Royal Cayman Islands Police
officers advise residents who receive an email claiming to be from Cable and
Wireless warning about a potential cell phone fraud to ignore it.
It’s a hoax, RCIPS officers in the
Financial Crime Unit and LIME officials said.
The email claims to be from a man
by the name of Andrew Smith and warns about a fraud where the recipient is
asked to enter specific digits into their phone such as #90 or #09. The author
of the email claims that when these digits are entered it will allow others to
remotely access your SIM card and make calls at your expense.
The email also suggests that if you
receive a call and the screen on your phone displays the word (XALAN),
answering the call could infect your phone with a virus. Detective Constable
Adrian Neblett said: “As soon as we were made aware that this email was
circulating, we contacted LIME. It quickly became apparent that this email is a
complete hoax – there is absolutely no truth to any of the claims detailed
within the communication. If you receive such an email, disregard it and
immediately delete it.”
“We take these hoaxes very
seriously and urge customers to be vigilant,” said LIME Country Manager Anthony
Ritch. “If they have any reason to doubt the validity of a text or email,
before circulating it or responding with any information, please contact either
LIME or the Financial Crime unit so we can confirm whether or not it’s
genuine.”
Anyone who requires further
information should contact the RCIPS Financial Crime Unit on 949-8797.
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