Wesley .....this has always been there,though i have never tried it.
When under distress key in your PIN in reverse order. The balance will
be a fraction of your total. I understand it's a std for all ATMs.

On 07/10/2009, wesley kirinya <kiriinya2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I believe many of us have heard of someone who was forced by thugs to go to
> an ATM and withdraw cash.
>
> So an idea popped. Why can't banks issue atleast 2 PINs per ATM card. If a
> person is forced to withdraw cash then they can use the second (distress)
> PIN. This PIN will let the system display that the person only has a
> fraction of the amount in his/her account. Once that PIN has been used,
> using the first PIN will not display the correct amount in the account until
> the person visits one of the bank's branch.
>
> This way thugs only get a fraction of the original amount. Thugs would know
> that a person has 2 PINs but it's a 50/50 gamble on whether they will use
> the right PIN. Thugs may force the person to give up his/her 2 PINs. If they
> use the second PIN there is no way of knowing the true amount in the
> person's account even if they used the first PIN. If they used the first PIN
> before the second PIN then it's a lucky day for the thugs.
>
> Whether use of the second PIN should generate a distress call is another
> issue. Atleast the above offers some way of protection for bank customers.
> Thugs will get away with some of the money but not as much as they could
> have gotten away with.
>
> o_O!
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