A wise thief once said he robbed banks because "that's where the money is." Of course, the flip side to that calculus is that a bank is going to be a lot tougher to get away with stealing from than the convenience store on the freeway.

Two prolific bank robbers, however, have recently shifted the odds into their favor by engaging in a little good old-fashioned misdirection.

We start in Ohio, where apparent fan of the "Mission Impossible" franchise Conrad Zdzierak was able to knock over five banks (and a CVS, for good measure), by hiding his face behind a "700-dollar" "Hollywood-style" mask.

To further confuse the situation, Zdzierak used the African-American model of the life-like disguise, ensuring an APB that incorrectly sought a black male suspect.

Zedierak was caught, eventually, when a tipster spotted his Volvo leaving the scene of one of his crimes. (Cue joke about what kind of black guy would be driving a Volvo.)

However, moving over to the San Diego area, a clever and still unidentified thief remains at large after robbing seven banks. His trick? Well, he's old. The authorities have dubbed the geriatric criminal the "geezer bandit," and there is a $16,000 reward for his capture.

But you wouldn't want to accuse a sweet old grandfather of a serious felony, would you?
Better bank robbery trick?
Disguise yourself as another race467 (68.3%)
Be really old217 (31.7%)