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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.

= a successful robbery

= an unsuccessful robbery


Compiled by Ken Habarta

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29 October 11

I need all you’ve got
in big bills and medium bills
a.s.a.p.

male, 51, Sharon Savings, Springfield PA, $1250

** suspect caught at nearby Chinese restaurant

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28 October 11

Give me all the money, I have a gun.

female, 34, Key Bank, Tacoma WA, 4pm

** suspect spent money on pizzas and Halloween costumes

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27 October 11

Do not panic. This is a robbery.
Place two thousand dollars in front of me
in $100, $50 and $20 bills,
with no more than 15 bills of any type.
Thank you.
I will wait for the police in the Firehouse Park.

male, 53, Johnson Bank, Janesville WI, $2970

** another homeless man who needed a place to stay

Tags: homeless
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26 October 11

Give me all the money
and no one gets hurt!

male, 30s, TD Bank, Roselle NJ, 4:34p

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25 October 11

give me all the money in the drawer
no dye pack
or I’ll kill the first person I see

male, 27, Mt. Washington Bank, Boston MA, 2:30p

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24 October 11

Put the money in the bag

male, 26, Chase Bank, EL Paso TX, 3:30p

** suspect fled without $; arrested after robbing liquor store

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23 October 11

I have a gun, Fill the bag. Don’t say anything or I’ll shoot

male, 40, Commerce Bank, Staten Island NY, $1810

** suspect took a cab to and from bank robbery

** nabbed 4 mos later on separate charge

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22 October 11

Armed-Robbery
$35000 in big bills
you have two and a half minutes
to complete this transaction
or someone will die.

male, 54, BB&T Bank, Dunkirk MD, 12:30p

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21 October 11

Money
robbery
quickly

male, 40s, Westamerica Bank, Santa Rosa CA, 3:15p

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20 October 11

Dumb Ass Robbing Bank

male, 42, Chase Bank, San Mateo CA, $4200

Tags: OxyContin
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