Found Wallet

[GoingNova]

You find a wallet in the street. It has $500 in it, and ID. What do you do?

[Faithwulfe]

its a very odd one, ya see, if i was broke? and i saw this cash just lying there, **** id take it no problems... if i wasnt hard up for cash, i wouldnt take it just to have more...

also, is it a wallet with just cash in? or does it have credit cards? i'd etc? if it has important **** like that, i doubt i would just leave it there, i'd certainly return it.

[Nightwolf04]

I don't know part of me would want the money...

but part of me would think what if this person needs that money?

So I don't know.

[Rascal]

to quote the inimitable Yogi Berra: When asked what he would do if he found a million dollars: "I'd find the fellow who lost it, and, if he was poor, I'd return it."

or maybe Emo Phillips: "I was walking down fifth avenue today and I found a wallet, and I was gonna keep it, rather than return it, but I thought: well, if I lost a hundred and fifty dollars, how would I feel? And I realized I would want to be taught a lesson."


as for myself, i'd return it if at all possible. good deeds come around right? they better start coming back soon lol.

[Nightwolf04]

Lol ahhh good point rascal :)

[Damm]

I'd return it, unless I was homeless and dying of starvation and the wallet had a membership to the "rich old white guy club" in it. But I'm not homeless, and the wallet might belong to someone who really needs the money too.

[SISTER_KATE]

I would return it. And I have returned wallets that were lost. If the money was lying on the street, I would notify the authorities in a few days only after I checked the papers and radio to see if anyone has lost the "correct" amount of money.

[GoingNova]

To clarify, the wallet has ID in it, which means, you know who the owner is, and have his mailing address.

[MrsD]

I'd return the wallet with the money in it. I've done it before - why not do it again?

[ANGLOIRISH]

$500 is not worth the guilt I would fee!l I would return it regardless of the amount.

[Pyxidragon]

I'd mail it all back with a note, "Found at (insert location here)," and hope the person is pleased to get their money back.

[KorwinDallas]

Lol. I'd leave the wallet, and pretend I never noticed it... :D I tend to try to stay out of other people's business...

[Faithwulfe]

To clarify, the wallet has ID in it, which means, you know who the owner is, and have his mailing address.
in that case i would no doubt return it... i really wouldnt turn round and rob blindly from somebody if i knew there was a simple way to do the right thing..

[pink_beliefs]

I would do as I've done before, look 'em up in the phone book and then get their wallet back to 'em. I would only hope that someone would do the same for me. :D

[Lil Bit]

I would return it and all it's contents. My own self worth is more valuable to me than any amount of money.

[ANGLOIRISH]

Hey Mustang did I leave my wallet at your place the other morning when I was leaving in a hurry? LOL

[Lil Bit]

Well actually Irish you left something far more important. I found them in my purse. ;)

[Moderate One]

I would return it with all its contents.
Taking someone's else money, which gains you short spending happiness isn't worth it. The reward feeling good about yourself giving back the wallet and money to the person, probably would sustain your morale for a long time.

Plus someone mentioned the guilt factor would eventually effect most people down the road.

Find a wallet with no ID - a person still can do the right thing. Turning it over to the police station, the person who lost their wallet has a certain amount of days to reclaim their property. If it goes unclaimed, the item I believe may be given to the finder. So not only you did your civic duty, you may even end up with a small reward if no one turns up to look for the item. Not sure if all localities have that rule in place but I do recall that law being discussed in class one time many years ago.

[Lil Bit]

There was aear here recently where 3 kids found a duffle bag full of money and turned it over to police. In all it was about 2 million. It was never claimed so the money was devided equally among the 3 kids.

[ANGLOIRISH]

Well actually Irish you left something far more important. I found them in my purse. ;)
Brat, don't use them, never did!:angel7:

[ANGLOIRISH]

