Here are the five steps to a successful banking-fraud heist.
By Colin Lecher Posted 12.04.2012 at 1:00 pm 9 Comments

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Robbing a bank sounds like hard work! It's not exactly the safest way to earn a living, and you have to get all dressed up for it. But if you take the electronic route, you can make a few bucks from your pajamas. It's effective, too: In 2010, 390 banking fraud-related cases were found by the FBI. The thieves tried to get away with $220 million, and ended up with about $70 million of that. Not great odds, but hey, it's $70 million more than they had before. This infographic breaks down how they did it. (Note for robbers: please don't do this.) (Additional note for potential victims: maybe it's time to update that virus software?)

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9 Comments

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Barbodefeatsthe...
12/04/12 at 1:11 pm

Is this legal? haha

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Robot
12/04/12 at 1:17 pm

Jail them all and for those who come up for parol, allow them to hack their way out of prision, lol.

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phoenixamaranth
12/04/12 at 3:50 pm

Sad part is this scheme uses the gullibleness of people not once, but twice to achieve this goal.

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El Guapo
12/04/12 at 7:51 pm

Thanks for the inspiration PopSci...

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PumpJack
12/06/12 at 4:38 pm

If you can't pull it off the old-fashioned way, you don't deserve to keep the money.

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Robot
12/07/12 at 9:35 am

Put down the weapon. The little pink piggy knows nothing!!! Easy! Easy!

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Apoc
12/07/12 at 5:31 pm

If he pulls the trigger from there, they both lose...

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kimberlydeborah
12/10/12 at 6:12 pm

My roomate's mother earned $19329 last week. she is making an income on the computer and moved in a $321200 home.http://www.bit90.com

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