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Bank of Montreal

Incidents Harmed By

Incident 11142 Report
Alleged AI-Generated Video Ads Impersonate Bank of Montreal Strategist Brian Belski to Promote Investment Scam

2025-06-12

A purportedly AI-generated video of Bank of Montreal Chief Investment Strategist Brian Belski was used in an alleged fraudulent investment ad campaign on Meta platforms, including Instagram and Facebook. The ads reportedly impersonated Belski to promote a WhatsApp investment group. BMO confirmed the impersonation and warned users; the Facebook page was reportedly renamed and repurposed by scammers.

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Unknown scammers

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1114
    2 Reports

    Alleged AI-Generated Video Ads Impersonate Bank of Montreal Strategist Brian Belski to Promote Investment Scam

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Unknown fraudsters

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1114
    2 Reports

    Alleged AI-Generated Video Ads Impersonate Bank of Montreal Strategist Brian Belski to Promote Investment Scam

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Unknown scammers impersonating Brian Belski

Incidents involved as Deployer
  • Incident 1114
    2 Reports

    Alleged AI-Generated Video Ads Impersonate Bank of Montreal Strategist Brian Belski to Promote Investment Scam

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Unknown deepfake technology developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1114
    2 Reports

    Alleged AI-Generated Video Ads Impersonate Bank of Montreal Strategist Brian Belski to Promote Investment Scam

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Unknown voice cloning technology developer

Incidents involved as Developer
  • Incident 1114
    2 Reports

    Alleged AI-Generated Video Ads Impersonate Bank of Montreal Strategist Brian Belski to Promote Investment Scam

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Brian Belski

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1114
    2 Reports

    Alleged AI-Generated Video Ads Impersonate Bank of Montreal Strategist Brian Belski to Promote Investment Scam

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General public of Canada

Incidents Harmed By
  • Incident 1114
    2 Reports

    Alleged AI-Generated Video Ads Impersonate Bank of Montreal Strategist Brian Belski to Promote Investment Scam

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Unknown deepfake technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1114
    2 Reports

    Alleged AI-Generated Video Ads Impersonate Bank of Montreal Strategist Brian Belski to Promote Investment Scam

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Unknown voice cloning technology

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1114
    2 Reports

    Alleged AI-Generated Video Ads Impersonate Bank of Montreal Strategist Brian Belski to Promote Investment Scam

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Instagram

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1114
    2 Reports

    Alleged AI-Generated Video Ads Impersonate Bank of Montreal Strategist Brian Belski to Promote Investment Scam

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Facebook

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1114
    2 Reports

    Alleged AI-Generated Video Ads Impersonate Bank of Montreal Strategist Brian Belski to Promote Investment Scam

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WhatsApp

Incidents implicated systems
  • Incident 1114
    2 Reports

    Alleged AI-Generated Video Ads Impersonate Bank of Montreal Strategist Brian Belski to Promote Investment Scam

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