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From: shibumi@well.UUCP (Kenton Abbott Hoover)
Newsgroups: sci.crypt
Subject: ATM secret codes
Message-ID: <3256@well.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 8-Jun-87 18:13:22 EDT
Article-I.D.: well.3256
Posted: Mon Jun  8 18:13:22 1987
Date-Received: Thu, 11-Jun-87 06:03:21 EDT
Reply-To: shibumi@well.UUCP (Kenton Abbott Hoover)
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Organization: Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link, Sausalito, CA
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Summary: all is not as it seems


two items: one, a low-tech i know uses PEEESS (the initials of his business)
as his PIN, BUT he (w/o being warned) simply shifts the digits a certain
amount.  Secpac, here in CA, allows you to choose your own PIN, but you can
use from 4 to 6 digits, so you would have to try the purse/wallet choices,
but in 4, 5 and 6 digit modes.

two, the machine beeping at you doesnt always help.  a friend of mine was
waiting behind someone for an ATM one day.  The person did their transaction
and left. When my friend got to the ATM, it said (on the display) "Would you
like another transaction?"  Of course, my friend said yes, and withdrew $100.00
from the account, quit, pocketed the card and then used his own card for his
own transaction.  He then went into the branch, turned in the card, with a
check for $100.00 (he may be a prankster, but he is not totally w/o morals)
and has a great story.