The art of stealing is a dangerous profession but for some people, it's simply a way of life. There are petty thieves who take small items but others, like the ones on this list, prefer to go big in very unconventional ways. These are the 5 Most Daring and intelligent Heists Ever. Please support Scary Mysteries! Check out our Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/scarymysteries... - There's a lot of cool access, giveaways and even a custom episode!Buy awesome original shirts made by Scary Mysteries https://newdawnfilm.com/scary-mysteri...Subscribe for Weekly Videos here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCiE8..._________________________________________________________5. Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum Heist - Boston, United StatesThe Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum first opened in Boston Massachusetts in1898. Gardner was a socialite and prolific art collector, her vast collection of precious paintings, art pieces and artifacts are all left on permanent display inside her museum for the public to see. On the night of March18, 1990, two police officers knocked on the doors of the Museum and they told the security guard on duty that they were responding to a disturbance call. The guard knew he wasn't supposed to let anyone in but was unsure whether the rule applied to police officers, so he let them enter. 4. Japanese Bank Robbery (¥300,000,000) On December 10, 1968, one Japanese robber made history by stealing close to $2 million dollars, all by himself, in broad daylight and against four people. For a long time, this was considered as one of the largest robberies ever committed in Japan. It was a cold and rainy day in decmeber and Four employees from the Nihon Shintaku Ginko bank were heading out to transport close to ¥300,000,000 yen stuffed in metal boxes. These were intended to be bonuses for the employees of Toshiba's Fuchu Factory. Usually, the same car would only contain two people but security was tighter this time since the bank had received several bomb threats in the previous days and they wanted to make sure that the money would be secure. 3. Harry Winston Heist An estimated $113 million dollars worth of jewelry, that's the amount the Harry Winston jewelry store in Paris had lost in two separate robberies that occurred just a year apart. The first happened in October of 2007. Four men, disguised as decorators went inside the store at around 10 AM. Once there they threatened staff as they tied them up. They then forced the manager to disengage the alarm and open the safe. In just half an hour, they had taken close to 360 items of jewelry including 120 watches that had an estimated price of 32 million Euros. 2. The Vacuum Gang - FranceStealing doesn't have to involve complicated escape plans and elaborate setups; some criminals keep it simple yet practical. That's exactly what the group dubbed as the "Vacuum Gang" decided to do." Since 2006 this group of thieves have successfully targeted 15 Monoprix supermarkets, stealing money that totals close to 600,000 Euros. 1. Banco Central Burglary Just like in the movies, the theft at the Banco Central in Fortaleza, Brazil was done on a massive and grand scale.It was Monday, August 8, 2005 when the federal police bureau received a call from Banco Central employees. They were told a robbery had taken place and Thinking it was just a simple case of missing office items, they arrived on the scene to find one of the world's largest bank robberies ever committed.So there were 5 MOST DARING & Intelligent HEISTS EVERFrom bank robberies to art theives, these criminals now have a place in history. For them, having a good plan in place made the reward worth the risk and in some cases it seems to have paid off.Support the show

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