PIN NUMBER

Jaglifter · Post by **Jaglifter** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 6:33 pm

Don't know if this is true or not..............

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 system 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 the location. This information was recently broadcasted on CTV by Crime Stoppers however it is seldom used because people just don't know about it.

LotusSevenMan · Post by **LotusSevenMan** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:04 pm

The machine will still give you the money you requested, but unknown to the robber, the police will be immediately dispatched to the location

Not sure the robber is gonna wait the twenty four hours it'll take 'em to get there though!!!!

clayderman · Post by **clayderman** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:10 pm

I have enough trouble remembering mine forwards

Would be good if it worked.

adfski · Post by **adfski** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 7:25 pm

I hope that's true but I don't believe it!

Only one way to find out - and I don't fancy explaining to a copper that it was an experiment

RedStormV · Post by **RedStormV** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:05 pm

Nope,

Tis bunkem, piffle, bullsh1t.

Just another one of those e-mails doing the rounds yet again.

Like most of the 'virus' warnings and other 'urban legends' that do the rounds.

http://sandwalk.blogspot.com/2007/03/mo ... mbers.html

http://www.hoax-slayer.com/reverse-pin-ATM.shtml

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/b ... se_pin.htm

IMHO - before forwarding any 'Warning' e-mail do a search on Google using the key phrase - you'll more than likely get hits on Urban Legends etc. I reckon at least 95% of the time they're just crap.

Most of these mails are designed merely to slow company mail systems down and take up server space.

If you work for a large company with it's own 'intranet' check on their virus site, as these are often mentioned there too under 'Malicious'.

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pariah · Post by **pariah** » Wed Jun 18, 2008 10:31 pm

well they say not to use yh date of birth numbers anyway

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 4:57 pm

Firestorm Mike said

what if your pin number was summat like 1881 ?

pariah wrote:well they say not to use yh date of birth numbers anyway

Owww! That's gotta Smart

pariah · Post by **pariah** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:09 pm

me thinks firstormike aint gonna offer me any tips or advice for a while now.

Pete.L · Post by **Pete.L** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 6:32 pm

pariah wrote:me thinks firstormike aint gonna offer me any tips or advice for a while now.

Oh I think he'll be offering you something

Pete.l

pariah · Post by **pariah** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 8:57 pm

been t dizzyfit, aint all it,s cracked up t be actually .

pariah · Post by **pariah** » Sun Jun 22, 2008 10:25 pm

FirestormMike wrote:
pariah wrote:me thinks firstormike aint gonna offer me any tips or advice for a while now.
I'm sorry, I'm having a little trouble in deciphering your cyber-drivel

PLease leave me pc alone. I.m just a poor uneducated person who sees a shrink once a week .