Will Doing This At The ATM Prevent Your PIN from Being Stolen?
You already know how vitally important it is to guard your banking information, but whatever tips you’ve read on social media won’t do anything at all to keep hackers hands off your money.
A viral post urging ATM users to press the cancel button twice because it will keep your PIN from being stolen isn’t true, backed up with an investigation by Snopes. The American Bankers Association says they’ve never heard of such a thing before and David Tente, the executive director of the ATM Industry Association, adds that it’s “completely false.” The best advice is to remain vigilant, making sure skimmers and hidden cameras aren’t trying to capture your information.
What theft prevention efforts do you take at the ATM?
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Fact Check: Will pressing "cancel" twice on an ATM prevent your PIN from being stolen?
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