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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I have found quite alot during the years, the last time was a tenner few weeks ago as I walked over a street, what do you do if you find it? Do you keep it? I do

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By *uke olovingmanMan
over a year ago

Gravesend

That's mine

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If it’s not in wallet with I.d I will be spending it

if it’s traceable I’ll give it back.

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By *crumdiddlyumptiousMan
over a year ago

I’ve lost more money then I have found, If it was just a note on the floor I would probably keep it

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By *alking DisasterWoman
over a year ago

South Oxfordshire

If it's a coin, I leave it.

If it's a note I would hand it into the police.

If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Found debit card in work found the lady through email didn’t even get a Thankyou off her!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If it's a coin, I leave it.

If it's a note I would hand it into the police.

If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence."
Then the police spend it,makes sense

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By *SAchickWoman
over a year ago

Hillside desolate

If it's in a wallet I'd handit in, but a tenner in the street is going in my pocket and being spent on ice cream.

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By *alking DisasterWoman
over a year ago

South Oxfordshire

"If it's a coin, I leave it.

If it's a note I would hand it into the police.

If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence. Then the police spend it,makes sense

It gets held for a month or so, you can then claim it when that time is up.

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By *im L FuckitMan
over a year ago

Dumfriesshire

I found a fully loaded wallet floating on top of a boating pond quite a few years ago (cash, credit cards, the lot). Being an honest and upright citizen I handed it in at the ticket booth once we got back on dry land, and within five minutes it was reunited with its owner.

What was disappointing was that I didn't get a single acknowledgement from the owner, monetary or otherwise... a simple 'thank you' would have been nice

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If it’s money in the street yeah. If it’s a wallet/purse with details in it then definitely no.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If it's a coin, I leave it.

If it's a note I would hand it into the police.

If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence. Then the police spend it,makes sense

It gets held for a month or so, you can then claim it when that time is up."
They would just spend it and if you came back to claim it they will say it’s been claimed by the owner.

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By *G CoupleCouple
over a year ago

kent

If it’s just loose cash I’ll use it to do lottery or scratch card.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I found £6.50 in a bush when I was a kid. I was made up. Walking on air. Spent the lot on sweets and women

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By *alking DisasterWoman
over a year ago

South Oxfordshire

"If it's a coin, I leave it.

If it's a note I would hand it into the police.

If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence. Then the police spend it,makes sense

It gets held for a month or so, you can then claim it when that time is up. They would just spend it and if you came back to claim it they will say it’s been claimed by the owner."

It's still theft by finding if you keep it.

Wouldn't really bother me if the police kept it.

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

If there is away of tracing the owner then yes. If it was a random £10 sitting there then no. Plus we dont have a police station to hand it in to

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By *imandher84Couple
over a year ago

Leeds

Just a note without some confused old dear stood by looking bewildered its getting split between my little people. Chief and i did get done once when we picked up a 5 pound note and asked an old lady at the bus stop if she had lost it, she looked sideways at us and snapped yes it's mine then proceeded to run onto the nearest bus. Felt so sorry for her lack of morals at that age i let her keep it and had a good opportunity to teach kids about people who steal, money well spent

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I once picked up a trail of 20 pound notes ..

There must have been about 200 quid in all.. i was by the post office so i took it in..the man who had lost it was in there looking aghast at the thought he had lost his money...

I got a £20 reward for being honest..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Just a note without some confused old dear stood by looking bewildered its getting split between my little people. Chief and i did get done once when we picked up a 5 pound note and asked an old lady at the bus stop if she had lost it, she looked sideways at us and snapped yes it's mine then proceeded to run onto the nearest bus. Felt so sorry for her lack of morals at that age i let her keep it and had a good opportunity to teach kids about people who steal, money well spent

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

I found £750 in an envelope in the gutter, I handed it into the police (I was in my teen's). I got a phone call, to say it was mine as no one collected it 3 months later.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If it's a coin, I leave it.

If it's a note I would hand it into the police.

If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence."

*theft* oh please, really ??

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If it's just a note I'd keep it but wallet or purse gets sent to the police station.

On a separate note one of my old customers super glued a £1 coin outside his shop and used to take great delight at watching people try to pick it up.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Have a little look around if oap is holding money possible they dropped it if no one I take it

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By *rLucky777Man
over a year ago

Leeds

I used to work in a nightclub collecting glasses. Must have found a fortune over the years.

