Tag: email scam
Cyber scammers email bogus blackmail threats
(CNS): An email scam currently circulating in Cayman threatening to disclose personal information of the targeted victims unless they pay the scammer money is not a credible threat, police say, as they once again encourage people to be more cyber-aware. People are urged not to click on these types of messages but to report them […]
Police issue warnings over latest online scams
(CNS): The RCIPS continues to receive multiple reports of scammers calling local banking customers claiming to be from a variety of organisations, including banks, credit card and money transfer companies, and most recently, the RCIPS. The Financial Crime Unit is seeing an escalation in reports of what appears to be a focused effort from foreign […]
Bogus CAL email is phishing scam
(CNS): Cayman Airways Ltd says the airline has received reports of a phishing email being sent to customers claiming that their “account” has been “temporarily suspended”. CAL stated that this email was not sent by Cayman Airways, and anyone receiving it should not click on any links nor provide any information to the senders.
Scammers use CNS logo to target candw.ky users
(CNS): Scammers who have got their hands on a list of Cable and Wireless candw.ky emails used a CNS logo on Wednesday to try to con people who still use those accounts. The fake email had nothing to do with this media house or the daily emails we send to our signed-up readers with the […]
Police urge businesses to tighten email security
(CNS): The RCIPS is increasingly concerned at the level of sophistication used by international fraudsters targeting businesses in the Cayman Islands through the use of business email compromise (BEC) frauds. The police are urging everyone to tighten up email account security and set up multi-factor authentication where possible. They are also warned that victims of […]
Scammers ask for cash in grant con
(CNS): The police are warning that scammers are using the cover of government grant offers to part people from their cash in at least two different email cons. Cybercrime officers said the scams invite people to apply for government grants, requesting a deposit of around CI$100-125, along with personal ID details, to process these claims.
Scammers use cops’ email to phish
(CNS): The RCIPS is urging the public not to click on a fraudulent email currently circulating that purports to come from the Financial Crime Unit and instead forward it to them. The police said that no one has yet reported being conned in this scam. The email suggests that a police complaint has been filed […]
Local loses cash after login info hacked
(CNS): The RCIPS Financial Crime Unit is urging people to use a different password for each website they log into and to change the password immediately if any of those websites are hacked. The FCU said they had been made aware of an incident where hackers were able to steal funds from a person in […]
Scammers using CIG email to con people out of cash
(CNS): The RCIPS has issued a public alert on the latest phishing email scam circulating in the Cayman Islands that is using a government address to defraud money from people. The email address is being used to send scam emails requesting payments from properties and business owners which they claim are taxes due to the […]
Scammers steal cash from local accounts
(CNS): Two residents have reported substantial unauthorised withdrawals from their accounts apparently resulting from the latest scam email circulating locally purporting to be from local banks. Both of these reports of theft are currently under investigation by the RCIPS Financial Crimes Unit, which is warning residents once again to beware of phishing emails. In this […]
Email scam cites immigration to lure victims
(CNS): Government officials have issued a warning regarding an email being sent to immigration customers in which scammers are posing as the local Department of Immigration to suck people into a phishing effort. Officials warned those who receive the email not to open the link, as it will harm computers and networks.
