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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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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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14 January 10

I Have A Gun!!
Put Big Bills In Envelope!!

male, 40s, Liberty Bank, Olde Mystick Village CT, 2:55p

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1 January 10

give $2,700.00
mainly large bills,
no die packs,
no alarms
and no one gets hurt.

male, 57, Regions Bank, Decatur GA, $1750

**arrested 3 days and 1 bank robbery later, identified by photo

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8 November 09

I have a gun. Don’t look up.
Put $2,500 in an envelope.

male, 23, TCF Bank, St. Paul MN, $1314

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