Topic: scam
Police warn of rental property scam
Police are warning the public to be cautious of scammers trying to con cash out of people looking for homes.
Police issue warning over scam bank text message
Police are warning about a phishing scam that involves individuals receiving text messages purporting to come from Cayman National Bank.
Airports authority debunks fake unclaimed baggage sale
The Cayman Islands Airports Authority has issued a public alert to warn that an 'Annual Unclaimed Baggage Sale' at Owen Roberts International Airport advertised on social media is fake.
Warning over scam ‘Cayman Crypto Bank’
Police and regulators are warning the public about a fake 'Cayman Crypto Bank'.
Postal delivery scam circulating in Cayman
A scam involving delivery services is circulating in the Cayman Islands, asking people to click a link to update their address.
Victims of serial con-woman lament their losses
“She is a thief! A wicked unconscionable woman who should never be let back out of prison!”
Con-woman says she gambled away $70K taken from dozens of victims
A serial-woman at the center of a rental scam that tricked more than two dozen persons out of nearly $70,000 has entered guilty pleas claiming she took the money to satisfy an apparent gambling addiction.
‘Pig butchering’ scam: A cautionary tale
David Templeton, an investigator with the RCIPS’s Bureau of Financial Investigation, has written this scenario, using a fictional victim, as a cautionary tale of how people get conned in the notorious ‘pig butchering’ scam.
‘Pig butchering’ scam claims a dozen Cayman victims
Police are warning residents to be vigilant of a highly effective, emotionally draining and financially devastating scam that has recently surfaced in Cayman, ripping off at least a dozen victims of between $5,000 and $1 million each.
Rental scam charges sent to Grand Court
The Crown prosecution has asked that three dozen scamming-related charges against Judith Douglas be sent to the Grand Court.
Bodden Town woman faces dozens of new charges for alleged rental scam
A woman at the centre of an alleged rental scam has seen the case against her expand significantly as the prosecution filed dozens of new charges in the Summary Court on Tuesday, 13 June.
More charges expected in rental scam case
Judith Douglas’ defense council has asked the courts for a three-week adjournment, after it was revealed that the rental scam case against her is expected to grow.
Judith Douglas taken into custody for rental scam
Judith Douglas has been remanded into custody for allegedly conning multiple persons out of tens of thousands of dollars in a rental scam.
Fake Compass email circulating
A fake email purporting to originate from the Cayman Compass is being sent to some users.
Fake Compass email circulating
A fake email purporting to originate from the Cayman Compass is being sent to some users with a candw.ky email address.
Police warn of government grant scams
Police are warning the public to be aware of at least two possible scams circulating that invite local residents to apply for government grants while requesting a cash deposit of $100-$125.
Fake Compass email circulating
An email falsely purporting to come from the Cayman Compass regarding a second phase of COVID-19 lockdown is being circulated.
Bogus Compass emails about water contamination are scam
Emails purporting to come from the Cayman Compass carrying reports of a contaminated water leak are a phishing scam.
Fake news email alert flagged
A fake email alert featuring the Compass Media name has been flagged and the public is advised not to click on the email or link being shared.
Liquor stores targeted in credit card scam
Police are issuing a warning to the public and to retailers after several liquor stores on island were targeted in an attempted credit card fraud scheme.
Alert over fake police complaints email
An email purporting to be from a police complaints unit alerting residents to a supposed complaint against them, is a scam, according to the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service.
10 years for ‘Delilah’ who orchestrated $1.9 million scam
A George Town woman who conned a dive instructor out of nearly $2 million by pretending the money was for legitimate fees for his Caymanian status application has been jailed for 10 years.
UPDATED: Cayman politicians’ names used in online scam
The RCIPS Financial Crime Unit issued a warning Monday advising the public of an online scam conducted using Facebook Messenger, and possibly other social media, where victims have received messages and phone calls through Facebook Messenger.
Lottery scam seeks personal bank info
A lottery scam is currently being circulated through email and potentially other forms of social media, the RCIPS Financial Crime Unit advised.
Police warn of financial scam email
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service advised the public Sunday about an email scam circulating in the Cayman Islands.
Fake apartment deals under investigation
Scam artists are posting fake apartment rental deals on internet marketplace Ecay Trade to con people into sending them funds.
Police warn of financial scam targeting job-seekers
The Financial Crime Unit of the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service issued a public advisory Monday regarding employment scams targeting people seeking work in the nursing and hospitality industries.
Cayman residents lose cash in bank scam
Two Cayman Islands residents have reported unauthorized withdrawals from their bank accounts in “substantial amounts” after responding to a scam email purporting to be from a local bank.
Police warn about ‘cash flipping’ scam
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service is notifying the public about a ‘Cash Flipping’ scam pervading Cayman.
Bogus immigration email is ‘phishing’ scam
The Cayman Islands Immigration Department is warning its customers about a bogus email many received Tuesday announcing that the department had “implemented new laws.”
Jamaicans conned in Cayman job scam
Social media solicitations offering jobs at a nonexistent Cayman Islands hotel have “tricked” hundreds of Jamaicans and at least one Cayman Islands resident out of their money. Officers with the Financial Crime Unit are investigating people who have placed job ads on social media sites, offering employment at a hotel property that does not exist.
Deputy governor gives evidence in status scam trial
Franz Manderson, deputy governor of the Cayman Islands, gave evidence Tuesday in the trial of Paul Anthony Hume Ebanks, who is accused of being involved in an immigration scam.
Permanent residence scammers sentenced to prison terms
The promise of permanent residence in exchange for money was a “cynical exploitation of vulnerable victims,” Justice Charles Quin declared on Tuesday when he sentenced two women to prison for obtaining property by deception.
Some candw.ky email accounts compromised
Hackers have taken advantage of the candw.ky email platform to steal sensitive information from some email accounts, authorities said.
Hackers try, and fail, to scam ICTA
Online scammers did their research on the Information and Communications Technology Authority, grabbing public information about the organization’s managing director and chief financial officer in an attempt to get the regulator to wire almost $40,000 to a bank account.
Email scammers steal from local bank
A scammer recently gained access to a local bank account, according to the police’s Financial Crime Unit, and stole money from a woman in the United Kingdom using an email scam.
‘Bank’ email part of phishing scam
Recent emails purporting to be from Cayman National Bank or CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank are part of a phishing scam, asking individuals to click on a link in an attempt to acquire personal information.
