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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


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30 July 11

Listen I got a gun in my short’s
try anything crazy I will kill u
give my the money in your counter
and I will go on with my bizzness
I’m on the phone
If I say yes
he will come in and shoot this place up.
Thank u.

male, 20s, Chase Bank, Matteson IL, $1000

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25 July 11

I have a gun and I’m not afraid
to use it.

male, 40s, Fifth Third Bank, West Bloomfield MI, $700

** suspect fled in car with pink towel over his license plate

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23 July 11

Be cool this is a robbery.
Count out 1500.
Don’t take bait money or trigger money.

male, 49, Wells Fargo Bank, Appleton WI, 3pm

** suspect turned in by friend he invited to his hotel

Tags: baseball hat
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7 July 11

Give me all $100 and $50 bills
or else everyone dies!!!

male, 30s, Chase Bank, Brooklyn NY, $6600

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21 April 11

This is a robbery
give me the money

male, 30s, Huntingdon Bank, Pentwater MI, 12:04p

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16 April 11

Give me all the money,
I have a gun and will use it.

male, 20s, TCF Bank, Eastpointe MI, 11:40a

** suspect fled when teller didn’t respond

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19 March 11

this is a robbery

male, 30s, People’s Bank, Southington CT, 11:20a

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6 October 10

This is a holdup. I have a gun.
Just hand the money over.

male, 51, NewAlliance Bank, Stamford CT, 2:19p, $900

** suspect tried to escape by taxi, the dye pack exploded in the taxi

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4 October 10

Give me all your $20’s,
$50’s and $100’s, no alarms.

male, 20s, Citizens Bank, Cheektowaga NY, 11:34a

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10 September 10

Please press no alert buttons!
I have a loaded gun in my bag.
Give me all the cash.
Make it look like a normal withdrawal
and I won’t shoot a customer.

female, 48, Citibank, Jamaica Estates NY, 2pm

** suspect panicked and fled empty-handed; she robbed a liquor store afterward

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