PIB Fact Check debunks claim, suggests ways people can prevent ATM PIN fraud.
The government has clarified that a message claiming that pressing the ‘cancel' button twice on an ATM can prevent someone from stealing your PIN number is untrue.
In the tweet, the Press Information Bureau's Fact Check handle said, “A post falsely attributed to RBI claims that pressing 'cancel' twice on ATM before a transaction can prevent PIN theft. This statement is fake and has not been issued by RBI.”
PIB Fact Check also offered tips on how to avoid ATM PIN fraud in the tweet. It is recommended that users keep their transactions secure by conducting their transfers in privacy. It also advised people not to write their ATM PINs on cards.
Even last year, the same claim had been circulating online. Then, too, PIB's fact-checking arm had debunked the claim.
To determine whether or not the messages you get on social media, particularly WhatsApp, are authentic, you need to first look at the source of the sender. Is it someone familiar? Do they have a source for the information or have got it from someone they know? Run a quick Google search and see if the information is true or not.
Fraud involving ATMs is a real threat worldwide. Only through proper discretion can you avoid being scammed.