Fraudulent Phishing Correspondence (2024-08-12)

Summary

This is a public alert issued by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) warning that fraudulent phishing emails impersonating CIMA are circulating. The fake correspondence purports to come from Mrs. Cindy Scotland using the email address info@cimoney.com, a domain that is not associated with CIMA. CIMA states that all its legitimate emails come only from the @cima.ky domain, and it confirms that its own network was not compromised and no security breach occurred.

The notice is informational rather than regulatory in nature: it does not impose compliance requirements on licensees or regulated entities.

• Be cautious of suspicious emails claiming to be from CIMA.
• Avoid clicking links or attachments in such suspicious emails.
• Report any phishing attempts to CIMA's public relations contact address.

Key obligations

• Recipients are advised not to click on any links or attachments in the fraudulent email purporting to be from CIMA
• Persons should verify that any email claiming to be from CIMA ends in the @cima.ky domain
• Persons are urged to report suspicious emails of this nature to CIMA at ContactPublicRelations@cima.ky