Whether you suddenly need money anytime during the day or night, you no longer need to think much about it because now this work can be done within minutes through an ATM. You can withdraw money from an ATM at your convenience. Not only this, but now people even make payments through debit cards after purchasing anything. Therefore, since the introduction of debit cards, it has become easier to make payments, but it cannot be denied that online fraud has also increased. Therefore, it is your responsibility to be careful while doing transactions through a debit card and also keep some things in mind. Otherwise, you may become a victim of fraud. So let us know in which ways you can keep your debit card safe. You can learn about this in the next slides...
In these ways you can avoid debit card fraud:-
Number 1
Never save your debit card information on any website or app. By doing this you do not have to fill in the debit card information next time and only OTP is required. In such a situation, if the website is hacked, your card becomes quite unsafe. Therefore always fill in the card information manually.
Number 2
You have to take special care of one thing never do any online transactions through public and free Wi-Fi. If you do this, you may get hurt because hackers hack these networks the most. Therefore, always do online transactions only in a safe network.
Number 3
Whenever you withdraw money from an ATM or do any online transaction etc. through a debit card. So for this, you need the PIN of that card. In such a situation, never share this PIN with anyone, and do not keep it written down on your mobile or anywhere else.
Number 4
Make one thing sure if anyone asks you for information like your ATM card number, CVV, and PIN during a call, never give it. There may be a fraudster on the call, who will cheat you by taking your card information.
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