For a better experience on RCIPS, UPDATE YOUR BROWSER. A fourth man, age 23, who resides in George Town, has been arrested by Financial Crimes Investigation Unit on Suspicion of Obtaining Property by Deception, in relation to ongoing property rental scams involving fraudulent rental properties being advertised on social media and classifieds websites.
RCIPS Welfare Chairman represents the Cayman Islands at the Caribbean Federation of Police Welfare Association and is named 1st Vise President for the organisation.
The woman, age 43 of West Bay, who was arrested in 2024, following multiple reports of persons falling victim to a property rental scam, has now been formally charged with ten counts of Obtaining Property by Deception involving multiple victims.
The RCIPS is investigating an incident in which an account within a local bank in the Cayman Islands was breached, and a sum of cash was fraudulently withdrawn from the account. To help minimise the risk of financial fraud, the RCIPS strongly encourages the public to follow certain security measures:
Two Chilean nationals have been formally charged following an investigation into ATMs belonging to a local bank, which were compromised and account details onbtained.
The Financial Reporting Authority (FRA) has become aware of a “Cayman Crypto Bank” with the website: https://www.caymancryptobank.com/ that fraudulently claims to be: "The Banking of the Future. Based in Cayman Islands."
Police have arrested a man, age 19 of George Town, on suspicion of money laundering offenses, as a result of investigations into a currently circulating text message scam targeting local banking customers, which has seen several persons lose significant amounts of money. He has been bailed as investigations continue.
A scam text message continues to circulate locally, claiming that customers of a local bank have had their account put on hold, and advising them to click on a link in the message to rectify this. Members of the public are being reminded that this is not a legitimate alert, and that the web address included is fraudulent.
Police are reminding the public of the dangers of romance fraud/scams, which involve victims being duped into sending money to scammers after a fake "relationship" is established. The RCIPS is warning of one name which may have been used in scams affecting Cayman Islands residents: Andrei Wolfman.
Police Week 2024 continues following the passing of Hurricane Rafael. The Opening Ceremony, which was postponed due to weather conditions, took place Wednesday afternoon, 6 November, and was followed by a series of international and local learning seminars throughout the day.
