What is Take Five
Take Five is a national campaign offering straight-forward, impartial advice that helps prevent email, phone-based and online fraud – particularly where criminals impersonate trusted organisations.
What is Take Five
Take Five is a national campaign offering straight-forward, impartial advice that helps prevent email, phone-based and online fraud – particularly where criminals impersonate trusted organisations.
What is Take Five
Take Five is a national campaign offering straight-forward, impartial advice that helps prevent email, phone-based and online fraud – particularly where criminals impersonate trusted organisations.
What is Take Five
Take Five is a national campaign offering straight-forward, impartial advice that helps prevent email, phone-based and online fraud – particularly where criminals impersonate trusted organisations.
scam alert: Winter fuel payment scam texts
Criminals are continuing to impersonate the Government’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
We are warning everyone to look out for scam text messages about the Winter Fuel Payment. Criminals are claiming to be from DWP and sending out texts urging people to ‘apply’ for their Winter Fuel Payments. They might even ask for a small money transfer to ‘check’ your card is working.
This is a scam.
If you receive a text like this, remember to:
– Report it as junk and delete the message immediately.
– Do not click on the link or share your personal or financial information.
– Head to the legitimate Government’s website for more information on the Winter Fuel Payment changes to see if you’re eligible and go through the correct process.
– Call your bank immediately if you think you’ve been scammed.
Are you scam-savvy?
Criminals are turning to more sophisticated ways to take your money, whether through online offers, emails or telephone calls. Can you outsmart them? Put your ability to spot a scam to the test with our quick quiz.
Get match ready in the fight against fraud
We’re uniting football tactics and fraud prevention to help people stay safe from scams. Just like a tough opposition on the pitch, fraudsters train to stay at the top of their game. They’ll do their research, they’ll try to rush and pressure you. Their goal is your money and information. Stopping is your best defence.
Take Five toolkit
We want organisations, businesses and individuals to be able to spread the message and get involved in the campaign so we can all help protect the nation against financial fraud. Please support Take Five and make use of the full suite of campaign materials we have on offer.
