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Useful Tips to Protect Your ATM Security PIN

The ATM PIN is not made of any numbers. These digits are special security codes that protect your credit/debit card from fraudulent acts. Some people often keep the numbers extremely predictable and risk the money in their account. ortunately! there are a number of useful "ays to safeguard the ATM PIN. How to select a good PIN There needs to be a certain method to select an ATM PIN. #hoosing a combination of numbers that ha$e some significance to you! makes the numbers easy to remember and less kno"n to others. or instance! do not choose a PIN that only contains your birth date %se a combination of your birthday and your house/phone number instead. It is also essential to a$oid common PIN numbers that are easily predictable &g. ''''! ()*+! (*,- etc Are you protecting your PIN? .nce you ha$e your secret number! make sure you are not carefree about it. Ask yourself if you are prepared for situations like/ orgetting your PIN 0riting the PIN some"here that is easily accessible to strangers.&.g mobile! purse! pocket etc alling prey to credit card tricks on phone! mails and messages. There are se$eral uncertain situations "here your PIN safety is at stake! and it is therefore necessary to ensure that these sensiti$e digits are al"ays protected. ATM solutions considerably help to protect your account from malicious acts ho"e$er! if your PIN number is unprotected and easily accessible! your account is an open source of robbery. Useful tips to protect your PIN A$oid keeping your PIN cue "ith the ATM card or in your "allet. 1obbers are $igilant about such accessories and if stolen! your PIN number is easy to access and your finances are at a high risk. #hange the default PIN after acti$ating your account. The numbers

gi$en by the ser$ice pro$iders are often sent through a confidential medium. 2o"e$er! if the document containing your number is lost or stolen! you are likely to lose the cash in your account. #hanging the PIN makes the prior number useless and difficult to track. 3o not use numbers that are predictable. 4irth dates! telephone numbers! license numbers! social security numbers are easily detectable and using them as your credit card PIN can easily rip you off your money. 3iscard receipts generated from the ATM machines as they contain important information that gi$es access to your account. It is e$en safer to tear them in pieces so that the numbers are completely destroyed. 4e a"are of the people standing behind you "hile you enter your PIN on the keypad. Identity theft often begins "hen the robber "atches you enter your secret digits in the ATM. #o$er the screen "ith your hands "hile entering the numbers. A$oid using the same PIN for multiple accounts. This is because if the robber is able to crack the PIN for one account! he/she "ill also try to use the same pin to gain access to other accounts and this may pro$e dangerous if you are carrying multiple credit cards together. %sing personali5ed tricks are a great "ay to recollect your pass"ord if you are likely to forget it. or instance! if your name is Peter! deri$e a number code for the name and pick up digits that stand for your name. 3o not keep the trick e$ident and make sure it is something that is close to yourself. If you "ish to sa$e the number in the phone! do it $ery cle$erly. 6ou can sa$e the number as middle digits of a phone number in your best friend7s name. &$en if your phone is stolen! your PIN is still safe and it is difficult for the robber to easily look for the number.

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