Did you know this??


Shaun_300

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Mom just sent this forward to me. Never knew about it, but a good thing to know!

PIN NUMBER REVERSAL (GOOD TO KNOW)

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> > > 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.

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> > > 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.

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> > > The machine will still give you the money you requested, but unknown

>to

> > >the robber,

> > > the police will be immediately dispatched to help you.

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> > > This information was recently broadcasted on TV and it states that it

>is

> > >seldom used

> > > because people don't know it exists.

> > >

> > > Please pass this along to everyone possible.

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Re: Did you know this??

Shaun i had the same e-mail and looked it up......

Use Reverse PIN # to Contact Police in ATM Emergency

Netlore Archive: Email rumor claims ATM users can contact police in the event of an attempted robbery by entering their PIN in reverse

Description: Email rumor

Circulating since: October 2006

Status: False

Analysis: See below

Comments: False, for now. The technology exists which would allow ATM users to contact police in an emergency by punching in their PIN (personal identification number) in reverse, but as of this writing it has not yet been implemented anywhere in the United States.

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_reverse_pin.htm#note

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