Many types of messages keep going viral on social media. Now a new message is going viral on Facebook, WhatsApp and twitter. In this message a claim is being made about ATM PIN.
News Claim: Many types of messages keep going viral on social media. Now a new message is going viral on Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter. In this message, a claim is being made about ATM PIN.It says that before inserting the card in the ATM, press the cancel button twice. With this, your PIN will not be stolen
News Verification: It says that before inserting the card in the ATM, press the cancel button twice. With this, your PIN will not be stolen. PIB Fact Check has talked about this that it is viral.
The Press Information Bureau's (PIB) fact-checking arm, PIB Fact Check, has said "the statement is #FAKE and has NOT been issued by RBI
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A post falsely attributed to @RBI claims that pressing 'cancel' twice on ATM before a transaction can prevent PIN theft#PIBFactCheck
— PIB Fact Check (@PIBFactCheck) June 10, 2021
The statement is #FAKE and has NOT been issued by RBI
To keep transactions secure-
✅Conduct the transfer in privacy
✅Do not write PIN on card pic.twitter.com/a483X0Asuq
News Verdict: The viral news claiming that pressing the cancel button twice before an ATM transaction results in theft of the PIN is fake.