Viral Sach: Can a website tell you if an ATM has cash or not?

NEW DELHI: Thirteen days since the demonetisation, people's woes seem to have no end as they continue to wait for cash in long queues at banks and ATM and struggled to pay for basic necessities. In many areas, people ran from one ATM to the other, with few managing to withdraw while the rest left dejected as machines emptied out before their turn. At places, queues formed up within minutes of news spreading word of mouth that cash was being dispensed at a particular ATM. People are not only having a harrowing time withdrawing cash but also commuting by autos and rickshaws and paying for necessities like grocery and milk. While the entire country is facing the heat of the ongoing cash crunch, a website is claiming it can help you find which ATMs are working and have cash. A message is going viral on social media platform WhatsApp with reference to website 'cashnocash.com' saying, "It's very easy to find working ATMs in your locality. Just enter the the PIN code of your area in the option given on the website and a list of ATMs that are functioning and have cash will appear." ABP News, while investigating the matter in its Viral Sach segment, found that though the website is able to locate AMTs in your vicinity based on your Pincode but can't tell you whether they have cash or not. The website update the real time status of the ATM’s based on the user’s feedback. Thus, the information it provides about cash in ATMs can't be trusted as it has no links with banks. Watch the video for more: