Police Advisory: Fake Bank Email Circulating
The Bermuda Police Service Financial Crime Unit continues to advise the public to “remain vigilant regarding phishing e-mails that attempt to obtain personal information or other sensitive data.
A spokesperson said, “In a recent example, an imitation bank e-mail claiming to be from Capital G titled ‘Important Information for our Customers’ states in part:
“You are receiving this notice as a reminder that the security question we have on file for you within Online Banking was not up-to-date.
This email was sent automatically to your email address as an additional layer of security regarding your Online Banking activity as part of Capital G Bank Security Assurance.”
“Recipients should ignore these unsolicited messages or similar ‘official looking e-mails’ claiming to be from any of the local banks,” noted a police spokesperson.
I received this one and I’ve never had a Capital G account. However, I sent back what looked like it might be a proper password and i hope it kept the fraudsters busy for a while. HAHA
Oh, I updated my details anyway. I don’t want anything to delay the transfer I’m expecting from Nigeria. I’m helping Mr. Ribadu move some funds to one Gen. Abacha’s nephews and he’s going to give me a very generous share once I cover a few fees to get all the documents registered at his end.
I’m so lucky he found me. In a few days I should be able to retire.
I received one yesterday supposeldy from Bank of Butterfield with similar details. It told me that my cell phone number had expired (?!?!?) and I needed to update it on-line as an extra measure of security.
Don’t fall for it people. Look carefully – bad grammar and poor spelling is a giveaaway for me that it’s not legit. You know the Banks don’t contact you like that and if in doubt CALL THEM first to be sure.