Pin Numbers...

[trudij]

Not sure if this is true or not, but a friend passed it on to me, so thought id pass it on

PIN NUMBER REVERSAL (GOOD TO KNOW)
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>If you should ever be forced by a robber to withdraw money from an ATM
>machine, you can notify the police by entering your Pin # in reverse.
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>For example if your pin number is 1234 then you would put in 4321. The
>ATM recognizes
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>that your pin number is backwards from the ATM card you placed in the
>machine.
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>The machine will still give you the money you requested, but unknown
to
>the robber,
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>the police will be immediately dispatched to help you.
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>This information was recently broadcasted on TV and it states that it
is
>seldom used because people don't know it exists.
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[Merlin the Magician]

not doubting you or your friend TRUDI but I have not heared about it........

 

[Aldaniti]

Well if it isn't true , it bloody well should be! what a brilliantly simple idea

 

[Merlin the Magician]

its a MYTH sorry to say see below.....


HERE IS THE ANSWER

 

[PDJ]

It has to be a myth. If not, criminals all over the country will be typing that in to distract the police while their mates are commiting the real crimes.

 

[Gearoid]

Look it up under Urban Myths.

 

[Merlin the Magician]

GEAROID I DID BETTER THAN THAT SEE MY POST ABOVE.....

 

[trudij]

Now now boys - nofighting over who is showing me up better......



:lol:

guess if you think about it properly itd never be a goer - Ive hgad a long, very windswept day and I think my brain has fallen out!!! :lol:

 

[Merlin the Magician]

Trudi it was not posted to belittle..... mine was posted to tell you and others that it was a current myth doing the rounds ...we all have been linked one way or the other with some other kind of myth sent via emails I know I have... so not guilty ma lady.......

 

[Desert Orchid]

I would key in any wrong PIN. I think I'm right in thinking if you do it three times the machine will keep your card and/or refuse you the money. Statistically, the chances of a mugger resorting to violence are relatively low. They're more likely to accept they've hit a dead end and move on, at which point you can contact the polis. I'd certainly risk it but I know if they try violence they'll have a scrap on their hands!

 

[trudij]

I win - I havent got any cards other than my back card - that is only for a cashpoint and I lose it so many times I rarely have it on me anyway!!

 

[krizon]

Probably the best ploy is to roll your eyes up, clutch your chest, groan 'aaaggggghh' and fall to the ground, twitching horribly and drooling. That just might put off the casual attacker!

 

[Melendez]

My old pin number was 3553. There must have been van loads of police arriving at the ATM everytime I took out a few quid.

 

[Colin Phillips]