It doesn't work that way (Part 2)
So here's trying to bust another chain-mail.
I am an avid online shopper, probably like everyone else out there, and I rely A LOT on my ATM card. Even if I don't do online shopping, I keep most, if not all, of my money in the bank. So sometimes even for a casual meal, I'll have to go to the bank to get like 50 bucks.
It wastes time, and it is also dangerous. And it's probably suicide announcing this out here, but I believe none of my blog readers are out to rob me la hor?
So I received this forwarded email that goes like...
THE MOMENT YOU PUNCH IN THE REVERSE, THE MONEY WILL COME OUT BUT WILL BE STUCK INTO THE MACHINE HALF WAY OUT AND IT WILL ALERT THE POLICE WITHOUT THE NOTICE OF THE THIEF. EVERY ATM HAS IT; IT IS SPECIALLY MADE TO SIGNIFY DANGER AND HELP. NOT EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THIS.
FORWARD THIS TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS AND THOSE YOU CARE
But the thing is, THIS IS SERIOUS OK! I mean, what if I really was in such a situation, I enter the pin backwards, it doesn't work, the money doesn't come out, the police wasn't alerted? I'll probably end up raped and stabbed to death in some back alley (if I went to the bank alone, that is).
Simplest thing to do is to Google it. Google anything! "ATM Pin reverse", "Typing ATM Pin backwards" and you'll find out the truth. It doesn't work.
Yes, it's smart. Yes, someone thought of it. But no it doesn't work, because there are too many flaws behind this. How can you possibly tell what is your pin BACKWARDS when you have a knife/gun pointed at you? 4-digit pins are probably okay, but in our country, we ALL have 6-digit pins right? Can you tell what your pin is in reverse, in a matter of seconds? Is your attacker stupid enough to believe you need so much time to recall your pin?
Link 1
- would tell you straightforwardly that this is a hoax.
Link 2
- would make you think, "Hmm maybe Malaysia has it" (positive thought lol)
- quick glance at the comments would have you in fits of laughter. I mean, look at this:
but what if your pin is the same in reverse? such as 1221?
urbanlegends says:
Then, as I understand it, you enter your PIN “inside-out” — 2112.
- seriously, are ATMs so smart?
So please, don't do it. You even risk having the ATM eat your card for punching in the wrong pin (believe me, it happened to my Mom when she was using her card for the first time).
And no offence to Glen, from whom I received this! Both him and Jimmy are like mad chain mail senders!
















