Withdrawing money from ATMS? Make sure nobody’s watching

You’re in front of an ATM machine, trying to withdraw some money. Or you’re at a supermarket, shopping for groceries, prepared to insert your card PIN and pay.

Before doing that, take a second to look around and make sure that there’s no one looking suspicious or staying too close to you.

And even if you don’t see anyone around, there may still be thieves that use special surveillance mechanisms.

So just to make sure that you’re on the safe side, try to hide the numbers you insert. Cover one hand with the other.

It won’t protect you from skimmers or other advanced techniques that thieves use to access your bank account, but it’s still better than taking no safety measures.