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Two men from Skegness, Lincolnshire, who took photographs of themselves stealing thousands of pounds from gambling machines, have been sentenced by a judge at Bradford Crown Court.
Benjamin Robinson, 30, was jailed for 32 months, while Daniel Hutchinson was given a six-month suspended sentence after they admitted taking the cash.
But they are not the first criminals to be hoist by their own petard - as the following cases illustrate.
Andrew Hennells posted a photo of a knife on Facebook as well as his boast about "doing Tesco over"
Armed robber Andrew Hennells was caught after he boasted on Facebook about his plans to raid a supermarket in a post which included a selfie, a picture of a knife, and the words: "Doing. Tesco. Over."
Police caught him 15 minutes later with the knife and £410 in cash stolen from a Tesco in King's Lynn, Norfolk.
He was jailed for four years last April.
Facebook boast Tesco robber jailed
Burglar Lukasz Chojnowski washed his pots and his pants in the victims' home
A retired couple from Lancashire returned home from a holiday in 2014 to discover a burglar fast asleep in their bed.
Martin Holtby and Pat Dyson were amazed to find the intruder, Lukasz Chojnowski, had done their dishes, washed his underwear and even bought some groceries.
Ms Dyson said their house "wasn't too tidy" when they went away, but Chojnowski - who is originally from Poland but moved to Leeds - had kindly tidied up.
"He did burn an old saucepan but that happens!" she added. Chojnowski, then 28, admitted burglary, and was given a two-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £200 costs.
'Goldilocks' burglar spared porridge
Two Welsh tourists landed themselves in court in 2012 after they got drunk and stole a penguin called Dirk from Sea World in Australia.
Rhys Owen Jones, 21, and Keri Mules, 20, from south Wales, broke into the park on Queensland's Gold Coast, swam with the dolphins and let off a fire extinguisher in the shark enclosure, before making off with poor Dirk.
When they woke up - hung-over and with the flightless bird in their apartment - they tried "their incompetent best" to care for him by feeding him and putting him in the shower, the court heard.
They later released Dirk into a canal, but were spotted by locals who called police. A magistrate fined them 1,000 Australian dollars (equivalent to £637 at the time) each, and told them to drink "a little less vodka".
Dirk was rescued and returned to Sea World unharmed.
Tourists fined over penguin theft
'I look like James Brown on the run'
A man suspected of arson and vandalism sent a selfie to police in Ohio in the US because he found the photo on his arrest warrant to be unflattering.
He told a local radio station: "Man, they just did me wrong. They put a picture out that made me look like I was a Thundercat... or James Brown on the run. I can't do that."
Lima Police Department responded by saying: "We thank him for being helpful, but now we would appreciate it if he would come to speak to us."
He was later arrested in Florida.
US fugitive sends selfie to police
Officials were left baffled by an Afghan Taliban commander who gave himself up - and then tried to claim the $100 reward for his capture.
Mohammad Ashan, a "mid-to-low-level Taliban commander", was suspected of organising attacks on US and Afghan troops in the east of the country.
According to reports, he walked up to a police checkpoint in 2012, pointed to a wanted poster featuring his face, and asked for the $100 finder's fee.
The authorities were at a loss to explain his actions, although one US official reportedly told journalists: "Clearly, this man is an imbecile."
Taliban leader claims arrest cash
A man who tried to rob a Glasgow bookmakers while "armed" with a cucumber came unstuck when he was tackled to the ground by an off-duty police officer.
Gary Rough brandished the vegetable - covered in a black sock - at a female worker at Ladbrokes in Shettleston and demanded cash, which she refused.
Rough was then pinned down by the officer and arrested. He initially told police it was all a "joke" before enquiring: "Am I getting the jail for this?"
He was indeed jailed at the High Court in Glasgow in 2014 after admitting assault with intent to rob.
Robber armed with cucumber jailed
World's most stupid criminals
Two men from Skegness, Lincolnshire, who took photographs of themselves stealing thousands of pounds from gambling machines, have been sentenced by a judge at Bradford Crown Court.
Benjamin Robinson, 30, was jailed for 32 months, while Daniel Hutchinson was given a six-month suspended sentence after they admitted taking the cash.
But they are not the first criminals to be hoist by their own petard - as the following cases illustrate.
'Doing. Tesco. Over.'
Andrew Hennells posted a photo of a knife on Facebook as well as his boast about "doing Tesco over"
Armed robber Andrew Hennells was caught after he boasted on Facebook about his plans to raid a supermarket in a post which included a selfie, a picture of a knife, and the words: "Doing. Tesco. Over."
Police caught him 15 minutes later with the knife and £410 in cash stolen from a Tesco in King's Lynn, Norfolk.
He was jailed for four years last April.
Facebook boast Tesco robber jailed
'Goldilocks' burglar caught napping
A retired couple from Lancashire returned home from a holiday in 2014 to discover a burglar fast asleep in their bed.
Martin Holtby and Pat Dyson were amazed to find the intruder, Lukasz Chojnowski, had done their dishes, washed his underwear and even bought some groceries.
Ms Dyson said their house "wasn't too tidy" when they went away, but Chojnowski - who is originally from Poland but moved to Leeds - had kindly tidied up.
"He did burn an old saucepan but that happens!" she added. Chojnowski, then 28, admitted burglary, and was given a two-year conditional discharge and ordered to pay £200 costs.
'Goldilocks' burglar spared porridge
Bird-brained prank
Rhys Owen Jones, 21, and Keri Mules, 20, from south Wales, broke into the park on Queensland's Gold Coast, swam with the dolphins and let off a fire extinguisher in the shark enclosure, before making off with poor Dirk.
When they woke up - hung-over and with the flightless bird in their apartment - they tried "their incompetent best" to care for him by feeding him and putting him in the shower, the court heard.
They later released Dirk into a canal, but were spotted by locals who called police. A magistrate fined them 1,000 Australian dollars (equivalent to £637 at the time) each, and told them to drink "a little less vodka".
Dirk was rescued and returned to Sea World unharmed.
Tourists fined over penguin theft
Mr Pugh did not like this original police photo
'I look like James Brown on the run'
A man suspected of arson and vandalism sent a selfie to police in Ohio in the US because he found the photo on his arrest warrant to be unflattering.
Donald "Chip" Pugh texted police a photo of himself and wrote: "Here is a better photo that one is terrible".
He told a local radio station: "Man, they just did me wrong. They put a picture out that made me look like I was a Thundercat... or James Brown on the run. I can't do that."
Lima Police Department responded by saying: "We thank him for being helpful, but now we would appreciate it if he would come to speak to us."
He was later arrested in Florida.
US fugitive sends selfie to police
The terrorist who claimed his own reward
Officials were left baffled by an Afghan Taliban commander who gave himself up - and then tried to claim the $100 reward for his capture.
Mohammad Ashan, a "mid-to-low-level Taliban commander", was suspected of organising attacks on US and Afghan troops in the east of the country.
According to reports, he walked up to a police checkpoint in 2012, pointed to a wanted poster featuring his face, and asked for the $100 finder's fee.
The authorities were at a loss to explain his actions, although one US official reportedly told journalists: "Clearly, this man is an imbecile."
Taliban leader claims arrest cash
'Don't move, I have a cucumber'
Gary Rough brandished the vegetable - covered in a black sock - at a female worker at Ladbrokes in Shettleston and demanded cash, which she refused.
Rough was then pinned down by the officer and arrested. He initially told police it was all a "joke" before enquiring: "Am I getting the jail for this?"
He was indeed jailed at the High Court in Glasgow in 2014 after admitting assault with intent to rob.
Robber armed with cucumber jailed
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