Important ATM info

[FarmGirl10]

It was looked up and apparently it is incorrect. It was never passed.

IMPORTANT PLEASE PASS THIS INFORMATION ON.

THE RECENT TRAGEDY OF A YOUNG WOMAN BEING KIDNAPPED AND EVENTUALLY KILLED;AFTER SHE HAD REPEATEDLY GIVEN THE KIDNAPPER A WRONG PIN TO HER ATM CARD.. IF SHE HAD KNOWN THE METHOD BELOW, SHE COULD HAVE BEEN SAVED.

SO I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO LET YOU KNOW. HERE YOU GO. 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 FOX TV AND IT STATES THAT IT IS SELDOM USED BECAUSE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW IT EXISTS.

PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG. You can go on snopes to verify.

****Sorry that this is in all Caps...that's how I got it.

 

[LoveMoo11]

Wow that is interesting, I never knew that. Thanks for the info.

 

[dun]

I checked it out
http://www.snopes.com/business/bank/pinalert.asp

 

[rusty]

Very cool.If I go out this weekend i'll give it a try.that may be hard to remember with a gun against your head.

 

[jwggriff]

Read the Snopes link carefully. They say this is totally false.

 

[FarmGirl10]

Yes, i checked it out after posting it, and saw that, that's why i put that disclaimer thingie at the top.