People always drop money near the bar area. I still scan the floor when in a bar now. Finders keepers.

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By *ekyllnHideCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

"If it's a coin, I leave it.

If it's a note I would hand it into the police.

If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence."

Pmsl - yeah, righto!!! And what do you think the police do with it!!!! Must be nice having that Halo in place lol...

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By *alking DisasterWoman
over a year ago

South Oxfordshire

"If it's a coin, I leave it.

If it's a note I would hand it into the police.

If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence.

*theft* oh please, really ??

It is. Look it up.

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By *alking DisasterWoman
over a year ago

South Oxfordshire

"If it's a coin, I leave it.

If it's a note I would hand it into the police.

If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence.

Pmsl - yeah, righto!!! And what do you think the police do with it!!!! Must be nice having that Halo in place lol..."

It is thanks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If it's a coin, I leave it.

If it's a note I would hand it into the police.

If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence.

*theft* oh please, really ??

It is. Look it up."

And how are you going to get convicted of this exactly ??

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By *alking DisasterWoman
over a year ago

South Oxfordshire

"If it's a coin, I leave it.

If it's a note I would hand it into the police.

If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence.

*theft* oh please, really ??

It is. Look it up.

And how are you going to get convicted of this exactly ?? "

Just one example. Unfortunately it's The Sun, but there are others.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2991687/woman-found-20-pound-note-floor-convicted-theft/

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If it's a coin, I leave it.

If it's a note I would hand it into the police.

If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence.

*theft* oh please, really ??

It is. Look it up.

And how are you going to get convicted of this exactly ??

Just one example. Unfortunately it's The Sun, but there are others.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2991687/woman-found-20-pound-note-floor-convicted-theft/"

Laughable

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By *alking DisasterWoman
over a year ago

South Oxfordshire

"If it's a coin, I leave it.

If it's a note I would hand it into the police.

If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence.

*theft* oh please, really ??

It is. Look it up.

And how are you going to get convicted of this exactly ??

Just one example. Unfortunately it's The Sun, but there are others.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2991687/woman-found-20-pound-note-floor-convicted-theft/

Laughable"

I would also like to point out I used to work for the probation service where one of the offenders offence was "theft by finding".

So, please do not dismiss what I'm saying.

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By *ekyllnHideCouple
over a year ago

Cambridge

"If it's a coin, I leave it.

If it's a note I would hand it into the police.

If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence.

*theft* oh please, really ??

It is. Look it up.

And how are you going to get convicted of this exactly ??

Just one example. Unfortunately it's The Sun, but there are others.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/2991687/woman-found-20-pound-note-floor-convicted-theft/

Laughable

I would also like to point out I used to work for the probation service where one of the offenders offence was "theft by finding".

So, please do not dismiss what I'm saying."

Pmsl - worst kind of social workers and do gooders going!!!! Or do you mean In their mail room lol!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Donate it to Oxfam I don't need bad karma lol

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By *J647Couple
over a year ago

Daventry

Here is a new thought what about park wardens fineing you £50 for littering ? If you are the one dropping it

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By *iamondsmiles.Woman
over a year ago

little house on the praire

"Here is a new thought what about park wardens fineing you £50 for littering ? If you are the one dropping it

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i was going to type that or similar

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If it's a coin, I leave it.

If it's a note I would hand it into the police.

If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence. Then the police spend it,makes sense

It gets held for a month or so, you can then claim it when that time is up. They would just spend it and if you came back to claim it they will say it’s been claimed by the owner."

Don’t talk nonsense. Do you think a bobby is going to risk their job over a poxy tenner. People have some very strange ideas about what goes on in police stations.

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By *layfullsamMan
over a year ago

Solihull

"I have found quite alot during the years, the last time was a tenner few weeks ago as I walked over a street, what do you do if you find it? Do you keep it? I do

My local pub landlord always says he is financially struggling so I think the right thing to do is to spend it there.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If it's a coin, I leave it.

If it's a note I would hand it into the police.

If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence. Then the police spend it,makes sense

It gets held for a month or so, you can then claim it when that time is up. They would just spend it and if you came back to claim it they will say it’s been claimed by the owner.

