"The Cunning Thief" by Paul Charles Chocarne-Moreau
When a thief forces you to take money from the ATM, do not argue or resist. You might not know what he or she might do to you. What you should do is to punch your PIN in the reverse mode. I.e. if your PIN # is 1254, you punch 4521. The moment you punch in the reverse mode, the money will come out, but will be stuck into the machine half way out and it will alert the Police (security) 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 loved ones, friends and those you care about.I'm not sure how accurately punching in PIN in reverse order works, and I don't want to test it with my ATM then find cops or security personnel ganging up on me. But just in case, the advice might be worth a try. If it doesn't work, poke the mugger in the eye and run like hell.
UPDATE: The "advice" above is a hoax. I knew it was too good to be true, but what was I thinking when I posted it. And what was that BPI security officer thinking in the first place? As it turns out, the best way to deal with an ATM mugger is to poke them in the eye, then kick them in the groin or ram your heel on their shin, and run like hell while screaming for your life.
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6 comments:
how about if my pin is #1111? What will happen?
Hi! Sorry but this isn't true. Here is BPI's official statement.
if you received an email purportedly claiming that reversal of pin entry will alert police to robbery attempts via atm, this email is an old hoax email which circulated sometime 2007. This is not true for BPI ATM MACHINES. Share this clarificatory statement to those who may have received this hoax mail.
Please pass along to those who may have received this email. Thanks!
BPI just released an official statement about this:
If you received an email purportedly claiming that reversal of pin entry will alert police to robbery attempts via ATM. This email is an old recycled hoax email which circulated sometime in 2007. This is not true for BPI ATM machines. Share this cla...rificatory statement to those you know who may have received this hoax mail.
Hahaha. Poke in the eye and run like hell. hehe.
didn't know this. hmmm, quite helpful, in case. ;)
' ahahahahahah! i think BPI should heed your advice rather than that pathetic reverse pin suggestion.. =)
@ken - that's when you have to use the poke-in-the-eye strategy. It's more effective.
@Eric--thanks! that clarifies a lot. Ditto @Anonymous.
@Dojski and theLastJedi -- That always works, I guess, in most occasions. Don't do it at home, though.
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