Police warn of phishing e-mails
The Bermuda Police Service Financial Crime Unit has warned the public about phishing e-mails that attempt to obtain personal information or other sensitive data.A spokesman said that 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 e-mail was sent automatically to your e-mail address as an additional layer of security regarding your Online Banking activity as part of Capital G Bank Security Assurance.”The spokesman said: “Recipients should ignore these unsolicited messages or similar official-looking e-mails claiming to be from any of the local banks.