Mentioned this to someone else above but in my copy of American Gods there is an interview with Neil in the back where he claims a fan successfully pulled off the con and took 30k from a bank in Canada. He ended up in prison, I guess he didn't have the power of the gods with him.

In my copy of American Gods there is an interview with Neil in the back where he claims a fan successfully pulled off the con and took 30k from a bank in Canada. He ended up in prison, I guess he didn't have the power of the gods with him.