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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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11 November 11

I don’t want any trouble,
hand me all of your hundreds

male, 30s, TD Bank, Jersey City NJ, 12:59p

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22 September 11

Give me all $100 and $50 bills
no dye packs or ur dead
No Jokes, No Games, No Bullshit,
Thank You.

male, 30s, Hingham Federal Credit Union, Scituate Harbor MA, 3:56p

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15 September 11

I have a gun! Give me the cash!

male, 28, Heritage Bank, Crescent Springs KY, 9:10a

** serial bandit ID’d by fingerprints

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9 September 11

Hand over $4,000 in $50 bills
and no die packs
I don’t want to kill you but I will

male, 33, Bank of Nova Scotia, Penticton BC, $1800

** serial bandit arrested at local motel after subsequent robberies

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7 September 11

Give me all your money
and don’t dare give me a dye pack

male, 32, Sovereign Bank, Boston MA, $1000

** arrested 3 days later on anonymous tip

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6 September 11

100s, 50s, and 20s,
no di packs, don’t make a noise

male, 32, Sovereign Bank, Boston MA, 2:55p

** suspect robbed another bank an hour later; arrested on anonymous tip

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5 September 11

$100 bills
I have a bomb

male, 40s, Bank of America, Venice CA, 11:47a, “The Tourist Bandit”

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4 September 11

Give me all 100 and 50 bills
before I get to killing people.

male, 34, Chase Bank, Brooklyn NY, 9:30a

** arrested 2 days later in Coney Island

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1 September 11

Give me all your money

male, 20s, Eastern Bank, Boston MA, 6:08p

** teller refused and shut window; suspect moved to next window where he was scolded for cutting the line; suspect fled afterwards

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25 August 11

Give me $20,000
I have a gun
and will shoot everyone here
if I get the money

female, 24, Bank of Clarke County, Winchester VA, $20000

** arrested that afternoon, vehicle ID

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