Communications officer, Lieut Juanita Coetzer, has issued the following ATM safety tips:
* Never give your card, pin number, or anything that it is written on to anyone.
* Do not keep the note your pin is on, with your card. Keep it separate from your card.
* Do not use a poorly lit ATM.
* Stand close to the machine when you are busy with a transaction and keep your hand over the keys when putting your pin in.
* Never accept help from strangers.
* Criminals work in groups; one distracts you, another will grab your card, and another will run away with your card.
* When your card has been swallowed, immediately contact your bank to cancel it.
* Explosions at ATMs are new crimes which have been escalating since 2006.
* When approaching an ATM and you find it is damaged, or you see suspicious activities around it, immediately phone 10111.
