What are the top tips for credit card safety, debit card safety and ATM card security?
• Treat your card like cash. Keep it in a safe place. • Sign your new card as soon as you receive it. • If your card company allows you to choose a favourite image for your card, use a passport photograph which acts as a failsafe against point-of-sale impersonation. • If you have access to online banking, take a couple of minutes to check your account daily. • Keep your personal identification number (PIN) a secret. Don’t write it down and carry it around with you, and on no account keep your PIN jotted down in your wallet. • Do not disclose card information over the phone to anyone. No one needs to know your PIN, not your bank, not your building society. Nobody. Anyone who asks you to confirm your PIN number by telling it to them is acting fraudulently and possibly criminally. • Never, ever disclose information about your card in response to any e-mail or request. Emails that ask for card information are ALL fraudulent, even if they have bank logos and look official. • Make certain yo
