Police: Remain vigilant for fake bank emails

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15: Once again the Bermuda Police Service would like to remind members of the public to remain vigilant regarding phishing e-mails and other scams that attempt to obtain personal information or other sensitive data.

Please be aware that banks or other legitimate financial institutions will never ask you for personal account information such as your password.

Currently a fake e-mail claiming to be from the Bank of Butterfield is encouraging recipients to ‘update their contact e-mail address’ for online banking.

Residents should ignore these unsolicited messages or similar ‘official looking e-mails’ claiming to be from any of the local banks.

Anyone who may have been affected by this scam is encouraged to contact the Financial Crime Unit on 295-0011.