This alert may not be shared outside your organization, Do Not Repost or send, place on other websites, List servers, or send to others via email, including other associations or parties.  Members and Law enforcement use only. Contact us for any permissions.  To do otherwise will result in the loss of membership.

Complete Story
 

07/18/2023

3 banks robbed by 'Sticky Note Bandit' dressed as woman, FBI says

ABC News

A man dressed as a woman walked into three Texas banks this month and handed tellers sticky notes with "threatening" messages demanding cash, earning him the nickname "Sticky Note Bandit," the FBI said.

The man, who hasn't been arrested or publicly identified, left two of the Houston-area banks with undisclosed sums, the bureau's Violent Crime Task Force said in a press release.

The man allegedly entered Hancock Whitney Bank in Houston on July 5 "dressed as a female, approached a teller, and handed them a threatening note written on a sticky note which demanded cash," the FBI said. He left that branch with an undisclosed sum, the FBI says.

Read more...

Printer-Friendly Version


Resources

Alerts

The FRPA alert system distinguishes us from other groups by gathering and providing information to law enforcement, retailers AND financial institutions.

more information
Resources

Resources

Your electronic library to help in fighting financial fraud for all of our partners.

more information