ATM Safety
- Use ATMs in well lit and safe areas.
- Don’t allow your card to be removed from your sight.
- Don’t accept help from strangers or give out your pin, not even to persons claiming to be bank officials.
- Watch out for people standing very close to you and looking over your shoulder as you type in your pin.
- Never leave your card in the ATM, if stuck, follow instructions provided on the ATM machine.
- When cancelling an ATM card if it has been stuck please use the numbers on the wall in and around the ATM to cancel the card.
- Make sure you are not followed after a transaction – After transaction has been completed please remove printed slip as this will give information on the balance in the account.
Restaurant Safety
- Patrons to please keep all valuables close at hand, never let any of your belongings out of your sight.
- If any people are acting suspiciously in the restaurant, please report this to the manager and express your concern.
- When paying for your bill please ask the waitron to bring the swipe machine to your table to complete the transaction, keep all bank cards in sight at all times.
- When going to use the bathroom please take all valuables with you.
- Do not leave handbags under tables, on the back of chairs or on restroom hooks.
- Do not leave cell phones or wallets on restaurant tables
Business Safety
- We encourage businesses to be proactive and implement sound measures to prevent security related issues.
- Ensure Alarms and PanicButtons are in good working order.
- Contingency plans are in plays.
Home Safety
- Never allow strangers into your house – always confirm their legitimacy
- Invest and utilize a good overall security system
- Adequate lighting around the perimeter of your house acts as a good deterrent
- Trim shrubs around windows and entrances so they cannot conceal intruders
- When you leave you home at night, leave interior lights one, as well as your television or radio, so that your house looks occupied
- If living in a complex don’t open entrance/foyer doors to strangers and prevent tailgating
- Never disclose that you are home alone
- Always be alert to vehicles or persons following you into your entrance or the garage
- Educate everyone regarding these safety precautions
- Don’t leave firearms unattended
- Keep a list of emergency numbers next to the telephone
- A list of emergency numbers can be found on our website here
