Using an ATM under duress

valsie_2

I was sent the following but I don't know if it works - can anyone tell me if its true please?

"If you are ever forced by a thief or someone to take money out of an ATM machine, enter your pin number reversed. So if your number is 1254 mark 4521. The ATM machine will give you your money, but will automatically recognize this as a plea for help and will alert the police unknown to the thief.

This option is in all ATM machines, but not many people know this. Please pass this information on to others. "

thanks,

Valsie

iwanttosave_2

No its not true

robnye

sounds like a story out of Viz magazine

next it will be buses turning up at the time stated on the timetable.....

and the weather men getting the weather right

soolin

This is about the third time i've seen this posted this week, strangely as well at least two of those posts were in a larger than normal font.

Pluto_Bear

Yep, it's utter rubbish! I wish I knew who starts these stupid stories so I could go and slap them!

There's another one going around about the phone number 112 being a direct line to "the police despatcher" (whatever that is!?) that you can use if you feel in danger. RUBBISH! 112 is the pan-european emergency number and works, across europe, in exactly the same way that 999 works in the UK.

Twopints

Snopes says no.

YorkshireBoy

valsie wrote: »

...enter your pin number reversed. So if your number is 1254 mark 4521.

And if your PIN is a palindrome, such as 2552?

It's not exactly rocket science is it? :rolleyes:

GreyPilgrim

Personally I think it's actually Snopes who start these rubbish chain mails.

They get posted, then at some point someone says "check on Snopes to see if it's true"

Result? Snopes get milions of hits, driving up their advertising revenue.

James

It's a Myth.

Here's is the link to The Card Watch Website which covers this topic.

Q.

Is it true that entering your PIN in reverse at a cash machine alerts the police?

A.
PIN NUMBER REVERSAL EMAIL IS A MYTH

Click here. For tips and advice.

[Deleted User]

YorkshireBoy wrote: »

And if your PIN is a palindrome, such as 2552?

It's not exactly rocket science is it? :rolleyes:

Mine's 1111 and the police are turning up every week or so - now I understand why!

lilac_lady

My pin number orders a takeaway at the same time........just as believable as the OP's post.