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The kid next door opens his wallet and removes a Master Card and Blockbuster card. He tells his Dad he "found" them. He claims he found them near a certain store and that there were other cards but he took the MasterCard and Blockbuster card. He said there were other cards and named a few. He then mentioned there were other cards but a woman started picking them up so he ran away.<o:p></o:p>
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The Dad says he will call the name on the card. That was a week ago. The name on the card is listed in the phone book, really easy to find. Irish woman at least her name was Irish.<o:p></o:p>
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Two days after the kid gave up the cards to the father; I call the name and ask if they had been returned. No one had called.<o:p></o:p>
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The woman said that 3 teen-age girls broke into her house in broad daylight climbing through an open window. These girls are being charged. These girls are friends of the kid's brother. All juvenile delinquents all have police records! The woman said that she was picking up the cards behind the store under the trash bin and saw no one around. There would be no reason for the kids to be behind the store. <o:p></o:p>
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Still missing are her Medicare card, her car license, her SIN number (known as Social Security or SS card in the States) and other credit cards. I tell her everything I know. I too was robbed when someone broke into my car in the same area! I know the hassle to replace lost or stolen ID.<o:p></o:p>
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The lady called tonight; no one contacted her about finding her property. She didn't want to get me in trouble if she contacts the kid's family. Someone had to have told her that my neighbors had her cards. I am the only person who was there when we first saw them.<o:p></o:p>
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The girls’ trial is on October 3 and she would like to learn more and to get her property although her cards were cancelled.<o:p></o:p>
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We figure I could pretend to have seen a post on the community bulletin at the local Co-op asking for the return of the stolen property. If I say that I saw a notice of the lost or stolen property there would be a reason to bring up the topic of the cards to the kid's Dad. We surmise that he would not be suspicious of me.<o:p></o:p>
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[Lil Bit]

Hmm, that's kinda hard. I mean the right thing to do would be just to report it and hope for the best. But since you obviously live in the same building as the kid and his parents then I am sure you worry about retaliation of some sort. So I think if you can go about it being anonymous then it's better than nothing. Are his parents that shtupid that they won't make him return any of the stuff, even if they are only canceled cards and she has new medicare cards the property is still hers, working or not.

[ANGLOIRISH]

Cards have been returned. The boy called and the lady came to my home. The boy explained how he obtained them. The lady accepted his explanation and the boy was rewarded. Kid is proud of himself and no one is any the wiser that I was the catalyst to making it happen. Hopefully this will be a turning point for the young lad and he will escape the pressure of his "peers" to be a bad ass dude or whatever they call themselves these days!

[chica_dulce_04]

glad everything worked out well in the end.

[SISTER_KATE]

Personally I don't think the kid should have accepted the reward. He needs to learn that all good deeds are not done for monetary gain. In addition, he would not have contacted the lady without the subtle nudge by Irish.

[ANGLOIRISH]

Update on missing property.

Last night the kid shows up with the remaining "missing" items. He admitted knowing the 3 girls and he knew where the purse was hidden.

How many thieves tell someone who is not involved with the theft exactly where they hid the stolen property? He claims he had nothing to do with it. His only involvement - he knew the girls. Now he suddenly shows up with the missing property?

In addition, he calls down to his father from the balcony and informs him that he found the purse. His father acts (emphasis on acts) surprised! This was for my benefit, I believe. I say that because later that evening the father (now drunk) and his girlfriend( now stoned) tell me about each card that was in the woman's purse IE. the birth certificate, SS number, Medicare, Liquor License, etc.Unless they actually saw it how would they know? Piss poor liars if you ask me. They act like they never knew the purse was found but know everything contained in the wallet and purse?

The lady's property was returned and again she gave the young fellow a monetary reward. I think that was wrong to do but whatever. Before she left I insisted that the young fellow draw a diagram of where he found the stolen purse and its contents. He also had to put his name and telephone number down so if necessary the police could contact him. I did that because any idiot would realize that the kid knew more than he was admitting. Unless someone told him or he was there to witness where the property had been stashed never in this lifetime would anyone find it. He is in on it somehow and I told him clearly that the police may well contact him to give a statement.

Thus ends the saga. The kid was paid for returning the property (what ever happened to performing a good deed for a neighbor?) and the neighbor (if she is smart) will pass the information to the authorities. I do hope lessons were learned here. I know I learned one!

[GoingNova]

Thus ends the saga. The kid was paid for returning the property (what ever happened to performing a good deed for a neighbor?) and the neighbor (if she is smart) will pass the information to the authorities. I do hope lessons were learned here. I know I learned one!
I would say, follow the rule of three: refuse the reward twice. If you are asked a third time, accept it to be polite.

[ANGLOIRISH]

Excellent advice Nova, can't say I have ever heard that one however, I will use it if the need ever arises. I can think of other situations where it would come in very handy! (And I am not refering to anything XXX)Business only!