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Related: About this forum*NYC: Man Finds, Turns In PURSE $10,000 CASH*
A New York subway rider might have earned himself a spot for life on Santa's "nice" list after he turned in a purse with $10,000 cash he found on a train platform.
Richard Taverna spotted the blue Chanel bag Thursday morning in the station at Lincoln Center in Manhattan, he told CNN affiliate WABC.
"I picked it up just to see if there was, maybe, some kind of information, identification, inside that I might be able to get in touch with the person," he said.
Taverna found a note written in Russian. He couldn't read it -- and couldn't find a subway agent -- so he took the bag home and later found something else inside.
"I opened the envelope, and there was a big stack of money," he said. One hundred $100 bills filled the packet. Taverna laid them out on a table and snapped a photo. . .
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Only in the USA!
elleng
(130,964 posts)@ Lincoln Center!!!
appalachiablue
(41,144 posts)"Somebody lost $10,000," he recognized, "so obviously they're probably going through a lot of duress."
elleng
(130,964 posts)and enjoying that part of NYC, I won't cry!
uppityperson
(115,677 posts)appalachiablue
(41,144 posts)in a place like multicultural NYC. Believe this can happen other places too.
Me.
(35,454 posts)so why 10 grand?
Sneederbunk
(14,291 posts)BigmanPigman
(51,608 posts)Stuart G
(38,434 posts)Yonnie3
(17,444 posts)On the way to pay the "rent"?
oldlibdem
(330 posts)I can only think of illicit purposes.
appalachiablue
(41,144 posts)PoindexterOglethorpe
(25,862 posts)There are people who simply don't trust banks or credit cards and choose to do only cash. There are those who for various reasons are unable to get bank accounts, and again may do a lot on a cash basis.
Arkansas Granny
(31,518 posts)it's the right thing to do.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Tempting.
But there are probably cameras watching everyone there.
Yet, tempting.
But ....
Stuart G
(38,434 posts)This is a great post..wonderful news..(a little late, better late then never)