Be careful out there poeple! Logic must tell you that if you put the pin in incorrectly (and that includes putting the pin in, in reverse) the ATM (being a computer) will not recognise it as yours!
If it doesn't sound right, it usually isn't.
November 29 2006 at 12:05AM
Absa has quashed claims made in a circulating email indicating that ATM users can type their PINs in reverse to alert police of suspicious people waiting to rob them of their cash.
Absa spokesperson Errol Smith said the circulating email was incorrect and disappointing. "We have become aware that there's a circulating email claiming that if ATM users type in their PIN in reverse the police would come and assist them at a specific ATM," he said in a statement onTuesday.
"We want to warn our customers that this ATM PIN reversal functionality does not exist at Absa ATMs. By entering your PIN in reverse you will not notify the police in anyway, nor will cash be dispensed from ATMs."
According to the email, when ATM users suspect any unbecoming behaviour, they can simply use their PINs in reverse and still get their cash knowing that help is on its way. But Smith warns that doing so could result in the ATM refusing the transaction or a restrictive hold being placed on the account holder's card.
"If a PIN is entered in reverse, the ATM will decline the transaction and display the error message: Invalid PIN entered. "He also refuted claims by the email that this PIN information was broadcast on TV.
"Absa has no knowledge of such a broadcast which informed people that the PIN function was seldom used because people did not know it existed.
"The bank was investigating the origins of the email. - Sapa
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