When under threat to life withdraw from ATM in this way...
I received an Email from a friend that I want to be sure about...
It says that in case one is made to withdraw money from the ATM machine under threat to personal life or that of his/her loved one's then one must enter the secret pin number from last digit to first digit.
Example : If your Secret Pin Number is 1234, then under any threat enter the number as 4321.
I wish someone either confirm this to be true and give an insight on how this would work or rubbish the whole thing as a bad joke!
That works on some ATM machines in the US. I don't think they have that feature set up out here in the middle east. The reason I know it is true is because my brother installed and maintained ATM machines for over 10 years.
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Paul... its a joke as in Ha Ha Ha Ha....
Anyway bring a few kilos of ostrich meat from Pick and Pay please.
Leke
Does this really happen in Doha?
We are coming over soon to leave the crime in South Africa for the same reason!
This email aslo did it's round in South Africa and proved to be nothing but a joke.
lol oryx!
Anyway, it's complete horse-manure; http://www.snopes.com/business/bank/pinalert.asp
And I really think you could have found the answer on google rather than QL!
Please somebody answer this! As people are frequently held at knife/gun point at ATMS in Doha... we really need this info....
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