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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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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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12 December 09

Give me your money,
and no one gets hurt.

male, 23, Old National Bank, Hillsboro IL, $2365

** teller recorded license plate

Tags: money hurt
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11 December 09

I need the money
but I don’t want
to hurt anyone

male, 21, Commercial Bank, Nacogdoches TX, 10:02a,
“The Charitable Bank Robber”

** robber left $1 donation in Salvation Army kettle outside bank (!)

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10 December 09

Don’t be stupid.
Do not press buttons.
No die packs or GPS
and you won’t get hurt;
$100, $50, $20, $10 
NOW!

male, 31, TD Banknorth, Bangor ME, $1200

** the final in the series - arrested in motel (in his home town) 3 days later

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9 December 09

Don’t be stupid,
give me the money!
No die packs or GPS.
Do not push any buttons;
$100, $50, $20, $10 NOW!
You won’t get hurt
if you follow instructions!

male, 31, Webster Bank, Wethersfield CT, $3300

** second in a series of 3 - much more explicit than previous note - this was also robber’s home town (!)

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8 December 09

Gimmey the money.
No die packs or GPS
and you won’t get hurt.
5 seconds.

male, 31, Dime Bank, New London CT, $3,131

** first in a series of 3 -  the remaining robberies show substantial note revisions

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2 December 09

This is a robbery.
I want all the $100s,
$50s, $20s and $10s
in your station.
No dye bags and remain calm
and nobody will be hurt.

male, 41, TD Bank, Upper Southampton PA, 4:45p, $500

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15 November 09

I have a gun.
Give me the money
and no one gets hurt.

male, 50, TCF Bank, St. Paul MN, 9a

** used a tool to remove golf shoe cleats as ‘gun’

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13 November 09

$7,000,
no dye pack,
don’t press the alarm
and no one will get hurt.

male, 34, Bank of America, New York NY

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28 October 09

$5,000 in 20s and 50s.
No dye packs,
no alarms,
no one gets hurt.

male, 30s, Capital One, Brooklyn NY 2:45p

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