BMO
What does this mean?
Grade C (use with care: check the source of each value before relying on it). 100% of 7 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites; only 7 sourced values, so the entry is thin; 5 value(s) were read from a search snippet or an archive copy.
Get help with (3)
- Dispute with a merchant through the bankTry the merchant (shown in the statement description), then call the number on the back of the card.
- Unauthorized chargeLock the card and report it lost or stolen in BMO Digital Banking, or call.
- Fraud or scamCall 1-888-340-2265 or visit a BMO branch; send phishing emails to Phishing@bmo.com.
Contacts (4)
Phone
- BMO U.S. customer contact center; suspected fraud, unfamiliar transactions, lost or stolen debit or ATM card Account holder only
From search snippets of the BMO U.S. fraud and debit card pages; not read on the page itself. One snippet says the line is staffed 24/7; not confirmed.
Use for: Fraud or scam, Unauthorized charge, Dispute with a merchant through the bank, Fee reversal, Account frozen or closed, Account access, Poor service or broken promise
Source: bmo.com, verified 2026-10-13
- Credit card customer service - BMO Platinum, Platinum Rewards, Cash Back and Boost Secured Mastercard Account holder only
Outside the U.S. call +1-262-780-8658. Read on BMO's credit card page in a browser.
Use for: Unauthorized charge, Dispute with a merchant through the bank, Fraud or scam, Billing error
Source: bmo.com, verified 2026-10-13
- Credit card customer service - BMO Premium Rewards and Escape Mastercard Account holder only
Use for: Unauthorized charge, Dispute with a merchant through the bank, Fraud or scam, Billing error
Source: bmo.com, verified 2026-10-13
- Send suspicious emails (as an attachment) or screenshots of suspicious texts to BMO
From a search snippet of the BMO U.S. fraud page; not read on the page itself.
Use for: Fraud or scam
Source: bmo.com, verified 2026-10-13
Escalation path
Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.
Customer service
PhoneBMO U.S. customer contact center; suspected fraud, unfamiliar transactions, lost or stolen debit or ATM card +1-888-340-2265 Account holder onlyWritten complaint
EmailSend suspicious emails (as an attachment) or screenshots of suspicious texts to BMO Phishing@bmo.comNo BMO U.S. complaint address could be confirmed. For credit card billing errors, use the billing rights address in your card agreement within 60 days.
Federal regulator
Federal regulator
State agency
Your state’s financial regulator. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON:
states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).
Known blockers
- bmo.com did not respond to automated access, so an agent cannot read BMO help pages. Hand the browser to the person.
- Phone lines verify the account holder.
Scam warnings
Official domains
bmo.com
Real links and emails from BMO end in one of these.
BMO will never ask you for
BMO says it does not contact you unprompted by phone, email, text or social media to ask for sensitive details, passwords, PINs or verification codes. (Seen in a search snippet of the BMO U.S. fraud page; bmo.com does not respond to automated fetches.)
Source: bmo.com, verified 2026-10-13
Known scams
If a call, voicemail, email, text or social media message that claims to be BMO seems suspicious, BMO says to share nothing and contact the bank using the number on the back of your card. (Seen in a search snippet of bmo.com.)
Source: bmo.com, verified 2026-10-13
Report phishing
- Send suspicious emails (as an attachment) or screenshots of suspicious texts to BMO, then delete them
From a search snippet of the BMO U.S. fraud page; not read on the page itself. An older BMO business page gives bmoharris.phish@bmo.com.
Use for: Fraud or scam
Source: bmo.com, verified 2026-10-13
For the whole industry, read Banks and card issuers — how complaints work.
Verification notes
BMO Bank National Association (formerly BMO Harris Bank) is a national bank supervised by the OCC (FDIC BankFind cert 16571). bmo.com did not respond to automated fetches (connection closed), so every value below comes from search-engine snippets of bmo.com U.S. pages. Canadian BMO numbers do not apply to U.S. accounts. For credit cards other than those listed, call the number on the back of the card.
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