Is it really true that if you enter your ATM pin # number backwards, it will automatically contact the police?

Sexay as Hellz!

I read that in Cosmo a few years ago. It was said if someone is forcing you to take out cash, to do this, but I obviously never tried it. Also, I think I'd be too scared to even remember how to put it in backwards in a real situation like that.

pab99

no, but if you dial 911 on a cell, that will do the trick

Krahz

Imagine you have a number like 50505, how would they know that you want to contact the police?

jennifersimpson422

Bibigirl

No, do it 3 times and you will be locked out.

speed t rulz

woah sounds cool... try it just say u were distracted if u get in trouble

Claire

nope

LYNN IN FL

Its a hoax. You can check it on Snopes.
I read about it a couple of months ago.
There was some who tried to enact this but it has too many issues. People make mistakes on their pins all the time. Police would be running around wasting time.

mactruck

Myth

Go here:
http://www.snopes.com/business/bank/pinalert.asp

Pollywog!

No, that sounds made up.

TwilightPrincess

Cool! Try it! If you get sent to jail, just say I was being an idiot!

sparkles

Never heard of this but have a cell phone handy then 911

No BitchAssNess

? I've never heard that before

way2cool

I have never heard that, but that's kind of a good idea

xbox360girrl

that would be cool

Proud to be an AMERICAN

Absolutely not.

rosdar

Bob Bobble

nope mine is 5115 so how would that work

hills34

lol im not sure sounds kool though

David C

it's false.

Jingle B

no i don't think so

Tori W

no it wont

RockNRowe

No, the idea was created and patented by a Chicago businessman named Joseph Zingher in 1994/1998. And, while it was a good idea, he was unable to get the banking community to sign off on it. It has been proposed in a couple of house bills in certain states, but has not been passed or implemented as of this date.

You can read more about it at http://www.snopes.com/business/bank/pinalert.asp.

Hope that helps...

ManBearPig

It's not. I heard that too, so I tried it at the bank across the street from police station. I waited there for 20 minutes, and nothing happened.

Cuddly_Bear

Only if your pin number is 119, and you dial it backwards on a cell.

Morgan P

IDK all you can do is try it!!

Who the hell told you that? Do you really think they would program every ATM to do that... >.> Think about the possibility of someone having the opposite number as someone else. Quite possible with all the people in the world! So no. If you think it is true just try it :]
Plus I dont think they would waste time with something like that..

bankchick

no. it's just someone else's pin number

Bill in Kansas

Yeah (cough) that's true

Hey by the way I have ocean front property for sale near Wichita, Kansas. When can you bring me a cashier's check?

RsPiCeD

probably not. The number you type in would probably be someone else's number.

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