Why do all of the ATM cards have the same PIN?
In T2 Trainspotting, Mark and Simon went into a bar and stole ATM Cards from the people there, then went outside and stole the money from their bank accounts by entering 1690 as the PIN for all of the ATM cards as seen below:
Why is the PIN the same on all of the ATM cards?
Best Answer
Because that was the year of Battle of the Boyne.
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Renton and Sick Boy hit upon the larcenous masterstroke of stealing wallets from a Loyalist social club. It turns out militant protestants’ obsession with British sectarian history means they all use “1690” (the year of the Battle of the Boyne) as the PIN code on their bank cards. Conclusion? One can always try to live in the past, but eventually you pay the price.
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Can I make the PIN for all my cards the same?
Unfortunately, not all credit card issuers allow the same PIN for all transactions. For example, Chase doesn't allow you to use your cash advance PIN to make purchases \u2014 so you'd need a separate PIN for purchases.Does my new debit card have the same PIN as my old one?
The PIN for your new debit card will be the same as the old one, unless your old debit card was lost or stolen or there's suspected identity theft. In those cases, a new PIN will be sent to you separately.What is the most commonly used ATM PIN number?
In a recent post on his company's blog, Berry, president of Data Genetics, presented evidence that 1234, the most commonly used PIN, is chosen nearly 11 percent of the time. The rest of the 20 top PIN choices were equally predictable, running from 0000 at No. 2 through 6969 (No. 10) to 1010 at No.What are the odds of having the same PIN number?
In a perfectly random world, there's a 1 in 10,000 chance that someone has the same pin as you do. If the entire world population of 7 billion people each chose their pin number in this perfect world, there could possibly be about 700,000 who have the same pin number as you.How to change your pin on your card via the ATM
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