My friend told me about this and want to know if it's true...
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.
For example if your pin number is 1234 then you would put in 4321. The ATM recognizes
that your pin number is backwards from the ATM card you placed in the machine.
The machine will still give you the money you requested, but unknown to the robber,
the police will be immediately dispatched to help you.
This information was recently broadcasted on TV and it states that it is seldom used
because people don't know it exists.
Specially law enforcement workers, please answer.
2006-12-11 08:50:52 · 9 answers · asked by JustWondering 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
Well just think about that one for a second. What if your pin number is 2112, everytime you type in your number the police would be there cause the reverse is the same as forward, so no.
2006-12-11 08:53:59 · answer #1 · answered by John F 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I am not law enforcement, but I have read an article about this in Snopes. Here is the link.
http://www.snopes.com/business/bank/pinalert.asp
The lowdown is that it is an idea that has been put forward, but has never been implemented (at least not on a large scale).
2006-12-11 08:54:47 · answer #2 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No this is not true. Go to snopes.com, they can set you straight on a lot of urban myths.
2006-12-11 08:57:12 · answer #3 · answered by courage 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, Snopes.com says this is NOT true. check it out. What if you number is 4004, how do you type that in backwards?
2006-12-11 08:55:08 · answer #4 · answered by Travis R 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Fiction
See link below
2006-12-11 08:58:53 · answer #5 · answered by Mad Jack 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
well my pin # is 0000 and if that is the case the police would come running everytime i use it and i have never seen them when i use my card.
2006-12-11 09:38:57 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not true.
check out snopes.com great site to see if something is a lie.
2006-12-11 08:59:59 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
This is crazy, there is No truth to this ridiculous myth at all.
2006-12-11 12:26:31 · answer #8 · answered by WC 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is NOT true. That only works with alarm companies.
2006-12-11 08:53:30 · answer #9 · answered by talarlo 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