Fraudulent Email - April 2016 (2017-10-17)

Summary

This is a short public alert issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) warning that a fraudulent email, purporting to come from CIMA and referencing 'Circular No.: 2016/088', was being circulated from a spoofed address (circulars@cimoney.com.ky). CIMA confirms this is not a genuine CIMA email address and that the message did not originate from the Authority.

• Attachment risk: The email contains a zip file attachment which may carry a virus.
• Recommended action: Recipients are advised not to click any links or open attachments in the email.
• Nature of notice: This is purely an informational security warning rather than a regulatory requirement affecting licensees' compliance obligations.

No regulated entities are specifically named as being subject to obligations; the notice is addressed generally to anyone who may receive the fraudulent email, including industry participants and members of the public.

Key obligations

• Recipients should not click on any links within the fraudulent email
• Recipients should not open the attached zip file, which may contain a virus