10 Tips For Robbing A Bank From A Retired Bank Robber

The morality of Clay Tumey's actions are important, but the real question is just how did he do what he did so many times and never get caught? It turns out that his fool-proof methods were incredibly simple and non-grandiose.

"Walked in the bank and waited in line like a regular customer. Whichever teller was available to help me is the one I robbed. I simply walked up to them when it was my turn to be helped, and I told them -- usually via handwritten instructions on an envelope -- to give me their $50s and $100s."

His casual and non-threatening approach turned out to be very lucrative for him. No one heist would be a crime of the century but each one did give him a decent chunk of change.

"In their top drawer, it was usually less than $10k. I probably averaged around $5k per bank. But it was pretty low risk that way, so that was cool with me."