German man finds more than RM700,000 cash hidden in a kitchen cabinet bought from eBay
KUALA LUMPUR, April 28 — A German man made a surprise find when he found £130,000 cash in old kitchen cabinets he bought from e-commerce site eBay.The MirrorWhen it arrived, the 50-year-old found money hidden in two boxes in one of the two cupboards which he promptly handed it to a police station.Investigations by police found the money belonged to a 91-year-old woman from the city of Halle.
Police spokesman Astrid Kuchta said the cabinets came from a household liquidation by an elderly couple from Halle.The seller was actually the grandson of the elderly couple, who told local media he had no idea about the money hidden inside. Under German law, keeping more than €10 of lost money constitutes embezzlement, with offenders facing up to three years jail.
Heller’s honesty was rewarded however as the same law states that he is now eligible for a 3 per cent finder’s fee, worth £3,784 .
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