For a better experience on RCIPS, UPDATE YOUR BROWSER. The RCIPS Cybercrime team is aware of an e-mail circulating purporting to be from Royal Bank of Canada, asking customers to click on a link. This is a malicious link and should not be clicked or interacted with. Anyone who has received this email and clicked on the link is advised to change their password for online banking.
RCIPS’ holiday safety operation, Winter Guardian, commenced on Thursday, 1 December, and sees increased community foot patrols, high visibility mobile patrols and intensified road enforcement operations, supported by road safety education and awareness campaigns.
The RCIPS has received reports that persons have received emails purporting to be from the RCIPS Criminal Records Office, but which are actually fraudulent messages being used to compromise the information of the recipients. These emails have been sent from an address ending “@rcips.com,” which is not a valid RCIPS email address
In recent days, the Cayman Islands Government’s Cyber Security Office and the RCIPS Digital Forensics Hub have seen an up-turn in Phishing Emails (often referred to as Scam or Fake Emails) being reported in our local jurisdiction.
A contingent of six RCIPS officers have travelled to London for the funeral of Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, today, 19 September.
Shortly after 4:30AM today, 2 September, officers responded to a report of shots fired at an address on Eastern Avenue, near the intersection with Godfrey Nixon Way. Officers attended the location and recovered a component of a firearm, which was taken to be forensically processed.
The RCIPS Financial Crime Investigation Unit is investigating reports of persons attempting to unlawfully obtain funds by authorizing fraudulent transactions via email. Persons are advised to take precautions in order to avoid falling victim to this type of fraud.
Police are currently investigating a number of reports where persons attempted to use forged $100 bank notes. Since June 2022, five such reports have been received, with one incident taking place in Cayman Brac and the other four in Grand Cayman.
The RCIPS Financial Crime Investigation Unit are currently investigating an incident involving counterfeit notes and advise the public to be on the lookout for such counterfeit notes, as there are suspected to be additional notes in circulation. The counterfeit notes are all KYD $100 notes bearing the serial number 292395.
Police have received reports from persons who have attempted to purchase a black Honda Fit, registration #189-455 from a man offering it ‘for sale’. These persons have paid over money as a deposit or full payment but have not received delivery of the car in return.
