The Qatar Central Bank has published the most important guidelines to avoid fraudulent transactions while traveling abroad, in order to ensure the safety of banking operations while traveling.
The Qatar Central Bank provided – through its Twitter account – a number of instructions before traveling, including: reviewing the maximum amount allowed for the card and its expiration date, making sure to keep the contact numbers with the bank, and that the bank has all recent data to communicate with the individual, and make sure the number is activated. Registered with the bank to be able to receive notifications of banking operations.
The Central Bank also gave individuals important instructions during travel, which include: using well-visible ATMs that are located in safe places, and not using ATMs if the number plate or card entry slot is not well secured, and the person should handle the card by himself during the payment process. and keep it under control.
In the event that the card is lost, or it is suspected that there is a bank transaction that the individual did not perform, or that the card cannot be retrieved from the ATM, the bank should be contacted immediately.
After returning from travel, it is recommended to constantly change the password for online banking operations, especially after returning from travel, and to contact the bank and replace the card used during the trip in case fraudulent transactions are suspected after returning.
Foreign currencies should also be exchanged for Qatari riyals when returning from travel from banks and not to keep them for long periods to avoid losing their value in monetary transactions when countries modernize their currencies and launch new issues.
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