How is a Sberbank card blocked?

At first, you might think that locking and unlocking a card is a very simple operation that anyone can handle in a matter of minutes. But in fact, not everything is so easy. Let's look at such situations on the example of Sberbank cards.

In order for your card to be blocked, you should contact the contact center. If the Mobile Bank service is connected to the card, then in order to conduct operations on the card, including blocking, you can simply send an SMS to number 900 with specific text. For example, if you need to block a Sberbank card, the text will be as follows: “Block XXXXX Y”, where XXXXXX are the last digits of the card number, and instead of Y you need to indicate the reason why the card is blocked. The reasons are regarded as numbers from "0" to "3": "0" - card loss, "1" - theft, "2" - seized by an ATM, "3" - another reason. A code must be sent to this message, which must be sent within five minutes to the same number. This is required in order to confirm the operation. This is just one of the ways to block a Sberbank card.

The card can also be blocked via the Internet in the Sberbank system on-line or in a bank branch. But the simplest and most convenient of all is to contact the contact center of Sberbank.

In which case does the Sberbank card still be blocked?

In the event that when making transactions at an ATM, for example, when checking the balance, you enter the PIN code incorrectly three times, then the card is automatically blocked for one day. Unlocked in this case, it will also be automatically.

How to unlock a card?

Everything will depend on what the reason for the blocking of the Sberbank card was made. For example, if the lock was due to an incorrect PIN code, then it will be automatically unlocked. Here you just have to wait. If the card holder has blocked the card at will, then in order to unlock it, you will have to apply to Sberbank.

How to block the card, as well as how to unlock it, we all know. But not always so simple. For example, a case from life. The man forgot his card in the store. Employees contacted the contact center and blocked the card. In the end, the citizen reissued the card, but at the same time paid for it. It is best to block the card yourself, because in this case it can either be unlocked or reissued, and for free.

Card Fraud

There are frequent cases when scammers send messages that the card is blocked and for subsequent unlocking, you should contact them by phone. This is absolutely impossible to do, since you just spend the extra money. When you have any doubts, you need to call the contact center, whose number is on any ATM or on the card itself from the back.