Criminals will try to obtain your money and information – digging up your details, rushing you to react and pressuring you to do something you normally wouldn’t.
Take Five to Stop Fraud is here to help you root out fraud by confidently challenging requests for your money and information. By nurturing your defences you can Protect Your Patch and keep your money safe.
Both gardening and fraud prevention are about calmness, awareness, and community. In the garden we take our time to observe and understand. We take a calm and measured approach to challenges, really thinking through our options.
The same goes for protecting ourselves from fraud – questioning things that don’t feel right, taking our time before we act and asking others if we feel unsure – these are all things we can do to protect ourselves.
Criminals are experts at impersonating people, organisations and the police. They spend hours researching you for their scams, hoping you’ll let your guard down for just a moment.
If someone is asking for your personal or financial information, remember to Stop, Challenge and Protect:
- Stop: Take a moment to stop and think before parting with your money or information. It 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 been scammed and report it to Action Fraud at actionfraud.police.uk or on 0300 123 2040.
