Trust a conman to teach you a few things about getting scammed. A front-page report in this paper revealed how a thief, who used to steal ATM cards, guessed personal identification numbers (PINs) and withdrew money from  different accounts.

The crux of the report was that using your birth date as an ATM password could cost you. The Andheri police recently arrested a 33-year-old man for stealing ATM cards and using the cardholders’ birth dates, obtained from social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram to guess their ATM passwords. The accused successfully withdrew money from three different bank accounts using this method.