Eria Tarka

So i drove up to an atm last night, and as im withdrawing my 20 dollars, i look down on the ground and see a bunch of twenties laying all over. This was at night, the bank was closed, and there was nobody else around so I reached down and picked that shit up without hesitation. Turned out to be $180. I didn't really think twice about taking it, but now a couple of people have been giving me shit about it. Saying things like "they have cameras they will see you bending down and picking it up, your gonna get in trouble for that, you should have called the bank and returned it, etc." Now i'm not too worried about getting in trouble but it did get me feeling a little bit guilty. I'm probably gonna hold on to the money for a few days and see if the bank calls or anything like that. What would y'all have done, kept it or returned it?




Also, who the fuck drops 180 bucks at an atm and doesn't notice?

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SmokeaJoint

Uuuum, idk that's a good question. Is there even a lost and found phone number for the ATM? I'd have googled it just to appease my conscience and when I found nothing, I'd have kept the money without a shred of guilt. But that's just me.

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Captain Cannabis

cash found on the ground with no wallet

don't really see anything to feel guilty about

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adventure

It might sound silly, but put yourself in their shoes. Wouldn't you want the money back. People drop stuff, it happens.

I know I couldn't just keep it.

also if a camera saw you, you might get in trouble... like i said earlier and it wasnt your money.

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mothernature

Ya know, if you really want to get technical about it, it actually wasn't anyone's money. It was laying on the ground. Just because it was laying by an ATM, doesn't mean it came from that ATM or that bank.

Who cares if you are seen on camera picking it up. You didn't steal it. You found it. On the ground. Outside.

As far as calling the bank. One thing is for sure. It's not their money and really none of their business.

Now that you've told people how much you found, it would be easy to scam you out of the money.

Keep the money and consider it your lucky day!

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Puffman

^ they could rewind the tape a bit further and see where the money came from and who it belong(ed) too.

that being said, i doubt you'll get in any trouble. first of all, the person who lost the money would have to realize they dropped the cash at the atm and then call the bank and report it missing in order for the bank to launch any sort of "investigation" (if they felt inclined, which is pretty unlikely). secondly, i'm not sure that you have done anything scrictly illegal, because its found money. although i'm not exactly sure how the law differentiates "found" and "stolen" items (reminds me of that time in trailer park boys when ricky had cory and trevor move people's lawn furniture to the curb on garbage day, then he'd drive around and collect it claiming he "found" it in their garbage)

wellfleation

I don't see what the problem is.

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Captain Cannabis

lol

i seriously can't imagine what you would be like in real life

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Geeno

you are such a pussy

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The Rev

A drunk out of his mind dude who stepped out from the strip club to get more money for lap dances.



The Rev

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Man in Black

just realized I'm missing about $180 bucks. thanks for finding my money man, I know you'll do the right thing.

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osirus2020

People have a responsibility to actively keep their possessions in their possesion. It's one thing to return an item to its rightful owner if you have a reasonable way to track them down, otherwise it's yours man.

Especially when it comes down to money, there's no way to tell for sure who it belongs to.

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Terry

Nietzsche would say take it. Who are you to argue with Nietzsche?

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Mafoo

the biggest question would be, did you actually make a withdrawal with your own debit card? if you didnt, theres pretty much no way they will be able to identify you just by a video of your face.

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Kishar

this is a bullshit story.

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kitch

hookers and blow. It'd cost them way more than 180 to prosecute for it and I don't think they'd even be able to prove you're guilt. you're pretty much in the clear.

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Mescalito

I found about 200 quid flying around on a grassy knoll before. My friend and I split it and bought a load of beer and weed. Later we hooked up with these gals and all got wrecked together in the woods. Ahhhh the joys of free money. I only have one regret.. that I havn't found any more since. I guess that's my quota filled.

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Mescalito

Oh and.. finder keepers.. losers weepers.

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Buds Bundy

fuck banks
keep it guilt free
i only say this cause the bank i use said i put an empty envelope into the atm
which i did put an envelope with five dollars in
they ended up retracting my card when i went to use the ATM on the 1st of january so i had to wait two days before i could go and get shit sorted out
i put the five dollars in so i could get 20 dollars out cause i only had 16 in there and i wanted weed lol

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Buds Bundy

it peeved me off big time cause how would i be able to take money out with an empty envelope anyways whore bank teller accused me of fraud i was choked

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