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$92,000,000 Stolen from British Bank

Posted on 02/27/2006 9:46:35 AM PST by Ultra Sonic 007

Just heard it on Fox News Live...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: 92000000; 92million; bank; britain; england; million; theft; welcometolastweek
Largest theft in the UK's history.
1 posted on 02/27/2006 9:46:38 AM PST by Ultra Sonic 007
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

how does that compare to the CEO's compensation? :)


2 posted on 02/27/2006 9:47:27 AM PST by soccer_maniac (Do some good while browsing FR --> Join our Folding@Home Team# 36120: keyword: folding@home)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

That's a lot of cash. Even in pounds.


3 posted on 02/27/2006 9:47:42 AM PST by Vladiator
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

Ahhh. My contact in Nigeria has finally withdrawn our money. Now I should get my 10% any day now...


4 posted on 02/27/2006 9:47:58 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007
Stolen the old fashion way (stick 'em up and put the money in the bag) or was this an electronic theft?
5 posted on 02/27/2006 9:48:02 AM PST by tfecw (It's for the children)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

What was a bank doing with that much money on him? :)


6 posted on 02/27/2006 9:48:03 AM PST by Solson (magnae clunes mihi placent, nec possum de hac re mentiri.)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

I guess they had to lose a few pounds..........


7 posted on 02/27/2006 9:49:18 AM PST by Red Badger (And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man's hand against him...)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

What bank?


8 posted on 02/27/2006 9:49:32 AM PST by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

Didnt this happen a few days ago or am I getting it confused with another robbery


9 posted on 02/27/2006 9:50:14 AM PST by bayourant
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

In Euros or Sterling? If EU-monopoly money, they should just cancel it all and have everyone return their euros for real money.


10 posted on 02/27/2006 9:50:17 AM PST by epluribus_2
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To: Vladiator
That's a lot of cash. Even in pounds.

Pounds? That's tons!

11 posted on 02/27/2006 9:51:24 AM PST by Ken H
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To: tfecw; bayourant

Apparently, it was done the old-fashioned way; two men have already been arrested, while the rest are still at large.

Unfortunately bayourant, I don't know the name of the bank. I didn't hear that part. :/


12 posted on 02/27/2006 9:52:23 AM PST by Ultra Sonic 007 (Hitler and Stalin have nothing on Abortion)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

Wow. That's a decent chunk of change.


13 posted on 02/27/2006 9:52:57 AM PST by b4its2late (Terrorists will either succeed in changing our way of life, or we will change theirs. - Rummy)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007
That could buy a lot of fish and Chips.

Any word on the investigation?

14 posted on 02/27/2006 9:53:44 AM PST by Earthdweller ("West to Islam" Cake. Butter your liberals, slowly cook France, stir in Europe then watch it rise.)
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To: ShadowAce

You're not dealing with a Mr Nkomo are you? Because I'm just about to receive $20M from him after our deal closed. It should be great - my new mansion is nearly finished and the builder is bugging me for the money. Not to worry though, Mr Nkomo is going to send the check this week.


15 posted on 02/27/2006 9:53:48 AM PST by TrebleRebel
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To: epluribus_2

::laughing!::


16 posted on 02/27/2006 9:54:16 AM PST by Calpernia (Breederville.com)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

Hopefully the thieves filled out the proper forms for large cash transactions, or they could be in serious trouble.


17 posted on 02/27/2006 9:54:53 AM PST by Ken H
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To: TrebleRebel

Nah--I'm dealing with a Ms. Nguano. Her father was the CEO of the Central Bank there. That's why all their money was in Britain.


18 posted on 02/27/2006 9:55:31 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

Was this the heist that had been reported last week, where they kidnapped the manager and his family?


19 posted on 02/27/2006 9:56:16 AM PST by Mad_Tom_Rackham (A Liberal: One who demands half of your pie, because he didn't bake one.)
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To: Vladiator
That's a lot of cash. Even in pounds.

That's just walking-around money for Bill Gates.

Have you seen the muscles on that guy?

20 posted on 02/27/2006 9:56:31 AM PST by ClearCase_guy (E)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

"Im going to Federal 'pound me in the ass' prison"
21 posted on 02/27/2006 9:56:42 AM PST by smith288 (http://angryprogrammer.typepad.com)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007
The old fashioned way huh.... Well next we will hear about two perps who suddenly turned blue ink all over.
22 posted on 02/27/2006 9:57:23 AM PST by Earthdweller ("West to Islam" Cake. Butter your liberals, slowly cook France, stir in Europe then watch it rise.)
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To: ShadowAce

Congratulations! I only had to pay Mr Nkomo $20,000 up front in cash. What a return I'm getting!


