How honest are you?

Question

If you found a few thousand quid in an envelope, would you hand into the police. I havent by the way for any suspicious minds out there, my answer would be yes. Also give your reasons for yes/no answers.

Answer 1

I hope that I'd do the right thing and turn the money into the police because it belongs to someone else. I've found wallets and jewelry and turned them in because they don't don't belong to me and I think it's wrong to keep them.

Now if the item goes unclaimed and it's handed back to me by the police, that's one thing. But just to keep something that I've found isn't right. . .although I admit that the temptation would sure be there.

Answer 2

If it was a wallet, I'd hand it in. I know what a pain it is to lose credit cards etc. But if it was a plain envelope with cash in, I'd probably keep it. Who has thousands of pounds in a plain envelope? Sounds to me like somebody up to no good! So they deserve to lose their ill gotten gains!
I once worked at a race course where lots of wealthy people gamble away more money in a day than most of us make in a year. I found a diamond ring with an enormous stone! Obviously worth thousands. I went to the office to hand it in, and the lady who'd lost it was already there asking if anyone had found it. I gave it back to her and she didn't even acknowledge that I was even there, let alone thank me! She just put the ring in her hand bag, and walked out! It would of served her right if I'd kept it!

Answer 3

Yes I am honest and as much as I have found at times that honesty isn't always the best policy, I stick with my beliefs and stay honest, I would give the envelope into the police simply because it could be the remainder of someones holiday payment, a wedding deposit, a families Christmas fund or a deposit towards a house, its a heck of a lot of money and an amount like that will be solely missed.

Answer 4

When living in Hong Kong, there was a front page story in the South China Morning Post about a failed bank robbery in Bern, Switzerland. The robber had most of the money in his hands when the alarm went off. He fled in panic, scattering thousand franc notes over the street. The people picked up the notes and returned them to the bank. Since people knew that I normally lived in Switzerland, they asked me if this could be true and my answer was 'Yes'. Don't know if that would be the case today. Times change, even in Switzerland.

Answer 5

I wouldn't turn it in.
If there's no way to ID who lost it, name, address, that kind of thing, take a small add out in the local paper saying you found it.
But the add should say something like this;
Found money on blah street. If you lost money on blah street, contact me. You'll have to tell me 1) How much money and 2) What denominations it's in and 3) If it was loose or in a container, to claim it. (If they say it was in a container then ask them what kind, just so you'll have an idea that they didn't just guess it right).
Then give your phone number.
Should anyone try to claim it, make sure they have the right information for you before you hand it over. If it isn't claimed in thirty to sixty days, I'd say it's yours to keep.
I once found a checkbook from a small local business with over $12,000 in it and drove to the address and handed it back to the man. He couldn't thank me enough and I felt like I'd done a good thing.

Answer 6

If there was any proof of address or ownership in or on the envelope I probably would hand it in, if it was just in an envelope on its own probably not. Who would the Police give it to anyway? If it wasn't claimed they would probably put it towards another Speed Camera or something!!! Isn't possession 9/10 of the law.

Answer 7

Too damn honest for my own good. If I found ANY amount of quid I would be very happy because I would be overseas :-)))) But seriously..... yes, I would turn it in. My reasons.. well, to me it would be a nightmare to keep it. I would be wondering all the time whose money it was.... did it belong to an elderly person who was taking his/her life savings out of the bank? Did it belong to a single mother with children? Even if was someone's money who "had" money to spare, it just isn't right to keep it, period. Can't judge anyone else, but I DO have to live with myself.

Answer 8

Somebody found and returned my wallet when I was absolutely broke there wasn't a lot in it just the odd card and £15 but I really needed it. I never knew who it was , so if it was you THANKS. If I found that amount of money I can't be 100% sure I would return it as they may not miss it, but if it was a few quid I would

Answer 9

I'd like to think that I would do the right thing, but I don't think I could answer the question honestly unless I was in that situation.

A few days ago I made my four year old hand a bouncy ball into reception at our local gym because it was the right thing to do. She was heartbroken, but maybe it will make her be able to answer a question like this honestly when she is older!

Answer 10

I found a camera once in a shopping centre and handed it in and a few weeks later received a really lovely letter from the owner thanking me, so it made me feel like I'd def done the right thing and would again...