Bank of Montreal (Clone) - Central Bank of Ireland Issues Warning on Unauthorised Firm

29 July 2024 Warning Notice

Warning

Warning: Unauthorised Investment Firm / Investment Business Firm
Unauthorised Firm Name Bank of Montreal (CLONE)
Website
 
www.bmosecurities.com
www.bmo-private.com
Email address(es) used
Phone number(s) used
  • 01-9615255
  • 01-9026626
  • 01-9015255
Authorisation in Ireland Bank of Montreal (Clone) is not authorised to provide investment services in Ireland.
Additional information The firm cloned the details (name and address) of a Central Bank authorised firm and has been seeking to pass itself off as the legitimate firm, Bank of Montreal Europe plc, C27190, in order to deceive consumers. It should be noted there is no connection whatsoever between the Central Bank authorised firm and the fraudulent entity.

Notes:

  1. Any person wishing to contact the Central Bank with information regarding such firms / persons may telephone (01) 224 5800.
  2. For more information on how to protect yourself from financial scams, please visit www.centralbank.ie/financialscams
  3. The name of the above firm is published under section 53 of the Central Bank (Supervision and Enforcement) Act 2013