Tony Blake

Head of Stakeholder Relationships - Dedicated Card & Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU), specialist national police unit.

[Take Five @TakeFive]

Think you can spot an impersonation scam? They aren’t as easy to identify as you might think. 🔎 If you receive a request to share personal or financial information #StopChallengeProtect💸
Remember to verify all payments, even if the request #SeemsLegit @JessieRobinson

[Tony Blake @Tonydcpcu]

Up in #Leeds this morning speaking with @CooperativeBank customers & staff about #fraud & #cybercrime . Asking them to #takefive
@TakeFive #takefiveweek

[Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) @DCPCU_tweets]

We are supporting @TakeFive’s #TakeFiveWeek. Find out more about the campaign here > https://t.co/4NDASNyCIF

#StopChallengeProtect

[UK Finance @UKFtweets]

Thanks to everyone who attended our parliamentary drop-in session yesterday where we highlighted the work of our @TakeFive campaign and the @DCPCU_tweets. Learn more about the @TakeFive campaign and #TakeFiveWeek here > https://t.co/qTQRdPJJ5K
#StopChallengeProtect

[Take Five @TakeFive]

Take Five Week begins on Monday 17th April. Led by UK Finance, Take Five to Stop Fraud is a campaign that offers advice to help everyone protect themselves from preventable financial fraud. Throughout the week we’ll be sharing tips and advice to help keep you safe. #TakeFive

[Take Five @TakeFive]

It's #TakeFiveWeek. Criminals are using more and more sophisticated techniques to scam people.

Even if the request #SeemsLegit follow the advice from the campaign and #StopChallengeProtect whenever you receive unexpected requests to share personal of financial information.

[Take Five @TakeFive]

As @TakeFive’s #CostofLivingChallenge campaign ends, remember to #StopChallengeProtect.✋☝️👊

If you’re offered a deal which looks too good to be true, ask yourself if it could be fake?🤔 It’s ok to reject or ignore requests. Only criminals will try to rush or panic you.👿

[Tony Blake @Tonydcpcu]

An truly innovative piece of work by my colleagues in @DCPCU_tweets The individual was causing real harm to numerous victims. He had no previous convictions so the sentence demonstrates the severity of the offending.

[Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) @DCPCU_tweets]

A man was yesterday sentenced to four years and six months in prison at Southwark Crown Court for providing criminals with access to computer software to enable them to compromise victims’ bank accounts and commit fraud offences. Further details here: https://t.co/FkCd8alZ6X

[Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) @DCPCU_tweets]

Two Harrow-based criminals who targeted ATM cash machines have been sentenced at the Inner London Crown Court to a combined total of four years and six months in prison. See further details about the DCPCU's investigation here: https://t.co/LxqtgdM555

[Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) @DCPCU_tweets]

Our Manager of Fraud and Cyber Crime Prevention @PaulMaskall was on @BBCOne's Dirty Rotten Scammers discussing how criminals target the public with scams. Watch from 17:05 in: https://t.co/dX0aMvlewi

[Tony Blake @Tonydcpcu]

This was a really innovative piece of work from officers within the DCPCU targeting offenders causing real harm.

[Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) @DCPCU_tweets]

A man was yesterday sentenced to four years and six months in prison at Southwark Crown Court for providing criminals with access to computer software to enable them to compromise victims’ bank accounts and commit fraud offences. Further details here: https://t.co/FkCd8alZ6X

[Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) @DCPCU_tweets]

DCI Gary Robinson, head of DCPCU, said: “We are working tirelessly to disrupt the organised criminal gangs behind fraud and protect the public. I am immensely proud of the unit’s investigations which have prevented a record £101 million from going into the hands of criminals."

[Dedicated Card and Payment Crime Unit (DCPCU) @DCPCU_tweets]

The DCPCU prevented a record £101 million from being stolen in 2021, the highest amount in the unit’s 20-year history. More here: https://t.co/V0GIuZS80e

[Tony Blake @Tonydcpcu]

With NewDay at their offices in Leeds with @Catrionamha talking with staff about the work of @DCPCU_tweets while they play crazy golf around the office learning about the business in general.

[UK Finance @UKFtweets]

Our Manager, Fraud & Cyber Crime Prevention @PaulMaskall is on BBC Radio 4 @Moneybox right now, talking about how SMEs can stay safe from fraud. Listen live and later on demand > https://t.co/JZcHpacNHh

[Francine Lewis @francine_lewis]

I’ve teamed up with @TakeFive, to help raise awareness of #TheArtOfImpersonation. You know I love using my impersonations to make people laugh but these scams are no laughing matter. If you're contacted by someone asking for financial info #StopChallengeProtect.

[MerPol Cyber Team @MerPolCyber]

We are supporting @TakeFive’s #TheArtOfImpersonation campaign. Criminals pretend to be people and organisations we know, in order to gain our trust and ask for payments or personal info.
If you receive a request to like this, #StopChallengeProtect.

[Fraud Prevention Advice - Tell2 @Tell2OverABrew]

For good advice please follow/share the below.

Share online and offline starting with #tell2.

@AgainstScams
@think_jessica
@TakeFive
@OpRepeat
@Tonydcpcu
@CifasUK
@DurhamCyber
@nerccu
@DerPolFraud
@samaritans
@GiveUsAShout

Take care and look after those around you.❤️

[Fraud Prevention Advice - Tell2 @Tell2OverABrew]

#Routes: These are 5 key routes a fraudster will take into your homes/lives

1. HomePhone
2. Internet
3. Mobile
4. Letterbox
5. Doorstep

Any unsolicited letter, text, email, phone call or knock at your door from any business, @TakeFive & #VERIFY!

#Tell2 Stop, Challenge, Protect

[UK Finance @UKFtweets]

Our Manager of Fraud & Cyber Crime Prevention @PaulMaskall will be on @BBCCrimewatch #CrimewatchLive this morning to discuss WhatsApp scams and how you can stay safe from fraud. https://t.co/5dMk8HZRPf