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  

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.

TakeFive

Having to work from home due to #COVID19? Criminals may pretend to be from IT departments to gain access to your personal and financial information. They may even ask you to download software onto your computer. Be wary of cold calls or unsolicited emails offering you help. https://t.co/PmRGW3g0Uk

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Criminals use “spoofing” to make it look like you’re being contacted by a genuine organisation using the coronavirus as a cover story. These alarmist scams claim to offer payments related to the virus or to "issue fines". Report spam texts by forwarding them to 7726 #TakeFive https://t.co/VvTJu5AeBO

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RT @SkyNewsBiz: Surge of 'smishing' scams as criminals exploit coronavirus crisis https://t.co/yjvS3WG6MY

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RT @DanskeBank_UK: it will go straight into the hands of a criminal. Anyone who has shared information after receiving this type of messa…

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RT @DanskeBank_UK: specific to, or targeting, our customers. However, smishing scams are really common. If you receive a message requesti…

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RT @DanskeBank_UK: We're aware of a rumour currently circulating on WhatsApp, text and social media (see📸) which claims that Danske Bank cu…