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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 January 12

Give me all the money.

male, 30s, Wells Fargo, Antioch CA, 5:40p

** tellers altered others in bank; suspect fled

Tags: sunglasses
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20 December 11

My kid is dying and I can’t afford to pay
I’m scared and have a gun
please no GPS or red dye.

male, 50s, California Bank and Trust, Encinitas CA, 3pm

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12 December 11

This is a bomb.
It’s going to go off in 20 seconds.
I want all your 100’s, 50’s and 20’s.
Give me all your money. Hurry. Hurry.

male, 42, Chase Bank, Randolph NJ, $46,211

** suspect dropped his child off at day-care before robbery; K9s traced robber’s scent to parking lot where suspect’s key ring was found (!)

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7 December 11

You are being robbed.
Give me all the $100 dollar bills in your drawer.
You have 10 seconds.
No alarms. No dye packs.

male, 23, Kansas State Bank, Manhattan KS, 9:30a

** suspect arrested after subsequent robbery 5 days later

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24 November 11

Give me all the money
Don’t look around or
let anyone know what’s going on

female, 34, Bank of America, Daytona Beach FL, 1:34p

** teller told suspect they couldn’t help her

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21 October 11

Money
robbery
quickly

male, 40s, Westamerica Bank, Santa Rosa CA, 3:15p

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17 October 11

Fill the bag with money.
Nobody will get hurt.

male, 30s, BancFirst, Oklahoma City OK, 9am

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7 October 11

Don’t talk.

male, 58, TCF Bank, Rolling Meadows IL, 4:11p

** suspect arrested 1 day later, ID’d from photo 

Tags: sunglasses
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30 September 11

this is a robbery,
don’t push the panic alarm,
give me $10,000

male, 30s, American Founders Bank, St Matthews KY, 2:13p

Tags: sunglasses
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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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