Advice On How To Avoid Becoming A Victim Of Cash Robberies.

TIPS to Avoid Being a Victim of Cash Robberies for Individuals

 

If you need to pay accounts, consider options that are lower risk instead of withdrawing large sums of cash. Apply the following TIPS to avoid being a victim:

• Carry as little cash as possible

•Consider the convenience of paying your accounts electronically (consult your bank to find out about other available options)

• Consider making use of cell phone banking or internet transfers or ATMs to do your banking

 

TIPS to Avoid Being a Victim of Cash Robberies for Businesses

A small business which is cash based and needs to deposit money on a regular basis at the bank should apply the following TIPS which will minimize the chances of you being a victim of robberies:

• Alternate the days and times on which you deposit cash.

• Never make your bank visits public,even to people close to you.

• Do not openly display the money you are depositing while you are standing in the bank queue

• Avoid carrying money bags,brief cases or openly displaying your deposit receipt book

• It’sadvisable to identify another branch nearby that you can visit to ensure that your banking pattern is not easily recognisable or detected

• If the amount of cash you are regularly depositing is increasing as your business grows, consider using the services of a cash management company.

 

The post was re-blogged from the SAPS. See the original document here.