British man found guilty of plotting to defraud Japanese bank

Thursday 05th March, 06:45 AM JST

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bobbafett at 10:37 AM JST - 5th March

I say this about geeks. they are smart but not street smart. to pull off a bank robbery you gotta have street smarts. returning to the scene of the crime 3 times is not using street smarts. Also they should have researched the banking forms. Even bought in some expertise on the matter. Alas they thought they were to clever and out smarted themselves.
shouganaika at 11:25 AM JST - 5th March

The message is clear—the U.K. is not a soft target for organized crime.

hahaha, should try to rob a Japanese bank in Japan next time where organized crime is a quaint old custom
Altria at 11:34 AM JST - 5th March

Haha, British people trying to rob a bank!

"Er, excuse me, could you give me all your money please...if its not too much trouble that is...er, I could come back later"
bobbafett at 12:48 PM JST - 5th March

Altria,

Do you know any British people? There are some pretty hard men in Britain who are well capable of pointing a gun, using expletives and threats to get cash.
JasUK at 01:58 PM JST - 5th March

Don't be fooled by the gentlemenly looks, we Brits can pull off some heists, the great train robbery £2.6M (1963), brinks Matt £26M in gold,there so many to mention. We don't all look like Mr Bean you know.
Harry_Gatto at 02:33 PM JST - 5th March

bobbafett & JasUK:- Absolutey right but this crowd were a real bunch of amateurs. Rodley must have got them cheap!
TrappedNTokyo at 02:41 PM JST - 5th March

He had to write a 2 page apology letter and bow deeply for the cameras.
Kokubuspider at 06:42 PM JST - 5th March

If you fail to plan you plan to fail.

This was poor work, entering passwords in the wrong places, etc etc. If you are going to do something that audacious, better be ready 100%. I bet they were all planning their futures in the carribean, not in prison.
Brunobear at 06:54 PM JST - 5th March

Some things are just simply timeless: "Honesty is the best policy" They will have plenty of time to contemplate this. The real problem was timing - they should have learnt it before they committed the crime. Cheers!
BBLeo at 07:23 PM JST - 5th March

This guy must be mixed himself with Nigerians, and they teach him how to do the job. But if he didn't do their way he got right into the hot oven. England is loaded with this people and the birth of scammers. I wonder if anyone got also any emails with millions of dollars offers for transfer. Jurors found him guilty, not for crime but because for his failure. 'I wonder why he didn't have a go on 'British bank?' 'PERHAPS BRITISH SECURITY IS MORE ADVANCED.'