Clues for Criminals
One of the challenges we have on BankersOnline involves walking the fine line between giving bankers the information they need to do their jobs, while not revealing sensitive and/or confidential information that could aid crooks.

What we all must face, however, is the reality that criminals already have access to a vast amount of security data. Take, for example, the How Stuff Works summary of how dye packs work. Take that awareness into account when you are training your tellers. If the bad guys know about dye packs and know what to look for to spot them, does that affect your decision about whether to use them -- or how they should be deployed?

How about this page on "How to Rob a Bank"? I can't tell if they thought they were being funny, or what. Not funny to me.

There are some true stories about dye packs, however, that are pretty humorous, and demonstrate how stupid some crooks are. One of my favorites is the serial bank robber who tried to convince cops that the dye pack dye on his hands came from coloring Easter eggs. Story. Plus, there was one last week where the dye pack exploded as the woman was getting into her purse to get the loot to open an account at another bank! Story.