Don’t talk nonsense. Do you think a bobby is going to risk their job over a poxy tenner. People have some very strange ideas about what goes on in police stations. "

By the letter of the law she's right but it's never going to happen as all you'd say is I dropped it myself. No way they can disprove it

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If it's a coin, I leave it.

If it's a note I would hand it into the police.

If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence. Then the police spend it,makes sense

It gets held for a month or so, you can then claim it when that time is up. They would just spend it and if you came back to claim it they will say it’s been claimed by the owner.

Don’t talk nonsense. Do you think a bobby is going to risk their job over a poxy tenner. People have some very strange ideas about what goes on in police stations.

By the letter of the law she's right but it's never going to happen as all you'd say is I dropped it myself. No way they can disprove it "

I was referring to her saying the police would just spend it. I know theft by finding is an offence.

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By *lorious hole bs16Man
over a year ago

Bristol

"If it's a coin, I leave it.

If it's a note I would hand it into the police.

If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence. Then the police spend it,makes sense

It gets held for a month or so, you can then claim it when that time is up."

Oh yes I believe you...

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By *unloversCouple
over a year ago

rotherham

I would deffo keep it if no one had seen me pick it up

I’m not that lucky

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Found fifteen quid... I was going on a date.

I found a fiver... Bought my breakfast for work

Found iPhone with £20...kept both.

Not interested in going to police. They bin the phone and donate money to charity....

Finders keepers.

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By *ast_And_CuriousMan
over a year ago

Sevenoaks

My friend dropped a £20 note once in a nightclub. She put her foot on it then picked it up and the bouncer took it off her and said it wasn't hers. I reported him but she never got it back.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My ex husband 'found' a wedge of money sticking out of a cash machine.. was about 1500 quid... he kept it

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By *ast_And_CuriousMan
over a year ago

Sevenoaks

"My ex husband 'found' a wedge of money sticking out of a cash machine.. was about 1500 quid... he kept it "

Didn't think you could withdraw that much at once.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My ex husband 'found' a wedge of money sticking out of a cash machine.. was about 1500 quid... he kept it "

I found €450 sticking out of one in Paris about 10 years ago, not a soul around. I took the wife to Moulin Rouge with it that night.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My ex husband 'found' a wedge of money sticking out of a cash machine.. was about 1500 quid... he kept it

Didn't think you could withdraw that much at once. "

Apparently there was a glitch on the machine.. the person before him took their money and the machine just carried on spewing money out

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My ex husband 'found' a wedge of money sticking out of a cash machine.. was about 1500 quid... he kept it

Didn't think you could withdraw that much at once.

Apparently there was a glitch on the machine.. the person before him took their money and the machine just carried on spewing money out"

Why did the person not just keep taking money then? A Good Samaritan sharing possibly?

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By *uzzy NavelWoman
over a year ago

so near and yet so far....

"I once picked up a trail of 20 pound notes ..

There must have been about 200 quid in all.. i was by the post office so i took it in..the man who had lost it was in there looking aghast at the thought he had lost his money...

I got a £20 reward for being honest..

Yay well done you xx

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"That's mine"
lol good that one

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If it’s not in wallet with I.d I will be spending it

if it’s traceable I’ll give it back."

^^^^^^^^^^

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By *alking DisasterWoman
over a year ago

South Oxfordshire

"If it's a coin, I leave it.

If it's a note I would hand it into the police.

If you pick up money from the street, it is theft by finding and a criminal offence. Then the police spend it,makes sense

It gets held for a month or so, you can then claim it when that time is up. They would just spend it and if you came back to claim it they will say it’s been claimed by the owner.

Don’t talk nonsense. Do you think a bobby is going to risk their job over a poxy tenner. People have some very strange ideas about what goes on in police stations.

By the letter of the law she's right but it's never going to happen as all you'd say is I dropped it myself. No way they can disprove it

I was referring to her saying the police would just spend it. I know theft by finding is an offence."

I didn't say that the police would just spend it!

That was the others!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"My ex husband 'found' a wedge of money sticking out of a cash machine.. was about 1500 quid... he kept it

Didn't think you could withdraw that much at once.

Apparently there was a glitch on the machine.. the person before him took their money and the machine just carried on spewing money out

Why did the person not just keep taking money then? A Good Samaritan sharing possibly?

Because they had walked away..

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