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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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24 June 11

I have a bomb in my briefcase
fill this bag with all the money
in 15 seconds
or I blow this place up

male, 40s, Magnolia State Bank, Laurel MI, 9:30a

** handed dye pack; suspect turned himself in

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9 June 11

This is a robbery
10,000 in the bag
or I will SHOOT YOU!

female, 20s, US Bank, Nashville TN, $1044

** suspect caught 2 years later

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28 April 11

give me the money

male, 24, Huntington National Bank, Kalida OH, 2:12p

** suspect arrested 2 days later in hotel room

Tags: hoodie hat
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26 April 11

Give me the money
and everything will be all right.

male, 49, Citizens Bank, Albany NY, 9:15a

** suspect ID’d from surveillance photo

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12 March 11

money in bag

male, 30s, Citibank, New Rochelle NY, 10am

** suspect fled after teller refused

Tags: sunglasses hat
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21 February 11

I have a gun. Give me the money.
No dye packs.

male, 64, SunTrust Bank, Hollywood FL, $1360

** suspect caught a few blocks from bank

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10 July 10

This is a fucking robbery,
give me all the money.
I have a gun.

male, 30s, SunTrust Bank, Sugarloaf FL, $1645

** suspect used plastic bag to put money in and to open doors (to prevent fingerprints)

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13 April 10

Look, I have a gun.
Give me all $100.00 dollar bills.

male, 35, Wells Fargo, Minneapolis MN, $1350

** arrested 2 days later in suspect’s apartment - two blocks away from bank - during an unrelated domestic disturbance call

Tags: hat goatee
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25 March 10

No dye packs.
Give me all your money,
even the bottom drawer,
because I know that’s where you keep the hundreds.

male, 57, TCF Bank, Elmhurst IL, $2929, “The TCF Bandit”

** ID’d by his car; responsible for 13 Chicago-area robberies

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16 March 10

I have a gun.
Put $3,000 in this envelope.
You have 30 seconds and
no one will get hurt —
Now.

female, 24, TD Bank (inside Shaw’s), Leominster MA, 2:30p

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