I have observed that Nigerians, including the highly educated, count their money in front of the ATM whenever they go to withdraw. Is it possible for the ATM to issue a customer an amount that is below what they requested? I believe this act or practice comes from the fact that we no longer trust one another talk more of our institutions. Corruption and fraud have been institutionalized in our everyday life. People have this lack of trust in the banks that the marchines might short-pay them even when it is clear that the marchines are programmed!!!

My own question is;in the event that one is short-paid, what next
Reject the money and feed it back to the machine, make a video, call the security as witness,report to the bank, fight the atm ?!

Rapmoney: I have observed that Nigerians, including the highly educated, count their money in front of the ATM whenever they go to withdraw. Is it possible for the ATM to issue a customer an amount that is below what they requested? I believe this act or practice comes from the fact that we no longer trust one another talk more of our institutions. Corruption and fraud have been institutionalized in our everyday life. People have this lack of trust in the banks that the marchines might short-pay them even when it is clear that the marchines are programmed!!!

You answered the question, Nigerians don't trust anybody with their money, and that includes banks to a extent because of the reasons you mentioned. So in cases they are short changed by the ATM, they can complain immediately, especially if the ATM is beside a bank affiliated with it but if is not then counting money in front of a ATM is a waste of time. For some weird reason I always go to a ATM beside a bank just in case, and I wasn't even raised and born in Nigeria, so I must add that I feel it is more then a Nigerian thing because I have seen Indians and some whites do the samething

security alert.