Topic: RCIPS Financial Crime Unit
Financial scams increasing in times of COVID, police say
The RCIPS Financial Crime Investigation Unit stated on Wednesday that it is aware that there has been an increase in financial scams since the...
Scam ads featuring premier’s photo flagged
The Office of the Premier is advising to public to be wary of a series of sponsored advertisements featuring Premier Alden McLaughlin’s photograph that have been popping up on social media.
Warning over bogus baby sitter job ad
An advertisement on the EcayTrade website for a baby-sitting job in the U.S. was a scam, the Royal Cayman Islands Police said. A woman who applied for the job “became suspicious” and reported the matter to police.
Police warn of Instagram, employment scams
The RCIPS Financial Crime Unit is warning the public about two reports of scams that have come to its attention. The first scam is being done via Instagram by a person purportedly named Georgia McLaughlin and using the profile name Georgia_cash_investment.
Cayman internet fraud report sets off worldwide probe
Two Cayman Islands residents who thought they were buying a relatively cheap Toyota RAV4 online ended up getting scammed for $3,000. However, their report of the crime to the RCIPS in October 2014 ended up becoming part of an international criminal investigation that led to a West African man being sentenced in Indiana.
