Each of the episodes presented today in our rating is worthy of becoming the basis of the scenario of an action-packed film. Savvy plans, desperate adventures, a huge jackpot - these are Top 10 of the loudest bank robberies of .
These crimes took place in different countries, according to different scenarios and far from always the justice prevailed. At one time, each of the robberies during the weeks did not go away from the pages of the newspapers, and they were forever inscribed in the history of the most daring criminal episodes.
Contents:
- 10. Banco Societe Generale, Nice, $ 9.8 million
- 9. Knightsbridge, London, $ 112.9 million
- 8. Sberbank, Perm, 250 million rubles.
- 7. Banco Central do Brasil, Brazil, $ 69 million
- 6. Royal Bank of Scotland, Scotland, $ 9.5 million
- 5. Banque de France, France, $ 17.2 million
- 4. Transnacional Transporte de Valores e Seguranca Patrimonial, Brazil, $ 6 million
- 3. Inkahran, Russia, 130 million rubles.
- 2. Bank of England, United Kingdom, $ 92.5 million
- 1. United California, USA, $ 100 million
10. Banco Societe Generale, Nice, $ 9.8 million
In July 1976, criminals dug an 8-meter tunnel from the sewer pipeto the depositary. The robbers opened the floor and worked in the depository for 4 consecutive days, calculating profits and sipping wine. Before leaving the crime scene, Albert Spajiari, leader of the gang, left the inscription on the wall: "Without hatred, without violence, without weapons."
9. Knightsbridge, London, $ 112.9 million
Robbers entered the bank's depository unhindered in July 1987 to check their own cells. The criminals managed to carry the weapon past the guard, which was neutralized. So that no one interfered, the resourceful bandits hung a sign with the inscription "The depositary is temporarily closed" before the entrance and quietly engaged in opening other people's cells.
8. Sberbank, Perm, 250 million rubles.
Loud robbery of the collection vehicle was committed in June 2009.The collector Alexander Shurman, who committed the crime, was detained a couple of days later. Almost all the money was returned to the bank, and the missing 1 million 145 thousand 300 rubles the court decided to collect personally from Shurman.
7. Banco Central do Brasil, Brazil, $ 69 million
In 2005, a robbery occurred in the Guinness Book of Records. The robbers dragged 3.5 tons of money into their minibus.36 criminals acted through the 80-meter tunnel, which for 3 months dug from the neighboring house. The police managed to seize 26 people, less than a third of the stolen amount was returned.
6. Royal Bank of Scotland, Scotland, $ 9.5 million
This high-tech robbery was committed by hackers, among whom were 2 programmers from Russia. In 2008, criminals hacked the RBS WorldPay system, gaining access to information about accounts and PIN-codes of bank cards. The criminals fabricated fake cards and cashed out money through ATMs in 280 cities.
5. Banque de France, France, $ 17.2 million
In November 2009, the collector Tony Musulin hijacked the truck with cash. After 10 days he surrendered to the authorities in the territory of Monaco. An hour after the first reports of the theft on the Internet appeared in social networks, the groups "Run, Tony, run" and even "Tony for the presidency!"
4. Transnacional Transporte de Valores e Seguranca Patrimonial, Brazil, $ 6 million
In 2009, robbers rented a house in the neighborhood of the repository, where they made a tunnel, choosing a good day. The final of the football championship was held that weekend, and all of Brazil was sitting by the TV screens. Cotton from the explosion in the vault guard took for the thunder of salute. However, the next day the gang was detained by the police.
3. Inkaran, Russia, 130 million rubles.
Moscow company Inkahran transported funds from several banks at once, when its truck was seized by criminals who were colluding with one of the collectors. The police quickly calculated the robbers, who quickly began to spend money on expensive foreign cars, real estate and travel. Four bandits were caught a month later, and the latter was detained in March 2011.
2. Bank of England, UK, $ 92.5 million
In 2006, the attackers took hostage to the bank's seven depositary manager, forcing him to open the depository in this way. The hostages did not suffer, and the criminals were taken in a few days.
1. United California, USA, $ 100 million
This high-profile robbery occurred in the 1970s, and the amount of stolen cash in the face value was smaller, but taking into account inflation, experts equate it to a record $ 100 million. Seven robbers broke into the bank branch and cleaned the safes. In the end, all were caught, and one of the criminals described the robbery of the century in his book "Supervore."
