Card withdrawn from Sparkasse

Reasons why your bank card can be withdrawn

Your bank card from the Sparkasse and others Banks can be withdrawn for various reasons. This is not only possible with the issuing bank.

• A common reason: Entering the PIN incorrectly several times at the ATM. As a rule, the card is only blocked for further attempts to withdraw money, but card withdrawal is also possible.
• For your safety, the card will generally be withdrawn if you do not remove it from the machine's card slot within a specified period of time. This prevents a forgotten card from falling into the wrong hands.
• If you account If the card has been blocked for important reasons or it is very likely that the card will be misused, the bank can arrange for it to be withdrawn. In that case, ATMs will collect them the next time you try to withdraw money.

How to get the card back from the Sparkasse

The reason for moving in plays an elementary role. This results in your options for action.

• If you just forgot to fetch it from the machine, things are particularly quick: the ATMs will be checked on the next day the bank is open. Contact the bank as soon as possible, otherwise the card will be sent to your house bank. Attention: In order to get this back from a third-party bank or savings bank, you must identify yourself in any case.
• If the PIN is entered incorrectly, this form of disclosure is usually also possible. In this case, however, the card is usually blocked so that you have to have it unblocked at the house bank.
• If the reason is an account blocking or suspected misuse of the card, it is imperative that you contact your clerk. In this case, however, you can only count on the return if the reasons for moving in no longer exist.