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If some thief—or just some jerk—ever forces you to withdraw cash at an ATM, type your PIN in reverse. If your code is 1254, punch in 4521 instead. The machine will spit out the cash, but it’ll trigger a silent alarm to 911 that the crook won't see coming. It's a feature built into most ATMs, though most people are too clueless to know it exists.

HOW YOUR PHONE CAN ACTUALLY SAVE YOU IN AN EMERGENCY

It sounds like one of those life hacks that doesn't work, but your phone might actually save your life—or at least your sanity—in certain spots...

CALLING 911 OR EMERGENCY SERVICES FROM ANYWHERE
The universal emergency number you can call from a mobile anywhere in the US is 911. Even if you're out of range of your specific carrier during a crisis, just dial 911 and your phone will hunt for any available network in the area. You'll see the local emergency numbers pop up on the screen. Interestingly, you can even dial 911 even if your phone's keypad is locked—go ahead, try it.

USING YOUR KEY FOB IF YOU GET LOCKED OUT OF YOUR CAR
You might need this trick once in your life. If you lock your keys inside the car and your spare is sitting on the kitchen counter, do this: call someone at home using your phone. Hold your phone about a foot away from your car door. Have the person at home hold the spare key fob right up against their phone and press the unlock button. Your car should click open. The distance isn't actually the big factor—you just need to be able to reach the person holding that spare remote.

THE HIDDEN RESERVE IN OLD APPLE BATTERIES
Picture this: your battery is dying, you desperately need to make a call, and your charger is nowhere to be found. Some older Apple phones had a way to tap into extra power. To trigger it, dial *3370# and you'll get a 50% boost. This reserve gets replenished the next time you plug it in.

HOW TO TOTALLY KILL YOUR PHONE IF IT GETS STOLEN
First, you need to know your phone's serial number. To find it, dial *#06# and a 15-digit number will show up on the screen. That number is unique to your device. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. If someone swipes your phone, call your service provider, give them that serial number, and they can blackist the device. It becomes a useless brick, even if the thief swaps out the SIM card. You probably won't get the hardware back, but at least you'll know the thief is left with nothing. If everyone did this, stealing phones wouldn't be worth the effort.

hmm... now that's actually pretty interesting! 😁

we want more 👋

Wait, isn't this PIN stuff specifically for the USA?

I was already aware of how to reach 911

The idea of unlocking your car straight from your phone sounds absolutely fascinating, and I definitely need to give that a shot...

That whole thing about the battery is a total hoax, because that code actually lowers the sound quality on an Apple, which is why the battery lasts 20-30% longer

That specific number is actually called the IMEI, so if someone ever steals your phone, you should just head down to the police station and report the theft using that number, and there is a really high chance you'll get it back🙏

I think that went out via email a while back, if I remember correctly...🙄

Olivia Moore51 said:I think they sent that out via email a little while back, if I recall correctly.🙄

Yeah, and then later on I got an email saying someone in my group tried it and it just wouldn't work. 🤷

I'm talking about this whole PIN thing.

Give it a shot and see—you never really know what kind of mess you might end up in.

Anonymous said:Yeah, and then I got an email later saying someone on my end tried it and it didn't work 🤷

Regarding that PIN thing...

Of course it doesn't work. What if your PIN is something obvious like 9999 or 9889?

coastalmarlin84 said:Of course it won't work... what if your PIN is like 9999 or 9889?

But I'm telling you, just enter 4521 instead.🤷😂

PIN
If some thief or anyone else ever forces you to withdraw cash from an ATM, enter your PIN in reverse. For example, if your PIN is 1254, you type in 4521. The ATM will give you the money, but it'll automatically trigger a silent distress signal and alert the police—something the criminal won't even realize happened. This feature is built into almost every ATM out there, but most people have no clue about it.

coastalmarlin84 said:Of course it isn't working... I mean, what if your PIN is something like 9999 or 9889?

Yeah... exactly.

And that whole thing about unlocking cars is total bullshit too. Maybe it works on some old clunkers with basic remote central locking, but on anything modern? Yeah, no way.

I gave that car thing a shot and it didn't work, though I have to admit, it was pretty interesting to mess around with... as for the PIN, I highly doubt anyone actually has 9999 or 9889 as their code :P

My mother uses a PIN where the sequence of numbers remains identical even if you enter them in reverse order.😁

Does the police show up right when you're pulling cash out of an ATM?

Yeah, right. Like two tiny little cops are just gonna jump out of an ATM and start blasting all over the street. Seriously, have you even lived in this country? 🙄

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This whole idea about keeping a battery reserve seems like the most practical thing here—I’m definitely going to give it a shot once my current battery finally gives out.😁

This is absolute nonsense. Someone fell for a total scam, and now everyone’s getting flooded with these emails and passing them along like they actually matter.

I called my bank just to double-check the whole thing.
At first, there was some serious disbelief and a bit of a panic on their end. They even pulled in the managers, who had to verify my identity before realizing this wasn't some official audit or an actual emergency. Once they cooled off, they told me straight up that this stuff about reversed PINs is complete garbage.

If anyone actually tries to follow this "trick," the only thing they're going to get is a beating from a thief.

Taylor Gonzalez79 said:That battery reserve thing actually looks like it might be useful... I’m definitely planning to give it a shot once my current battery finally gives up the ghost.😁

Dammit.

stormyheron4 said:this is total nonsense. Someone just cooked up a lie, and now everyone is getting these emails and forwarding them along like they're important.

I actually called my bank to verify the information.
At first, there was some disbelief and a bit of panic; they even had to call supervisors to confirm who I was. Once they realized this wasn't an official security audit or some kind of actual issue, they told me straight up that this whole thing about reversed PINs is completely false.

If anyone actually tries to follow this trick, the only thing they'll end up with is getting robbed.

So you called the bank. 😂 😂 😂

stormyheron4 said:If anyone actually tries this little trick, the only thing they're going to get is a beating from the thief.

Plus, you'll likely end up with an ATM swallowing your card because you kept punching in the wrong PIN.😁

stormyheron4 said:If anyone actually tries this little trick, the only thing they'll get is a beating from a thief.

😂😂