Transferring credit or airtime to your family or friends on the MTN Network is relatively easy and also secured as a pin will be required for every transfer which will be known only by the owner of the line making the transfer.
How to Transfer Credit/Airtime on MTN
To begin, you would have to change a default PIN assigned to every number for transfer which is 0000. If you have already changed your password previously skip to the “How to Transfer Credit to Any MTN Number” section.
How to Change MTN Default Share & Sell Password
To change this default PIN, send an SMS containing default PIN New PIN New PIN to 777 .
Example: 0000 1234 1234 send to 777
So in the example above 1234 is now you New PIN which will be used for making any credit or airtime transfer.
How to Transfer Credit to Any MTN Number
Now that you have a personal password for share and sell, to begin transferring credit to other MTN numbers, follow the steps below.
Send an SMS: Transfer, Recipients Number, Amount and PIN to 777.
Example: Transfer 08031234567 750 1234 send to 777.
After sending the message above You will get a message notifying you to approve the credit/airtime transfer.
Simply reply the message with a YES
Example: YES to 777
If the MTN airtime transfer is successful you should get a success message with the amount transferred, number the MTN credit was transferred to and your remaining balance.
Alternative Method
However if the above does not work you can also transfer your MTN credit using a USSD command explained below
Dial *600*Recipient’s Number*Amount*PIN# on your phone.
Example dial *600*08031234567*1500*1234# and then send/ok.
If the MTN airtime transfer is successful you should get a success message with the amount transferred, number the MTN Credit was transferred to and your remaining balance.
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