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The homeless man sitting with his dog on a cold December night in Sidmouth must have thought it miraculous when a passing stranger dropped a roll of £20 banknotes in his hat. The stranger didnât stop or say anything, just walked away. Even odder, every note had been marked with two letters: RH. The stranger wasnât acting out of Christmas charity but from a sense of righteousness: he saw himself as a 21st-century Robin Hood, duty-bound to rob the rich and give to the poor. To which end, a few hours before, heâd held up the Lloyds TSB bank branch in nearby Seaton and made off with nearly £5,000.
1-5 Interesting Facts About Banks
1. Charles “Pretty Boy” Floyd, a Great Depression-era gangster and notorious bank robber, endeared himself to the public by destroying mortgage papers at the banks he robbed, freeing many from their debts. – Source
2. In 2010, Bank of America wrongfully foreclosed a couple, who sued and won a judgment for $2500 in Legal expenses. When BOA didn’t pay the couple showed up at the bank with a moving company, a deputy, and a writ allowing them to start seizing furniture and cash. – Source
3. In 1995, a man robbed two Pittsburgh banks with lemon juice on his face. Since lemon juice makes for invisible ink, he thought it would render his face invisible on camera. – Source