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Take these small precautions while withdrawing money from ATM, there will be no fraud

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Often, we go 4-5 times every month to withdraw cash from Bank ATM. However, many types of rules have been made to withdraw money at ATMs, which have to be followed.

New Delhi: Often we go 4-5 times every month to withdraw cash from Bank ATM. However, many types of rules have been made to withdraw money at ATMs, which have to be followed. Hackers take advantage of this and clear the entire amount from people’s accounts. We are going to tell you some such tips here, with the help of which you can withdraw money carefully at the ATM.

Press the cancel button after every transaction,
there is a cancel button on the ATM machine. You must press every transaction after completion. No one can hack your card with this. By pressing the cancel button, your details do not go to anyone.

Use a bank or congested ATM.
Try to use an ATM that is located in a crowded place or bank branch. Avoid using ATMs located in a secluded area. This is because the hacker can use the ATM located in a deserted place for cloning or phishing. 

Actually, stealing information about ATM card can easily make you a victim of fraud. This is called ATM skimming. In this, the thieves fit a fake card reader on the card reader of the ATM machine and put a scanner on the keyboard to find the password.

See the screen before entering the ATM, the
most important thing is that when the home screen is seen on the ATM, then put your card for the transaction and after the transaction is complete, when the home screen starts appearing again, then leave the ATM. Because of your small mistake, you may have to bear big loss.  

Do
not seek help from unknown person, while seeking transaction, do not ask for any help related to ATM from unknown person. If you are having difficulty in withdrawing cash from the ATM, the help of the guard posted in the security of the ATM can be taken. Do not trust anyone else.


Do not write PIN at ATM Many times people write PIN number on debit card or ATM, for fear of forgetting, it is not a good habit. Doing this can cause fraud with you, so make a pin that can be remembered easily. Along with this, the PIN of your debit card should be changed from time to time.

Do cardless transactions
Nowadays many banks are offering cardless transactions at ATMs. If your bank has also given this service, then definitely use it. This will prevent you from skimming the card.

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