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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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16 July 10

Give me all the money.

male, 20s, Desert Schools Federal Credit Union, Mesa AZ, 3:16p

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4 June 10

Give me 100s, 50s, 20s
no sudden movements
I’m armed.

male, 29, West Suburban Bank, Villa Park IL, $1540

** suspect given $500 in bait bills and dye pack

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30 April 10

This is a robbery,
don’t make a noise,
don’t pull the alarm
and I have a gun.

male, 20s, Howard Bank, Ellicott City MD, $1850

** apprehended 1 month later on anonymous tip

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20 April 10

$100, $50, $20 bills
NOW

male, 30s, Abington Bank, Abington MA,  3:01p

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10 April 10

I have a gun, give me all your money.
Give me straps of $100s, $50s and $20s.

female, 51, Bank of America, Sanford FL, $4300

** apprehended 3 weeks later

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9 April 10

Do not touch the alarm.
Give me all the money.
100s, 50s’ 20s, 10s.
You have 10 seconds or people will be hurt.

male, 33, TCF Bank (inside Jewel Grocery), Schaumburg IL, $4949

** arrested for driving with a suspended license; this is an alternate note found in a notebook inside suspect’s van.

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8 April 10

Give me all your
100’s, 20’s, 10’s, 5’s and 1’s
or you will be hurt.

male, 33, TCF Bank (inside Jewel Grocery), Hoffman Estates IL, $472

** called in bomb threat to local police before robbery (“There’s a bomb in your school. Don’t try to evacuate the building. We are watching.”); arrested for driving with a suspended license.

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12 March 10

This is a robbery.
Put 1-thousand dollars in an envelope
and don’t say a word.
I have a gun.

male, 29, Wells Fargo, Fort Wayne IN, 4:23p

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22 December 09

Large Bills
dye pack pulled

male, 30s, Webster Bank, Norwalk CT

** dye pack exploded in the parking lot

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