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Overzealous Thieves Try to Blow Up ATM, Demolish the Whole Bank Instead

Mike Adams — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 16:16:23 +0000

Remember that scene (see below) in 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' where Butch lays dynamite around the safe, but uses a bit too much and it blows up the entire train car and money flies around everywhere? This is like that, only in Germany and on Monday.

ATM Fees Skyrocket, Again, While Free Checking Disappears — Dollars and Sense

Mike Adams — Tue, 25 Sep 2012 15:31:51 +0000

The days of the free checking account are nearing extinction and ATM fees are on the rise, according to the latest financial research from bankrate.com. Those annoying ATM surcharges that consumers incur every time they withdraw cash from a money mover that is not the property of the their bank have risen once again, to an all-time high of $2.50, up 4 percent from last year.

And lest you think we would mislead you by using a term like "skyrocket" in the headline to describe a mere 4 percent increase—there's more ...

Snake in ATM Machine Is Scarier Than Hidden Bank Fees [VIDEO]

Jeremy Taylor — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:22:42 +0000

Ready for something scarier than your checking account balance? Folks who tried to make a withdrawal from this ATM machine got more than they bargained for in the form of a snake who lived in the device. As if the hidden charges most banks try to pull aren’t bad enough. Now we have to dodge snakes at the ATM? Back to hiding our cash under the mattress for us.

Actually, “Snakes in the ATM” would be a great Samuel L. Jackson movie. Watch a particularly scary ATM visit below.

Thief Driving Backhoe Smashes Through an ATM [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 14:31:10 +0000

In Pine Prairie, Louisiana, a thief attempted to rob an ATM on Monday by breaking it open with a piece of heavy construction equipment, ‘The Early Show’ reports — and the incident was caught on the store’s security camera.