The Charity Commission is urging trustees and their charities to stay safe from fraud. Criminals are becoming increasingly sophisticated, using emails, texts, phone calls and online platforms to deceive people into sharing personal information or making payments.

Protect your charity by reading our guidance, reviewing your privacy settings, thinking about what identifiable information you share online such as email addresses and using strong, unique passwords for every account. Keeping software updated, and being wary of suspicious links, attachments or phone calls is also strongly advised.

As a trustee or member of staff, you may also be personally at risk from such attempts. To help you stay safe, please take a few minutes to watch this video from the Met Police.