KAMPAR, April 11, 2011: Recently, there was a widely spread email on the Internet that when you were forced by robber to Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) to withdraw money, you can try to key in your password in a reverse manner, then the money will get stuck in between the machine and it will alert police automatically.
Bankers revealed that it was merely rumors, if they really try that, the ATM will display “incorrect password” instead.
RHB Customer Care Centre manager, Mohammad Amin declared the information as fake and deceiving. He furthered that they did not receive any notification from neither Bank Negara Malaysia nor police.
He said, “It is advisable to withdraw money if you met with robbery, because they might harm you, the most important is to lodge police report after the incident.”
In the meantime, bankers advise public to be careful when using ATM to deal with their financial transactions. Also, bankers will not require customers’ details for transaction processing via email.
A check on UTAR Kampar students’ opinion regarding this issue found that most of them had come across the email earlier.
“I was quite skeptical about what the email had indicated, I’ll rather take other action to deal with the robber,” said Tneh Aun Zhen, a Year Three Business Information System student.
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| Tneh Aun Zhen |
A Business Administration student, Shua Hui Ying said that she did not believe in the email as it is not verified by authorities.
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| Shua Hui Ying |
Another UTAR student, Kimman Wong expressed his views that he feels dubious about the email.
“I can take another action as the ATMs are located at public sphere with CCTV installed.”
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| Kimman Wong |
The poll showed, most students are not likely to believe in the email which stated police will be informed automatically by keying in ATM cards’ passwords reversely.
