2. The Dar Es Salaam Bank heist
Stolen: $282 million
The heist at Dar Es Salaam Bank, a private financial institution in Baghdad, Iraq, in 2007 is still a mystery. Why the bank had so much American cash on hand to steal is unknown.
Several bank guards are said to have coordinated the robbery. The criminals, according to the authorities, had contacts inside local police and militias, allowing them to pass through Baghdad’s numerous checkpoints unnoticed.
There has been no more information published concerning the money’s whereabouts or people responsible.