Robbery Report
Mon, 2015-08-10
Police responded to a report of a robbery that took place on Saturday August 8th around 3:45pm. It appears that two men approached a complainant on Reid Street, City of Hamilton near the Vasco De Gama Club and demanded that he hand over his money.
Under duress these men escorted the victim to the HSBC Bank of Bermuda, Reid Street compelling him to withdraw an undisclosed amount of money from the ATM machines located inside of the building.
These suspects are described as being brown skinned, between 18 – 22 years of age and wearing red shirts or hoodies. One was riding a red Yamaha motorcycle. Anyone with information should contact the Criminal Investigation Unit at 247-1252.
Public Advisory: Telephone Scam
Once again the Bermuda Police Service is advising the public to be vigilant with the latest scam.
This scam is suspected of being a variation of the Microsoft Windows telephone scam where a person calls from an overseas number stating there is a problem with your computer. The individual then asks for remote access to your computer and subsequently installs malicious software, the crook then request payment for its removal. These calls are believed to originate overseas and the scam artist usually has an Indian accent. It is strongly recommended that this unsolicited communication be ignored.
In addition residents are reminded that personal information regarding banking details, dates of birth, addresses, phone numbers and computer access are valuable and that this information should never be relayed over the internet or phone to unknown persons.
Any incidents of suspected phone or internet fraud should be reported to the Financial Crime Unit on Telephone number 247 1757 or via the email address fraud2@bps.bm
