Are you using your ATM card abroad? If yes, do read this article
“Earlier we were always advised to use ATM card during the abroad trip to avail the wholesale exchange offer but things are little tougher nowadays”
Currently it is not advisable to use ATM card during the foreign trips because of various ATM scams that are prevailing in the different countries of the world. In short, using the ATM card is not the best possible way to withdraw money in the foreign countries now.
Being a traveler, you might get following issues while dealing with your local Bank ATM card in abroad:
Firstly, your ATM card pin should be compulsorily of four digit number or else it might not work during your abroad trip. Even if your ATM card pin is more than four digit number or contains alphabets then you must change your pin to a simply four digit number before travelling abroad.
The ATM card frauds are simply multiplying nowadays and hence, due to these issues many countries are blocked by the banks on the use of ATM cards in abroad. The countries that are blocked due to highest numbers of ATM card scams are England, Greece, Turkey, Romania, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines. Also all this information is not declared officially and hence, we advise the travelers to visit their bank before travelling abroad.
Read the below tips before travelling abroad:
Being a traveler, you might get following issues while dealing with your local Bank ATM card in abroad:
Firstly, your ATM card pin should be compulsorily of four digit number or else it might not work during your abroad trip. Even if your ATM card pin is more than four digit number or contains alphabets then you must change your pin to a simply four digit number before travelling abroad.
The ATM card frauds are simply multiplying nowadays and hence, due to these issues many countries are blocked by the banks on the use of ATM cards in abroad. The countries that are blocked due to highest numbers of ATM card scams are England, Greece, Turkey, Romania, Thailand, Singapore and the Philippines. Also all this information is not declared officially and hence, we advise the travelers to visit their bank before travelling abroad.
Read the below tips before travelling abroad:
- It is always good to inform your concerned bank manager or assistant regarding your foreign trip, if you are going to use your ATM card for cash withdrawals.
- Always try to take a phone number of your bank manager in case of any issues or bank related emergency matters.
- Note down all your purchases, withdrawals etc that you have been doing using your ATM card so that you might find it easy while calculating your expense accounts.
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