Act normal, give me $4,000.
Don’t be a hero.
Your job will fire you if you don’t cooperate.
Hurry up.

male, 30s, Capital One Bank, Jersey City NJ, $4000
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Robbing a bank is as simple as putting pen to paper. Here are actual demand notes used in successful and unsuccessful unarmed bank robberies - - accompanied by a photo of each robber and appended with details about the robbery itself.
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male, 30s, Capital One Bank, Jersey City NJ, $4000
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male, 24, TCF Bank, Edina MN, $40
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** suspect took $40 and went to see movie nearby; arrested at theater

female, 42, PNC Bank, Westwood OH, 4:55p
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** suspect arrested 2 weeks later; getaway car ID’d

male, 28, Chase Bank, Fort Wayne IN, 3:19p
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** suspect left without money; arrested 2 weeks later
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male, 25, Sovereign Bank, Radnor PA, 1:34p
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** caught 3 days later

male, 42, TD Bank, Boynton Beach FL, $2164
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** arrested on separate charge in MA

female, 47, Capital One Bank, Harvey LA, 3:42pm
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male, 52, Commerce Bank, Lebanon MO, $2350
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** picked up at the local bus station

male, 41, Huntington Bank, Chippewa PA, $2585
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