ATM Security?

Admiral Huddy · 1 Dec 2006 at 09:53

What do you guys reckon on this:

PIN NUMBER REVERSAL (GOOD TO KNOW)

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.

:confused:

modo77 · 1 Dec 2006 at 09:58

Somehow I don't believe you

What if your pin is 1111 or 1221 etc

The_blue · 1 Dec 2006 at 09:58

Don't belive all emails

branddaly · 1 Dec 2006 at 09:59

Hoax to be honest, took a bit of googling. The idea has been patented but the banks aren't too bothered.

achitophel · 1 Dec 2006 at 10:00

Sounds like bunk to me, although a good idea.

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

Jono · 1 Dec 2006 at 10:01

*only works if you drove to the ATM and exceeded the speed limit.

Captain-Fungi · 1 Dec 2006 at 10:03

Looks like a hoax, good idea though.

In an ideal world all systems that required a user to gain access would have systems in place to determine if a user was gaining access under duress.

Admiral Huddy · 1 Dec 2006 at 10:27

modo77 said:
Somehow I don't believe you What if your pin is 1111 or 1221 etc

good point

scaramanga182 · 1 Dec 2006 at 10:31

Admiral Huddy said:
good point

Lol, surely you'd just change you're pin? Could it not also be used in a fraud though? Do it, a mate pretends to rob you, you then claim it was stolen etc? Although this would only work if there was some sort of compensation scheme.

slap ed · 1 Dec 2006 at 11:09

god i can barely remember my number never mind backwards lol

Helium_Junkie · 1 Dec 2006 at 11:11

slap ed said:
god i can barely remember my number never mind backwards lol

rofl.

/more rofls.

Sorry

Thats damned funny though

GarethDW · 1 Dec 2006 at 11:15

Definitely a hoax... at least with the ATMs we use where I work, and any ATMs for other institutions I deal with.

Unless the police were hiding round the back of the ATM, I can't see the point in this idea in any case.

Ice Tea · 1 Dec 2006 at 11:17

Whats the max you can withdraw from a ATM ?

Smit · 1 Dec 2006 at 11:37

Ice Tea said:
Whats the max you can withdraw from a ATM ?

Depends on the persons card I guess

Red and White · 1 Dec 2006 at 11:38

Ice Tea said:
Whats the max you can withdraw from a ATM ?

usually £300 per day.

thats what its always been in my expereince.

jpmonkey69 · 1 Dec 2006 at 11:38

Ice Tea said:
Whats the max you can withdraw from a ATM ?

I can take out 2 lots of 250 a day on the same card.

Samtheman1k · 1 Dec 2006 at 12:35

Admiral Huddy said:
the police will be immediately dispatched to help you.

This is the bit I find most unbelievable! :rolleyes:

Flash Maclean · 1 Dec 2006 at 12:40

slap ed said:
god i can barely remember my number never mind backwards lol

HAha that's the first thing I thought of, I'd panic and screw it up. They'd know I was trying to work out 3915 backwards.

Roduga · 1 Dec 2006 at 12:49

Flash Maclean said:
HAha that's the first thing I thought of, I'd panic and screw it up. They'd know I was trying to work out 3915 backwards.

*makes note*

stoofa · 1 Dec 2006 at 12:55

There are enough links out there indicating this is a hoax:

http://urbanlegends.about.com/library/bl_reverse_pin.htm
http://hoaxbusters.org/faq.html
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoaxDetails.asp?HName=Alert+Police+Using+Reverse+PIN+Hoax

However that is not to say that one day it might become a reality.