For a better experience on RCIPS, UPDATE YOUR BROWSER. 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.
The RCIPS continues to receive reports of scammers contacting local banking customers claiming to be from a variety of organisations, including banks and credit card and money transfer companies.
Over the past two weeks, nine officers from the RCIPS, joined by two officers from the Anti-Corruption Commission, completed a financial crime course that is a first of its kind in the British Overseas Territories.
Foreign Commonwealth Development Office assist HeforShe Award Recipient from the RCIPS to attend IAWP Conference in Chicago, USA.
RCIPS reports on the outcome of the 2024 National Gun Amnesty and thank all participants and members of the public who supported the campaign or surrendered weapons during that time.
Over the past few weeks the RCIPS has received multiple reports of persons falling victim to fraudulent classified online ads of vehicles for sale, posted on a local platform.
The RCIPS has recently received a significant increase in reports of persons falling victim to a WhatsApp Account Take-Over Scam which continues to circulate.
