Originally Posted by
sdsearch
The question is not just whether the ATM PIN would work, the question is also whether using the ATM PIN would keep it as a purchase, rather than cash advance.
Without knowing local transaction customs (do most people there use credit cards or debit cards) I don't know if it's safe to assume that it would definitely code as a purchase if it's asking for a PIN from a swipe.
I'm fairly sure that if no cash is actually given to the cardholder as part of the transaction, it will count as a purchase and not as a cash advance. There are exceptions, of course, but those are probably uncommon.