Got this on email this morning and was going to test it out this arvo (in the name of journalism) but thought I see if any of you guys can verify it....
FYI
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
Australian Federal Police.
FYI
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
Australian Federal Police.