If you’re not multi-tasking, you’re not maximising your productivity… If you’re not doing it all, you’re missing out… In today’s fast-paced world, taking a moment to stop has never felt so unnatural or less rewarding. Social media platforms heighten this, reducing our attention span and priming us to react rather than take our time. This … Continued

We’re excited to share that Take Five has teamed up with Mencap to help people with learning disabilities stay safe from scams. Mencap is a UK-wide charity that values and supports people with a learning disability, and their families and carers. They work to help the estimated 1.5 million people in the UK with a … Continued

Mencap and UK Finance’s Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign have launched a new Easy Read guide to help people with a learning disability protect themselves from scams. The guide focuses on romance scams and impersonation fraud, to which people with a learning disability may be more vulnerable A total of £76.1 million was stolen … Continued

Criminals stole £42.6 million from businesses through authorised push payment (APP) fraud in the first six months of 2023  Nearly 1 in 5 could not always spot the scams in Take Five to Stop Fraud’s quiz  1 in 10 didn’t recognise a procurement scam   New data* from Take Five to Stop Fraud’s ‘Can you spot … Continued

UK Finance’s Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign warns parents to be wary of scams when shopping online for gifts for loved ones this Black Friday. Over one in four parents surveyed (27 per cent) said they have been tricked into a purchase scam. However, only a quarter of the parents in this survey (26 … Continued

Almost half of 18-24 years olds have been targeted in an impersonation scam Just over half have then shared personal information UK Finance’s Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign has teamed up with magician Ben Hanlin to show Gen Z how easy it is to be tricked into sharing personal information Under 25s are more … Continued

Key findings: There were 45,367 cases of impersonation scams in 2022 costing at total of £177.6m, new UK Finance figures show. Only 51 per cent of people always check whether a request for money or personal information is legitimate. Younger adults are particularly at risk, with only 38 per cent of 18-34 year olds always … Continued

Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign launches Scam Bingo game to help raise awareness as new research highlights the risk of fraud to over-65s Key findings: The average loss for a fraud victim in the UK is £1,381. 20 per cent of over-65s have heard of all of the most prevalent types of authorised push … Continued

Ahead of Valentine’s Day, UK Finance’s Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign is warning people to stay alert to criminals posing as an online love interest. Money lost to romance fraud remains high, with a worrying £16.6 million stolen through these scams in the first half of 2022.   A survey conducted by UK Finance showed … Continued

To mark International Fraud Awareness Week (13-19 November 2022), UK Finance’s Take Five to Stop Fraud campaign and Amazon today launch the ‘Can you spot fraud?’ quiz, to help businesses, particularly small and medium sized enterprises, stay safe from fraud. The launch follows recent figures from UK Finance revealing that criminals stole £40.5 million from … Continued