Robbing a bank, a place with many diamonds, pawnshops and other places that contains valuable items the fastest way for people to get rich. But robbing is absolutely against the law, whether law of man or law of our God. Even though we are not praising how talented the men behind these robberies, they really are truly geniuses because they can penetrate such highly guarded vaults that contain their valuable targets, whether money, diamonds and jewels, pieces of art and more.After searching the web for sources of famous robberies ever happened in the history of our world, we listed the top 10 all time robberies below. Robberies included for this list are the following, thus, Antwerp Diamond Heist, Harry Winston Paris Robbery, Schiphol Robbery, United Bank of California, Knightsbridge Deposit Box, Dar Es Salaam Bank Robbery, Isabella Gardner Museum, City Bonds Robbery, Iraq Robbery, and Iraq Robbery.
Now have some time to read and check out the 10 listed robberies below. Here are your top 10 biggest robberies in history.
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TOP : 10
Robbery : Antwerp Diamond Heist
Year : 2003
Worth : $100 million
About : The diamond capital of the world was stunned when thieves broke into the Diamond Center's vault and stole gold and worth over 65 million Euros.
Source : Wired
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| Antwerp Diamond Heist |
TOP : 9
Robbery : Harry Winston Paris Robbery
Year : 2008
Worth : $122 million
About : Four armed men dresses as women walked into the Paris branch of jeweler Harry Winston and stole all the goods on display.
Source : Bloomberg
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| Harry Winston Paris Robbery |
TOP : 8
Robbery : Schiphol Robbery
Year : 2005
Worth : $128 million
About : The largest diamond heist ever. Thieves stole uncut diamonds from the secure area of Schiphol Airport.
Source : BBC
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| Schiphol Robbery |
TOP : 7
Robbery : United Bank of California Robbery
Year : 1972
Worth : $152 million
About : Burglars made off with this massive haul after breaking into the safety deposit vault.
Source : LA Times
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| United Bank of California Robbery |
TOP : 6
Robbery : Knightsbridge Deposit Box Robbery
Year : 1987
Worth : $182 million
About : Goods were stolen from secuirty boxes after an inside job at the Knightsbridge Safety Deposit Center.
Source : BBC
TOP : 5
Robbery : Dar Es Salaam Bank Robbery
Year : 2007
Worth : $301 million
About : Widespread chaos in Baghdad allowed 3 security guards at the Dar Es Salaam bank to simply walk off with the loot.
Source : BBC
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| Dar Es Salaam Bank Robbery |
TOP : 4
Robbery : Isabella Gardner Museum
Year : 1990
Worth : $486 million
About : Robbers made off with 13 items from this Boston museum. The stolen art has never been found.
Source : CNN
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| Isabella Gardner Museum |
TOP : 3
Robbery : City Bonds Robbery
Year : 1990
Worth : $455 million
About : A financial messenger was robbed in London. Unbeknownst to the thief, the briefcase contained valuable government bonds.
Source : BBC
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| City Bonds Robbery |
TOP : 2
Robbery : Iraq Robbery (Central Bank)
Year : 2003
Worth : $1.2 billion
About : On the eve of war, the Hussein family made a withdrawal from the Central Bank. The cash was later found in one of Saddam's palaces.
Source : BBC
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| Iraq Robbery (Central Bank) |
TOP : 1
Robbery : Reichsbank Robbery
Year : 1945
Worth : $7.9 billion
About : Allies looted Nazi gold as Germany collapsed at the end of the Second World War.
Source : The Independent - UK
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| Reichsbank Robery |
Data Sources :
- www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6kGF5DbdS4
- Wired
- Bloomberg
- BBC
- LA Times
- The Independent - UK
- CNN
- Antwerp Diamond Heist- www.slate.com
- Harry Winston Paris Robbery - www.myjewelrybox.com
- Schiphol Robbery - www.top5bin.com
- United Bank of California Robbery - www.content.cdlib.org
- Knightsbridge Deposit Box Robbery - www.telegraph.co.uk
- Dar Es Salaam Bank Robbery - www.protista.org
- Isabella Gardner Museum - www.dguides.com
- City Bonds Robbery - www.10tips4u.com
- Iraq Robbery - www.cbc.ca
- Reichsbank Robery - www.jowebereconomist.wordpress.com
Please be noted that the top 10 that we are including here in our blog are all unofficial rankings unless otherwise noted. Most of the top ten lists are based on Google search results and collected mainly from different blogs and websites around the internet world.
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