THE Recent Tragedy OF A YOUNG WOMAN BEING KIDNAPPED AND EVENTUALLY KILLED;AFTER SHE HAD REPEATEDLY
GIVEN THE KIDNAPPER A WRONG PIN TO HER ATM CARD. IF SHE KNEW THE =2 0 METHOD BELOW, SHE COULD HAVE BEEN
SAVED. SO I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO LET YOU KNOW. HERE YOU GO.
IF YOU SHOULD EVER BE FORCED BY A ROBB ER 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 FOX TV AND IT STATES THAT IT IS SELDOM USED BECAUSE PEOPLE
DON'T KNOW IT EXISTS.
PLEASE PASS THIS ALONG. You can go on snopes to verify.
Joan Schauss
Administrative Assistant
The Women's Hospital
812-842-4222
812-842-4250 (fax)
e-mail: joan_schauss@deaconess.com 