The Take Five Charter

The Take Five Charter sets out how signatories will deliver consistent and concerted use of the campaign messages and logo throughout their customer communications. The Charter sets out the minimum expectations required of signatories which may include prominently displaying the Take Five messaging. The Charter applies to all individual organisations/brands who sign up to it.

Signatories:

Adam & Company	Nationwide Building Society
Bank of Ireland UK	NatWest
Bank of Scotland	Danske Bank (Northern Bank)
Barclays	Royal Bank of Scotland
C. Hoare & Co.	Saffron Building Society
The Co-operative Bank	Sainsbury’s Bank
Coutts	Santander
Coventry Building Society	Starling Bank
Halifax	Tesco Bank
HSBC	TSB Bank
Intelligent Finance	Ulster Bank North
Lloyds Bank	Vanquis
Metro Bank	Virgin Money
Monzo	Principality Building Society
Credit Suisse	NewDay

Stop

Taking a moment to stop and think before parting with your money or information could keep you safe.

Challenge

Could it be fake? It’s ok to reject, refuse or ignore any requests. Only criminals will try to rush or panic you.

Protect

Contact your bank immediately if you think you’ve fallen for a scam and report it to Action Fraud.

Keep on top of your finances by regularly requesting a copy of your credit report from a credit reference agency. This will alert you to any entries you don’t recognise/ applications that have been made in your name. Find out more info below👇 https://t.co/totirlpfTv

Criminals often include the branding and logos of trusted organisations in emails to trick you into thinking they're genuine. If you receive an email, text or call purporting to be from HMRC and offering you a tax refund or rebate, #TakeFive https://t.co/KeCM8olOWn

Britain’s departure from the EU could allow criminals to target you with links to applications for fake EHIC cards & spoofed HMRC sites urging businesses trading with the EU to register for a "UK trade number". Take a moment to #Stop and #Challenge any requests received. https://t.co/w5n06UBNgw

Be vigilant of criminals cold calling you/sending fake texts supposedly from the NHS claiming your eligibility to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The vaccine is free of charge & any approaches that require you to provide your personal/financial details are a scam #TakeFive https://t.co/TVWAGYHkP5

Criminals often claim to represent authorised firms using spoofed sites that use the branding & logo of trusted firms to convince you they’re genuine. Before making an investment, #Stop & think Visit the @FCA register to check firms are authorised & only use the details provided https://t.co/sB7YqlMY8q

Add becoming scam savvy to your New Year’s Resolutions! Anyone can fall for fraud and scams especially during the heat of the moment. Next time you receive an unexpected call, text, email or social media message, take a moment to #Stop✋ and #Challenge☝️ its authenticity. https://t.co/f3DM6GDzZQ