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BY JOE FANTAUZZI Staff Writer What would you do if you were at a bank machine and some- one stuck a gun in your back and demanded the money from your account? The banks and York Regional Police strongly discourage the lat- ter two options. In fact, there is no truth to the reverse PIN myth at all, accord- ing to Maura Drew-Lytle, Spokes- person for the Canadian Bankers Association. Would you turn the money over and call police? Maybe try to mp? How 'about try to pill! off a Charles Bronson-esque move reminiscent of the film Death Wish? Or, would you follow the advice of a circulating e-mail that claims if you enter your bank card PIN in reverse, the authorities will be immediately dispatched and will arrest the robber? 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Even if the technology did exist, there would still be problems, she said: 0 It could be more difficult than some people realize to figure out what a PIN is backwards under duress; 0 If you have a PIN of 1221, the number remains the same entered backwards; It is highly unlikely police would be able to get there in time to prevent it or make an arrest. 0 With this type of robbery, the incident would likely be over withâ€" in less than a minute. “Banks will investigate each individual situation but, typically, if you are coerced into giving up your PIN, you will likely be reim- burSed by your bank," she said. Robberies at ATMs are “extremely rare in Canada”, Ms Drew-Lytle said. York police do not suggest ATM customers attempt the reverse PIN idea, Const. Marina Orlovski said. If you are the victim of a rob- bery, police urge you to co-oper- ate with robbers and try to gather the best description possible but do not fight back. 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