I received an e-mail saying that this is true- has anyone tried it?
2007-01-05 02:39:23 · 30 answers · asked by james d 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
Hi, we are an ATM service company and have seen this comment come up many times.. This idea is clever and was offered as a possible solution to crime at ATM locations. However there are several things that has prevented the implementation of this idea: 1. Current ATMs are not programmed to dial to local police stations at all. The ATMs function in a sense as a computer and modem. This functionality would require significant upgrades to all ATMs and police stations that would want this communication link. 2. The implementation would need to occur on a massive scale. There are over 800,000 ATMs in the USA and nearly all ATMs would need to upgraded to provide a reasonable confidence for any user at anytime to know that an emergency code that was entered would actually work. It would be terrible if a crime victim was thinking that they were alerting police and if the ATM wasn't upgraded, then nothing would occur. 3. People have expressed concern that under the duress of armed robbery, the behavior of a crime victim is not reliable. If the robber suspected that a victim was alerting police, and the victim was fumbling the reverse code, then it could be worse for the victim.
2007-01-06 02:02:29 · answer #1 · answered by bonham16 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Atm Pin Code Backwards
2016-10-19 08:56:41 · answer #2 · answered by nancie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lets just say that if someone was holding a knife to your neck or a gun (or something) into your back, demanding money from the ATM, would you honestly think "if I put my PIN number backwards, it will call the police".
To put this in perspective - (a) you'd be panicking that much you wouldn't remember this 'supposed' alert and (b) do you honestly think the police would turn up instantly in today's world and finally (c) how many false alarms would have to be dealt with?
Sadly it's 100% hoax and doesn't work because of palindromic PIN numbers.
YS.
2007-01-05 03:04:44 · answer #3 · answered by Yagowra Shakaboom 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, most ATM systems have a 2 or 3 try system set up after you enter your pin wrong the machine will "eat" your card and make a video entry of the attempt then its up the bank....entering your pin number backwards will not contact the police but again I've never tried it.....
2007-01-05 02:48:43 · answer #4 · answered by Joesph B 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Not true. What does happen is that a hidden door on the ATM opens up exposing a laser beam which disintegrates you on the spot, turning you into a pile of ash.
You must have never played them old Space Quest games from Sierra where you get disintegrated if you input the wrong PIN code.
Also, the statement about ATMs' swallowing your card is not true because I have once put in my old incorrect PIN and the machine simply spit my card back at me. There would be quite a lot of pissed off customers if the ATM turned their cards into shredded wheat for a simple mistake.
2007-01-05 02:50:09 · answer #5 · answered by shlangemann 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, I have not, and I don't intend to. However I can tell you right now that it would not alert the police. I mean, if it did, what would happen to the guy who actually does have that PIN number and he tried to use the ATM? Doesn't make any sense.
2007-01-05 02:42:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
no it doesnt alert the police,,,,
if you enter the pin number incorrectly 3 times in a row the machione will simply ''eat'' your card and refuse to give it back to you,,
the account holder then needs to go into the branch with ID to recover the card!!
i dont think at present there is a way for an atm to call the police
2007-01-05 02:48:34 · answer #7 · answered by mikey101 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Can you imagine the logistics of having to respond to that. We would need a huge number of policemen in vehicles just to respond in a timely manner. In addition, it would require that every ATM be networked in some way to police headquarters. How would that be paid for?
2016-03-17 23:09:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it just tells you that you have entered the wrong pin number and most atm's will give you 3 tries and then it will take the card.
2007-01-05 02:48:33 · answer #9 · answered by parrotsarenoisy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sheesh, people. Snopes.com is the place to go for this info. No. It's not true. some town tried to pass legislation encouraging companies to do this, but the logistics were too crazy.
If you type in the pin wrong three times, it does keep your card. For whomever said that.
2007-01-05 02:53:24 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