On March 15, the AI big model developed by the domestic AI company Deep Seeking DeepSeek In the network has become a hit, as an open source, free of charge, large model, although the depth of the company itself has not yet realized profit, but there are a large number of criminals smell business opportunities, under the banner of "DeepSeek" began to follow the trend of "earning money".
According to surging news reports, some consumers download DeepSeek in the application store encountered similar DeepSeek "ghost" App.198 dollars by a "permanent member".(b) The misguided belief in so-called "local deployment".Pay $49 and download the fake installer.
The media outlet also cited a web tracking report that found 2,650 DeepSeek-impersonating websites around the world between December 1, 2024 and February 3, 2025, and the number of sites continues to grow rapidly. These sites use similar domain names and interface designs to lure users into clicking on them in order to distribute malware, steal personal information, or fraudulently obtain subscriptions.
According to Article 57 of China's Trademark Law, the corresponding counterfeit DeepSeek websites and apps that use DeepSeek's trademarks or similar logos to mislead consumers into believing that these are DeepSeek's official products actually constitute trademark infringement.
In this regard, the corresponding media quoted the remarks of Mr. Wei Feng, a senior partner of Shanghai Dehe Hantong Law Firm, who said that consumers must be more vigilant, firstly, they should choose the official channels to download, and carefully check the information of the developer when downloading Apps from the app stores, and once they find that the Apps they downloaded are fake, such as fraudulent apps lured by the bait of "permanent membership" or "local deployment", they should firstly stop using them immediately and uninstall them. Once you find that the downloaded app is fake, such as fraudulent apps with the bait of "permanent membership" or "local deployment", you should first stop using it and uninstall it immediately. At the same time, you can report the corresponding fake DeepSeek apps and phishing websites to market supervision and management, consumer protection organizations, Internet regulators or local police.