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

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

Criminals are using the uncertainty around Covid-19 to send fake emails advertising investments in Bitcoin platforms supposedly endorsed by celebrities. #TakeFive and check the @FCA warning list to check firms to avoid before investing. https://t.co/hh6bOW1LmX

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RT @actionfrauduk: The DWP will never text or email asking for your personal information or bank details We continue to work with @DWP to…

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Gary Robinson, head of the banking-industry funded DCPCU police unit, spoke to @BBCFileon4 about their work targeting the criminals behind #coronavirus text message scams. If you receive a suspicious text, make sure you #StopChallengeProtect https://t.co/sdzhlg1Aop

TakeFive

Criminals are sending fake emails designed to look like they're from government departments to trick you into revealing your information. Don’t automatically click on any links or attachments as they could lead to fake websites. Forward scam emails to [email protected] https://t.co/xgiH9kNHEU

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RT @NHSuk: If you're contacted by the NHS Test and Trace service, you will not be asked to provide any passwords, bank account details or p…

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RT @NorfolkCCTS: Mobile phone caller ID can be easily spoofed to show your bank, building society or the police are calling. So #TakeFive a…