiubahamas.org.bs/notice-relating-to-the-obligation-to-report-suspicious-transactions-pursuant-to-section-251-financial-transactions-reporting-act-2018-no1/ Sat, 08 Mar 2025 20:27:16 +0000 https://www.fiubahamas.org.bs/?p=2468 .flex_column.av-2ew95c-f5f482483f36f15f0a0d1c130af6cd2f{ border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px; padding:0px 0px 0px 0px; }

NOTICE RELATING TO THE OBLIGATION TO REPORT SUSPICIOUS TRANSACTIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 25(1), FINANCIAL TRANSACTIONS REPORTING ACT 2018 No1

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]]> Report on 2022 Money Laundering Risk Assessment Summary of Key Findings https://www.fiubahamas.org.bs/report-on-2022-money-laundering-risk-assessment-summary-of-key-findings/ Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:51:52 +0000 https://www.fiubahamas.org.bs/?p=2461 Foreword by the Honourable Attorney General
Chairman of the Ministerial Council

The Commonwealth of The Bahamas, as a founding member of the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) in 1990, has demonstrated its longstanding commitment to international standards in the fight against money laundering. The jurisdiction has undergone four mutual evaluations by the CFATF with the latest conducted during the period 30 November – 11 December 2015. The mutual evaluation report was published in July 2017. This mutual evaluation was based on the revised Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF) 40 Recommendations of February 2012, and the Methodology for Assessing Technical Compliance with the FATF Recommendations and the Effectiveness of AML/CFT Systems – February 2013 (“the Methodology). After the publication of the mutual evaluation report, The Bahamas was placed into enhanced follow-up by CFATF and FATF monitoring process – International Cooperation Review Group Americas’ Region.

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