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redred
05-11-2013, 06:59 PM
an old story but....

http://i.imgur.com/k374p81.png


In the long list of criminal dos and don’ts, one of the top pieces of advice – above not robbing a CCTV camera shop, or not forging banknotes with running ink – has to be ‘never rob a bank thinking that you’re invisible when you’re not actually invisible.’

Sadly for one man in Iran, he made just that mistake – and as a result, police in Tehran are hunting a fake sorcerer who convinced the man he was invisible and so could rob banks safely.

The man’s ill-fated heist attempt started to go wrong shortly after he entered the bank, as he started snatching money from the hands of customers. For some reason, rather than being terrified of the mysterious invisible poltergeist stealing their cash, the customers quickly overpowered the hapless thief.

‘I made a mistake. I understand now what a big trick was played on me,’ the man told the court, state-run newspaper Jam-e Jam reports.

He explained that he had paid 5 million rials (just under £290) to a wizard imposter, who in return gave hims spells to tie to his arm. The sorcerer told him that they would make him invisible, and that he could then rob banks to his heart’s content.

http://metro.co.uk/2006/11/06/non-invisible-bank-robber-caught-348252/

Goofy
05-11-2013, 07:39 PM
:lol: Darwin award?

perrhaps
05-13-2013, 03:45 PM
Don't they have mirrors in Tehran?

PorkChopSandwiches
05-13-2013, 04:48 PM
Brilliant

Acid Trip
05-13-2013, 05:08 PM
Don't they have mirrors in Tehran?

:hand:

You are not affected by the spell which is why he could still see himself. That's Clandestine Spell Casting 101.

perrhaps
05-13-2013, 05:37 PM
Only when your Charlatan is Non-Orthodox.

Pony
05-13-2013, 06:05 PM
I'm wondering what they plan on charging the sorcerer with once they catch him?

Acid Trip
05-13-2013, 06:33 PM
I'm wondering what they plan on charging the sorcerer with once they catch him?

Charge him? They want to congratulate him on the world's greatest prank.

Hal-9000
05-13-2013, 08:55 PM
"..he had paid 5 million rials (just under £290) to a wizard imposter"


The real wizards must get pissed at this bad PR :lol: