1. Delete or disable all bank SMS or email alerts in your phones.
2. Minimise the number of ATM cards you carry. Carry just one preferably with low cash balance.
3. Be very conscious of any commercial bus you enter especially at night.
4. Make sure all mobile money apps on your phones are well hidden. Robbers could go through your phones and force you to transfer all your money to theirs via your mobile money app.
5. Withdrawal via ATMs should be done latest Friday afternoon when banks are still open. Also have the phone number of at least one staff member in your bank.
6. Avoid withdrawing cash on weekends especially in lonely and relatively less secure environments.
7. If unfortunately you fall victim, please don’t give them a fake ATM PIN. People have been shot because of this. Your life is more valuable than money.
8. Be very prayerful and committed to God. Unless the Lord watches over a city, the watchmen watch in vain, so stay focused on the real protector, God. guide to prevent robbery
1. Delete or disable all bank SMS or email alerts in your phones.
2. Minimise the number of ATM cards you carry. Carry just one preferably with low cash balance.
3. Be very conscious of any commercial bus you enter especially at night.
4. Make sure all mobile money apps on your phones are well hidden. Robbers could go through your phones and force you to transfer all your money to theirs via your mobile money app.
5. Withdrawal via ATMs should be done latest Friday afternoon when banks are still open. Also have the phone number of at least one staff member in your bank.
6. Avoid withdrawing cash on weekends especially in lonely and relatively less secure environments.
7. If unfortunately you fall victim, please don’t give them a fake ATM PIN. People have been shot because of this. Your life is more valuable than money.
8. Be very prayerful and committed to God. Unless the Lord watches over a city, the watchmen watch in vain, so stay focused on the real protector, God.
