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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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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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8 February 10

This is a stick-up,
give me the money,
I have a gun, move fast.

female, 30s, Southern Security Federal Credit Union, Memphis TN, 9:45a

** Teller walked away

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26 December 09

Give me $5,000 
in large ones

male, 40s, Regions Bank, Fort Smith AR, 1:02p

** got spooked when teller asked him to remove his hat

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14 November 09

You have 5 seconds
to give me all the money.

male, 40s, Iron Stone Bank, Johns Creek GA, $2942 “The Bicycle Bandit”

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