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Beef Burger

Beef Burger

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4 weeks ago I lost a wallet with all my cards, a wedge of money, some spare keys, and lots of other personal stuff inside, and it almost gave me a mental breakdown having to cancel all the cards/re-order and take steps to protect myself from fraud.
Yesterday, I got a letter from a storage facility telling me they are in possession of my wallet and to contact them about collecting it. I've just been to the facility to reclaim my wallet and to my surprise the £560 cash was still inside it :eek:
I don't trust people or the human race much these days but this has made me re-evaluate my outlook slightly and consider that there might actually still be some good people left in the world.

What would YOU do if you found a wallet like mine? Be honest and don't post a reply just to make yourself look good to other members and get likes.

I can honestly say that I would've taken the cash for sure but I still would've handed the wallet into reception if I found it on a business premises and it had personal stuff/other important stuff inside that could affect someones life (bank cards, keys, photos, passwords, home address details etc).
 
I absolutely wouldn't have taken the cash if it was in a wallet or with any form of the owners ID with it.

I know I wouldn't as I've been in the situation twice before and have gone out of my way to get the wallet/purse returned.
 
MissChief said:
Do you routinely carry over £500 in cash?
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Sometimes, Yes. That day I had just done a job for a customer who wanted to settle the balance in cash upon completion of the job. I deal with a lot of cash customers in my line of work as many people are too scared to pay by bank transfer now due to all the stories about fraudsters and advance payment online.
 
Beef Burger said:
Sometimes, Yes. That day I had just done a job for a customer who wanted to settle the balance in cash upon completion of the job. I deal with a lot of cash customers in my line of work as many people are too scared to pay by bank transfer now due to all the stories about fraudsters and advance payment online.
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I hope you are paying your tax correctly.
 
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4 weeks ago I lost a wallet with all my cards, a wedge of money, some spare keys, and lots of other personal stuff inside, and it almost gave me a mental breakdown having to cancel all the cards/re-order and take steps to protect myself from fraud.
Yesterday, I got a letter from a storage facility telling me they are in possession of my wallet and to contact them about collecting it. I've just been to the facility to reclaim my wallet and to my surprise the £560 cash was still inside it :eek:
I don't trust people or the human race much these days but this has made me re-evaluate my outlook slightly and consider that there might actually still be some good people left in the world.

What would YOU do if you found a wallet like mine? Be honest and don't post a reply just to make yourself look good to other members and get likes.

I can honestly say that I would've taken the cash for sure but I still would've handed the wallet into reception if I found it on a business premises and it had personal stuff/other important stuff inside that could affect someones life (bank cards, keys, photos, passwords, home address details etc).
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I don't have to imagine what I WOULD do, this is what I HAVE done:

- found a wallet in a community centre, handed it in. The owner met me, thanked me and gave me £10 [I was a kid so this was a lot to me]
- found a wallet in Victoria, handed it in. It belonged to someone Chinese. A few days later we got a call from China, presumably the owner thanking us, but it was hard to tell.
- found a purse with £120 in cash in it on the street in Chiswick, no identifying information. Handed it in to police.
- a guy walked away from a cash machine leaving about £250 in notes in Tottenham Court Road. I took them and ran after him.

But what happened when I lost MY wallet in a pub which had cash in it? It got handed in... with the cash removed. **** other people.
 
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