Whether you’re shopping online or in-store, your safety should always come first.
The festive period can mean crowded conditions at the stores and malls. If you are shopping with children, plan ahead.
- Always supervise your children in public spaces and accompany young children to the restroom.
- Be vigilant when in congested shops or shopping aisles where you cannot even walk properly, that is where you will find criminals pick pocketing.
- Avoid displaying valuables where criminals can see them.
- Keep your handbag with you, keep it closed or zipped, and do not leave it unattended.
- Keep your mobile phone with you and do not leave it unattended.
- Carry your wallet in an inside pocket – never in the rear pocket of your trousers.
- Credit card transactions must be processed in your presence
