{"id":111270,"date":"2016-01-20T08:15:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-20T06:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/111270\/atm-safety\/"},"modified":"2016-01-21T10:23:04","modified_gmt":"2016-01-21T08:23:04","slug":"atm-safety","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2016\/01\/20\/atm-safety\/","title":{"rendered":"ATM safety"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The festive season may be behind us but the SAPS are continuing to urge residents to be particularly careful when using ATMs.<\/p>\n<p>The community is encouraged to take into account the following safety tips when using their local ATM:<\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0Be alert and conscious of your surroundings when using the ATM.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Never give your card or PIN number to anyone, for any reason.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Do not write your PIN on the card or anything that is kept with the card.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Do not insert your card until asked to do so by the display screen.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Never use an ATM with a blank screen and, if the ATM is obscured from view or poorly lit, leave immediately and find another ATM.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Stand close to the ATM and use your body and hand as a shield to make sure nobody sees you keying in your pin.<\/li>\n<li>Make sure you keep your hand over the card slot to make sure nobody can swop or take your card.<\/li>\n<li>Never accept help from strangers when using an ATM, also, be wary of strangers asking for help.<\/li>\n<li>Be aware of the people around the ATM as criminals work in teams &#8211; one to distract you while the other steals your card or money.<\/li>\n<li>If your card is retained (swallowed) by the ATM it is advisable to phone your bank\u2019s toll-free stop card line immediately and stop your card.<\/li>\n<li>Never allow a bystander to call the toll-free stop card line on your behalf &#8211; they could be tricking you into thinking your card has been stopped.<\/li>\n<li>It is advisable to set a daily ATM withdrawal limit at your nearest branch.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Other articles you may be interested in:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/111203\/manhunt-launched-for-alleged-hijackers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Manhunt launched for alleged hijackers<\/a><\/p><div class=\"stream-item stream-item-in-post stream-item-inline-post aligncenter\"><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/111035\/how-much-is-too-much\/\" target=\"_blank\">How much is too much?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/111011\/dealing-with-cyber-bullying\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dealing with cyber-bullying<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"stream-item stream-item-below-post-content\">\n<div class='tenancy_slot tenancy_slot_1 jannah_ad' style='display: none;' data-query-id='63eb4147a84a2627d1dbd4b4cc3b5a45'><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be aware of your surroundings when using an ATM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1848,"featured_media":108046,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"","cxt_disable_google_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,2],"tags":[8297,989,1012,1003,1106,979,969,2730],"class_list":["post-111270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-crime-news","category-news-headlines","tag-community-2","tag-crime","tag-east-rand","tag-ekurhuleni","tag-gcn","tag-germiston","tag-germiston-city-news","tag-leigh-hodgson"],"amp_enabled":true,"category_labels":{"Category":"News","SubCategory":"Crime News"},"tag_labels":["community","crime","East Rand","Ekurhuleni","GCN","germiston","germiston city news","Leigh Hodgson"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1848"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111270"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111270\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/108046"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}