May 14 - Daily Report
Thu, 2009-05-14
Burglary - Around 7:45pm on Tuesday, Police received a report of a burglary at a Cottage Hill Lane, Hamilton parish residence. The complainant stated that sometime between 8:30am and 4pm that day, an unknown culprit gained entry into the home while it was unoccupied. The culprit stole a quantity of jewelry. Inquiries into this incident are underway.
Advisory – Unsolicited Requests for Personal/Financial Information
The Bermuda Police Service Fraud Unit continues to remind members of the public not to give out their personal or financial information to unknown individuals requesting it over the phone, by fax or via e-mail. In the current economic climate, it is likely that attempts to obtain this type of information for fraudulent use will increase.
We are aware that recently local residents have apparently been receiving phone calls from overseas with the caller claiming to be from a local banking institution. The caller then attempts to get the local resident to ‘verify’ their banking details and/or personal information. The Fraud Unit would like to make it clear once again that local financial institutions would have no need to contact a client of theirs for this information because they already have it.
