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Voice cloning and fake executive messages moved roughly €95 million from Fideuram
A February 2026 impersonation campaign combined a fake WhatsApp message attributed to Intesa Sanpaolo's CEO, an AI-recreated lawyer's voice and supporting transaction documents. Roughly €95 million was transferred; later court-record reporting put the unrecovered amount at €39.5 million after substantial funds were stopped or frozen.
Timeline
- Feb 23, 2026Event type unspecified
Impersonation sequence begins
ANSA's court-record-based account says Molesini received the fake WhatsApp message on February 23 and was then contacted by a caller impersonating a known lawyer with an AI-generated voice.
- Feb 23, 2026occurrence
Occurrence began
- Sep 25, 2026Event type unspecified
Public reporting exposes the fraud and recovery figures
Reuters and ANSA published accounts of the fraud; later ANSA reporting from court records put the residual missing amount at EUR 39.5 million.
- Sep 25, 2026disclosure
Public disclosure
Claims & evidence
CLAIM-RESIDUAL-39-5MLater September 25 ANSA reporting based on the seizure order said EUR 39.5 million remained missing; it reported about EUR 42 million stopped on Chinese accounts and more than EUR 13 million frozen in Portugal.supported
Basis: reported finding
- Recorded stolen amount
- EUR 39,500,000.00
- Scope and evidence
- Residual Fideuram funds reported missing in the February 2026 fraud, per ANSA court-record reporting · reported · net
- Event dates
- 2026-02-23
- supportsTruffa da 39,5 milioni all'ex capo di Fideuram, un indagatosecondary reporting
Paragraphs reporting EUR 39.5 million missing, EUR 42 million stopped in China and more than EUR 13 million frozen in Portugal
CLAIM-IMPERSONATION-CHAINThe February fraud used a fake WhatsApp identity attributed to Intesa Sanpaolo CEO Carlo Messina and a follow-up call using an AI-recreated voice of a lawyer known to Paolo Molesini, supported by transaction documents and payment instructions.supported
Basis: reported finding
- supportsTruffa da 39,5 milioni all'ex capo di Fideuram, un indagatosecondary reporting
Paragraphs describing the February 23 WhatsApp contact, the lawyer impersonation, eleven documents and payment coordinates
- supportsAI messaging scam costs Italy's top bank Intesa millions, sources saysecondary reporting
Opening account of the WhatsApp impersonation and AI-emulated lawyer voice
CLAIM-APPROX-95M-TRANSFERREDReporting based on the investigation says Fideuram transferred approximately EUR 95 million during the fraud sequence.supported
Basis: reported finding
- supportsTruffa da 39,5 milioni all'ex capo di Fideuram, un indagatosecondary reporting
Court-record reconstruction describing the attempt to take nearly EUR 95 million
- supportsAI messaging scam costs Italy's top bank Intesa millions, sources saysecondary reporting
Opening paragraphs reporting approximately EUR 95 million transferred
CLAIM-LOSS-REPORTING-DIVERGEDPublic loss reporting diverged: Reuters initially reported about EUR 36 million unaccounted for after around EUR 53 million recovered, while later ANSA court-record reporting put the residual missing amount at EUR 39.5 million.supported
Basis: inference
- supportsAI messaging scam costs Italy's top bank Intesa millions, sources saysecondary reporting
Recovery paragraph reporting around EUR 53 million recovered and about EUR 36 million unaccounted for
- supportsTruffa da 39,5 milioni all'ex capo di Fideuram, un indagatosecondary reporting
Later court-record-based loss paragraph reporting EUR 39.5 million still missing
Sources and citation
Material revision history
- Oct 5, 2026 · Published version · first publication · revision 66
Cite this record
DiggingBeagle. “Voice cloning and fake executive messages moved roughly €95 million from Fideuram.” Published by DiggingBeagle Oct 5, 2026 · Public disclosure Sep 25, 2026 · Occurrence began Feb 23, 2026. https://diggingbeagle.com/cases/voice-cloning-and-fake-executive-messages-moved-roughly-95-million-from-fideuram/