Hoax Busting: PIN NUMBER REVERSAL (GOOD TO KNOW)
People, THIS IS A BLOODY HOAX. DON’T PASS THIS ON UNLESS YOU WANT TO PUT PEOPLE IN HARM’S WAY!
The technology described in the hoax below exists, but not in widespread use. So, do not be fooled into passing this information on. Imagine if somebody does this when they get robbed, and they got an error message? What happens then when the robber realises what is going on?
Hoax as follows:
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 TV and it states that it
is seldom used because people don’t know
it exists.Please pass this along to everyone possible.
A not so gentle reminder: Don’t be a stupid fool in blindly reposting hoaxes!!! It’s not just SPAM, but it’s also DANGEROUS!
References:
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061127030600AAOXC3k
