As BBC Scam Safe week shines a spotlight on fraud, trustees are urged to step up and make the Pledge

This month marks the fifth anniversary of our Pledge to Combat Pension Scams campaign. The threat of scammers is ever-present, and trustees and administrators have a crucial role to play in protecting their members by making the Pledge. While national initiatives like the BBC’s Scam Safe week – which we are supporting this week – help raise awareness, it’s the pensions industry who are best positioned to warn and protect pension savers.

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Taking the fight to impersonation fraud – what industry must do to protect savers

Illustration of a person with a masked face appearing on a laptop screen, accompanied by a warning sign and a shield symbol, representing cybersecurity threats and impersonation tactics.

Fraudsters are using increasingly sophisticated impersonation tactics to target savers’ pensions.

The enhanced intelligence we and our partners are developing means we can detect these threats and take action to prevent harm earlier. What we are seeing makes it clear that schemes must tighten their security – and take action to protect their members.

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