Police Warn Public Of Phone Scams

The Bermuda Police Service [BPS] has issued a warning about phone scams where individuals pose as BPS officers or representatives, attempting to gather personal information from the public.

A police spokesperson said, “The Bermuda Police Service is aware of members of the public receiving phone-calls from someone purporting to be a member of the Bermuda Police Service [BPS] or claiming to represent the organisation, then attempting to obtain personal information from the call recipient.

“This is yet another phishing scam.

“We have been informed that:

• Caller’s ID displayed Bermuda Police Service with the Bermuda Police Service crest.
• Some calls were from phone number +92320 9853 029 with her Bermuda Police Service crest.
• Some call were from an unknown number with BPS crest.
• Caller claims to be a police officer
• Caller refuses to provide police badge number
• Caller has a Caribbean accent.

“Please be advised that BPS officers, will at no time contact you requesting personal information over the phone.

“You will instead be asked to attend a police station at a specific time and date to be spoken with.

“Should a BPS officer contact you they will identify themselves by their rank, badge number, name, and department.

“We urge that should you receive any such calls from persons claiming to be BPS officers, you challenge them by asking that they provide their name and badge number should they refuse to provide that information, immediately hang up, and contact the BPS by calling 211 or 295-0011 to make a report.

“Should the caller provide a name or badge number and continue to ask for personal details, inform them that you would prefer to attend a police station and speak with an officer there, then hang up and again, contact us by calling 211 or, 295-0011 and report the matter.”

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