ATM Alert Finally Concern and Actions Taken
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ATM ALERT just found out that should you ever be forced to withdraw monies
>> From an ATM machine, you can notify the police by entering your Pin # in
>> reverse. The machine will still give you the monies you requested, but
>> unknown to the robber, etc, the police will be immediately dispatched
>> To help you. The broadcast stated that this method of calling the police
>> Is very seldom used because people don't know it exist, and it might mean
>> the difference between life and death.
>> Hopefully, none of you will have to use this, but I wanted to pass it
>> along just in case you hadn't heard of it. Please pass it along to
>> everyone possible
2006-11-14 22:58:47 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
I PERSONALLY HAVE NOT SEEN NOR READ ANY DOCUMENTED LITERATURE AND/OR FACTS ABOUT THIS CASE; BUT IT CAN BE VERY POSSIBLE !!!
SO ALL PERSONS NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL !!! BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS !!! BE ACCOMPANIED WHENEVER POSSIBLE !!! IT IS BETTER TO BE SAFE THEN SORRY !!!
2006-11-17 20:20:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes in some cases but but most of the time no:
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Back in 1994, Joseph Zingher from Chicago began developing ATM software that would silently call police if a PIN was entered in reverse. Since then, Zingher has spent years trying to sell the idea to banks in the United States without success. Several US states have explored the idea, but it is yet to be implemented. In 2004, the US state of Illinois passed legislation requesting that banks install reverse-pin safety technology in their ATMs. However, banks were not legally required to do so, and have so far displayed little interest in using the system."
2006-11-15 07:02:57 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Claim: Entering one's PIN in reverse at any ATM will summon the police.
Status: False.
2006-11-15 11:38:23 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NOT True!
http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/a/atm-911.htm
2006-11-17 12:32:19 · answer #4 · answered by wfm100 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom sent me this via e-mail a few weeks ago....I dont think it's true...how could that be implemented ? I mean your pin backwards could be someone else's pin#..I do think ATM's should have some kind of security..alert the police if we type in 911 as our pin...
2006-11-15 09:29:43 · answer #5 · answered by ~LAX Mom~ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you enter your pin number in reverse, that could be some one elces pin number. I could see if you had a number added to your pin number, and this would tell them that a crime was being committed and inturn call the police.
2006-11-15 09:17:33 · answer #6 · answered by Mugsy's Place 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How can this be - if you enter your pin number in backwards, then you've entered the wrong pin-number and the machine will reject your card. Sounds like a new urban myth to me.
2006-11-15 07:08:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is untrue, and I doubt it if anyone else has heard of it either. What if your PIN # was the same backwards as it was forward?
2006-11-15 07:01:28 · answer #8 · answered by Jer 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, even if it is true, the response time of the police will not do you any good.
2006-11-15 07:54:40 · answer #9 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First time I heard of this....Thanks
2006-11-15 07:32:58 · answer #10 · answered by Cal 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