Dishonesty is the result of desperation because of the situation, especially if it means that you have to lose your integrity just to survive against all the financial problems that are causing headaches and restless nights. It could start in simple stealing associated with white lies but being part of the darkest news, being etched forever in history that cannot be erased in the minds of people across the world. These are the worst and biggest bank robberies ever recorded in the history. They are not to be fancied, followed, and respected. For us to be aware not to do what they have done where it can be shared to youth of today, here are the worst robberies throughout history.
10. Bank of Ireland in 2009
This is the biggest robbery that happened in the history of Ireland, which took place in these modern times. In fact, bank employees were taken as hostages prior to the violent intrusion inside the bank. Most of the people that surrounded the city made statements that the robbers were known as The Seven Mobsters within northern Dublin. All these happened in the span of 15 minutes where they took away $9 million USD.
9. Loomis Fargo Bank Robbery in 1997
Most of the people believed that the $17.3 million dollars that were taken in one night and transferred into a van was all concocted through an inside job. It is a one-night raid that led to the apprehension of Ghannt who was the primary suspect in this crime, which paved the way to capture other perpetrators of Chambers. In fact, a book has been published entitled Heist! The $17 Million Loomis-Fargo Theft.
8. Dunbar Armored Car Depot in 1997
This is known to be the largest cash robbery happened in the entire history of the United States that led to the arrest of the mastermind of this robbery known as Allen Pace. The same suspicions of law enforcers who handled the Loomis Fargo Bank Robbery that everything was planned that someone in the bank coordinated the whole plan. In fact, it was a very modern approach ever recorded that cannot be regarded as unique because of the same motive in stealing, which took away $18.9 million dollars.
7. Security Pacific National Bank in 1978
This is the smartest robbery recorded in the entire history of America. There were no traces of evidences left but a sure number of $10.8 million was a hefty amount already during that time. The fact that it happened at the 55th floor of Security Pacific National Bank where everything were secured like hidden cameras, yet, the amount were transferred cleverly to Swiss Bank, which later led to the arrest of the culprit, Stanley Mark Rifkin.
6. British Bank of the Middle East in Beirut in 1976
Who would ever think that if a bank were built near or beside a cathedral or church, that it would be safe from robbers? In fact, it is not and it will never be. The safecracker’s squad even used the wall of the Catholic Church to get inside British Bank of the Middle East where they have loaded $20-$50 million of gold, stocks, bonds, and jewels.
5. Northern Bank in 2004
It should have been a nice Christmas for all employees of Northern Bank in December 20, 2004, a few days before Christmas when a large robbery transpired where they lost $50 million USD. This happened at the headquarters of the bank in Northern Ireland. It was the biggest bank robbery in British history where officials from the bank were involved and collaborated with armed men that took homes and families as hostages.
4. Banco Central in Brazil in 2005
This is a break in history of the burglars and not as prisoners. To proceed on their plan to get into the bank without people suspecting them, made them tunneling up a 255 feet. The 69.80 million that were stolen from the bank were carefully carried out from August 6 to 7 of 2005, after these men rented an empty property near the bank where the digging started.
3. The Knightsbridge Security Deposit in 1987
It is the strongest city in the world where royal families reside but the robbery happened in 1987 which is part of the Westminster in London. The robbers hanged a notice that the security deposit was temporarily closed after stealing $111 million from the safe deposit. Sure, it was not safe at all.
2. Dar Es Salaam in 2007
When robbers strike, they do not think if it is a small private bank or not. In fact, this was the tragic that followed after the scandal of Saddam Hussein. $300 million were taken from Dar Es Salaam located in Karrada District in Baghdad.
1. Central Bank of Iraq in 2003
Before Saddam Hussein gave up his power, while the United States was busy attacking Baghdad, he was busy stealing $1 billion dollars from the Central Bank of Iraq. In fact, some of it were retrieved in the walls of Saddam Hussein’s’ palace.
