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I doubt that it would exist since no ATM i have seen advertises it. It would be kind of pointless if nobody knoew about it. Again, it may be a local thing on certain atm machienes.
Another reason i would doubt it is that its reeks of abuse, and since most ATMs are in pretty public places anyway, the only practicality would be at nite for say an ATM robbery and even then, cops wouldnt be able to resposnd quick enough to do much that a phone call couldnt accomplish. Most ATMs have security cameras anyway....
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Maybe it's supposed to be a function for the people who service the machines? So, in case someone tried to rob them, they could trip a "silent alarm".
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While this may not be accurate in all cases for ATM's, it does however have basis in fact. Many alarm system keypads are set up just like this- two keys on either side of a row of three pushed together will send a panic alarm depending how the system is programmed. Could be * and #, 1 and 3, etc. Some systems have multiple panics- 1 & 3 is the fire department, 4 & 6 could be police, etc. It's all in the programming, simple as that. While this is not impossible on an ATM, I've never heard of it.
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