Large Sums Of Cash In Donated Jacket Pockets

[icyfroth]

'Large sum of cash' found in Sunshine Vinnies donation bin

A good Samaritan may have been kinder than they intended, donating jackets containing a "large sum of cash" to charity.

Staff at the St Vincent De Paul Society in Sunshine found the cash stashed inside the pockets of four men's jackets when sorting through collection bin donations on January 20.

Sunshine Police Sergeant Brett Butterworth said he hoped the money was not someone's life savings.

"It's unfortunate that a kindly gesture has ended in this way," he said.

"We're doing all we can to find the owner, so we can return their cash to them."

It is believed the jackets were placed in a charity bin and collected on either the Friday, Saturday or Sunday prior to January 20.

Anyone with any information should call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential crime report via www.crimestoppersvic.com.au/

http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/large-sum-of-cash-found-in-sunshine-vinnies-donation-bin-20150131-...

Would you have kept it or returned it?

[cherry*135]

Return it.

I was in an OP shop when a woman who bought a magazine there, returned it because it had $200 cash in it. She bought the mag for a friend who had no money to spare. The friend found the cash in the mag and gave it back to the woman who brought the magazine.

The OP shop wanted her to take $20 and give to her friend for being honest, but she wouldn't take it..

That OP also said they had found an expensive diamond ring in the bottom of a handbag.. hard to trace donations, without going to the media I suppose, even then the person who donated it might not hear about it.

[j*oono · Accepted solution]

I can't help thinking that this was a clear out after the death of an older family member and whoever did it was unaware that money was hidden away.

I hope they find out who it belonged to.

[cherry*135]

You would think if it was large sums of cash.. the person donating might have noticed a bulge or two in the jackets.

Even $200 of $20 notes in a magazine.. a wonder it didn't fall out before it was bought and delivered to another person.

[happyroo_bunji]

I would hand it in.  I couldn't live with myself if I didn't try to find the rightful owner.

[purple_haize]

i would return it and make sure who ever dontated got it back.

It is not my money, so cant keep it, I believe in being honest.

[the_hawk*]

Yes the most likely explanation.

 the relies all to quick to dump the possession's without checking pockets, the underside of draws and the back of pictures 

[***super_nova***]

They might have waited 5 years before deciding to donate it all.  But whatever, just because they did not go through pockets does not mean they did not care about the person. 

[imastawka]

My MIL had all her jewelry in between sheets in the linen cupboard.

Mum had money stashed under the carpet,  she had forgotten about it.

When the house was up for sale, I told her I bet I could find money.

She couldn't believe it.

[icyfroth]

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@imastawka wrote:

My MIL had all her jewelry in between sheets in the linen cupboard.

Mum had money stashed under the carpet,  she had forgotten about it.

When the house was up for sale, I told her I bet I could find money.

She couldn't believe it.

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When we packed up Mum's house we found a stash of $50 notes under her placemat on the table