ATM Precautions - Consumer Safety Education

• Be aware that someone could rob you at or near the ATM.
• Have your ATM card ready before arriving at the machine.
• If making a deposit, fill out forms before arriving at the ATM.
• Be aware of other persons near you and the ATM.
• Be alert to places of concealment.
• During hours of darkness, have someone come with you to the ATM.
• Park your car in a well-lighted area and near the ATM.
• Keep your car doors locked and perform transactions quickly when using a drive-up ATM.
• If you notice suspicious activity, cancel your transaction, take your card, and leave the area.
• Report suspicious activity and crimes immediately to the police and the bank.
• If followed after a transaction, go to the nearest public area.
• Commit your PIN to memory and do not write the PIN on your card.
• Keep your ATM card in a secure place.
• Report a lost or stolen card immediately.
• Take another person with you when possible.
• At a drive-up ATM, lock all of the car's doors and deep passenger windows closed.
• If you leave your car to walk to the ATM, lock the car.
• If the lighting at the ATM is not working or there are places of concealment behind overgrown shrubbery or trees, go to another ATM.
• Quickly put your money and ATM card away. Count your money later.