23 posted on 02/27/2006 9:57:43 AM PST by TrebleRebel
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To: All; Admin Moderator
Found it...apparently, Fox News got the info wrong. It was MORE.

LONDON: British police investigating the £50 million pounds ($NZ134.26 million) armed raid at a security depot in southern England will question two people in connection with the case.

Detectives arrested a man aged 29 and a 31-year-old woman in London yesterday after an armed gang posing as police carried out what may be Britain's biggest-ever cash robbery.

They are being held at police stations in Kent on suspicion of conspiracy to commit robbery.

"These arrests are a positive development in the early stages of our investigation and show our commitment to bringing the members of this organised criminal gang to justice," Assistant Chief Constable Adrian Leppard said in a statement.

Six raiders snatched the manager of a security depot on Tuesday evening, took his wife and young son hostage and threatened to kill them unless they were helped inside the compound, police said.

Airports and ports were put on alert in case the gang attempted to flee the country and a 2 million pound reward was offered.

The Bank of England, Britain's central bank, confirmed that Stg25 million pounds of its money had been stolen. Leppard told a news conference the final figure could hit £50 million pounds.

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If confirmed, it would eclipse the previous record theft of cash and valuables worth up to £40 million pounds from a safe deposit box centre in Knightsbridge, central London in 1987.

Leppard said they were keeping an open mind about the robbery and would not rule out an inside job, with someone working inside the depot to help the gang.

"This is organised crime at its top level," he said. "This was planned and executed with military precision."

No one was injured in the raid on the depot in Tonbridge, Kent, 30km southeast of London.

The depot is run by Sweden's Securitas AB, the world's biggest security firm.

Police said raiders in an unmarked car with police-style blue lights on its front grille, pulled over the depot manager as he drove home from work on Tuesday.

He was taken to a farm building where a gun was placed to his head. He was told to co-operate or his family would be killed.

At the same time, his wife and son were abducted from their home by raiders dressed as police.

Early on Wednesday, the gang spent more than an hour loading a large white lorry with cash - a mixture of new and old bank notes - before escaping.

My goodness. That's a lot of cash.

AM, could you please fix the topic title and add the link?

24 posted on 02/27/2006 9:59:11 AM PST by Ultra Sonic 007 (Hitler and Stalin have nothing on Abortion)
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To: ShadowAce
"Ahhh. My contact in Nigeria has finally withdrawn our money. Now I should get my 10% any day now..."

Now THAT is funny!

25 posted on 02/27/2006 9:59:33 AM PST by cchandler
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To: ShadowAce

"Ahhh. My contact in Nigeria has finally withdrawn our money. Now I should get my 10% any day now...

"

You're only getting 10%. I bargained with my Nigerian contact and got 17%. I'm expecting the wire transfer any day now.


26 posted on 02/27/2006 10:05:44 AM PST by MineralMan (godless atheist)
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To: Ultra Sonic 007
Wonder if Gary Winick (of Global Crossing fame) had a hand in this theft?

He's real good at stealing other people's money... and getting away with it.

27 posted on 02/27/2006 10:09:46 AM PST by Trajan88 (www.bullittclub.com)
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To: ShadowAce

When you get your money, I have a nice bridge in Brooklyn for sale that you might be interested in.


28 posted on 02/27/2006 10:19:04 AM PST by garyhope (Peace through superior firepower, A-10's, C-130Y gunships, rational thought and pragmatism.)
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To: garyhope
I have a nice bridge in Brooklyn for sale that you might be interested in.

nah--I have my eye on some nice property about 50 miles east of Miami I want to retire to.

29 posted on 02/27/2006 10:20:20 AM PST by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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30 posted on 02/27/2006 10:44:37 AM PST by VaBthang4 ("He Who Watches Over Israel Will Neither Slumber Nor Sleep")
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To: Ultra Sonic 007

Don't look at me that way. I didn't do it!


31 posted on 02/27/2006 10:48:11 AM PST by OB1kNOb ("All you get from our media is controversy, crap and confusion.")
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To: ShadowAce

ROTFLMAO!!!


32 posted on 02/27/2006 11:23:19 AM PST by captnemo1
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To: bayourant

Same one. Fox is often a day or two behind the Free Republic.


33 posted on 02/27/2006 8:26:05 PM PST by festus (The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
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