Hoax of the week: Reverse PIN code

There's a (Dutch) e-mail going around that states that when you are forced by someone to withdraw cash from your account you should enter your pincode in reverse order. This supposedly alerts the police whilst still giving you your cash to avoid nastiness. NOT TRUE, it's a hoax. When even the NVB (Dutch banking association) denies it (here), you can be certain that it isn't so.

UPDATE Jan 2009: If wikipedia is to be believed, this could be based on a proposed system that hasn't been implemented. More info at wikipedia's ATM Safety PIN Software article.