‘I will never ask you for money’: Michael Bublé warns fans about online impersonators

Canadian singer and songwriter Michael Buble speaks to reporters on hosting the Juno awards, on March 28, 2025. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns)

Canadian crooner Michael Bublé has sent a warning to fans not to be duped by online impersonators.

The Burnaby, B.C., resident posted a video on social media Wednesday cautioning against private messages that claim to be from “Michael Bublé or Michael Bublé’s mom or Michael Bublé’s management.”

“It’s fake,” the singer-songwriter said. “I will never ask you for money, I will never ask you to send anything or to call me personally.”

Fraudsters using celebrity likenesses to scam people online is nothing new, but the problem has become much more sophisticated with the use of artificial intelligence.

Earlier this year, a wave of ads appeared on YouTube using AI-generated video of Prime Minister Mark Carney to pitch an investment platform.

Bublé urged fans to only trust messages from his official account, and thanked everyone who has reported scammers to their social media platforms so they could be dealt with appropriately.

“A lot of you people, they’re just trying to take advantage of your goodness and your kindness,” the singer added. “And it’s wrong.”