<prompt> Human: Im living in Lusaka, Zambia and used an FNB ATM yesterday. Like an idiot I walked away with my cash and left the card. Thankfully no one took it and the ATM sucked it back in. I called the local FNB operations branch in Lusaka today and they told me they had the card and that they require me to bring in my passport for verification to get it back. The manager I was speaking with briefly mentioned that they needed a copy of my passport as well as a written statement saying that I accept all liability for the time the card was not in my possession. He said the standard procedure is to destroy the card to protect the card holders identity but added that theyre making a special exception for me because Ill be living here longer term until December this year and that itd be a hassle for me to get a new card sent from the US Im American and have an American bankdebit card. My question is that if they have my debit card now and if I give them a copy of my passport isnt that very personal information that could be used to steal my identity? The address on my passport is the billing address tied to my debit card. How do I know someone inside their operations office hasnt written down all my debit card information and is just waiting to get my billing address or passport number tomorrow so they can start buying things under my identity? Am I being paranoid? Should I just ask for them to destroy the card and give it back to me in pieces the manager said they could do this for me? Any help would be greatly appreciated - thanks in advance pf!  <response>: Safest bet is to destroy it and have a new one sent to you. You can always get cash from the branch in the meantime no? Most likely they want it to be able to document who picked up the card in case you are the one perpetrating fraud somehow. If youve ever stayed in a hotel in a foreign country, they always make a copy of your passport. 