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For: Real America News Updated 28 Apr 2022, 28: 28 pm EDT
Fortune finds you where you least expect it, as demonstrated by Thomas Heller, director of a youth center in Bitterfield, Germany. The man of 50 years old, bought some kitchen furniture through the eBa platform and, upon reviewing its interior, He was pleasantly surprised.
A sea of emotions shook Heller as he opened the cabinet, because he found several bills that were hidden inside and that reached a sum of more than 100,000 Dollars.
According to the MDR chain, Heller explained that initially the kitchen cabinet cost 315 dollars, but During the purchase on the Internet, he managed to negotiate its cost, finally acquiring it for 250 dollars. He never imagined that its real value would stratospherically exceed that amount.
“One of the envelopes was open and a bunch of 100 euro bills were looking at me“, he exclaimed.
Faced with this discovery, the man acted guided by his values, with a noble gesture , contacted the local police to report what happened and hand over the fortune, in order to be able to return it to its owners.
The agents were surprised by Thomas’s honesty, notified the District Court and began an exhaustive investigation to locate the original owner of the furniture .
The police spokeswoman, Astrid Kuchta, specified: “The kitchen came from the liquidation of a house by an elderly couple in Halle”.
After several days of investigation, it was because the owner is a woman from 91 years old, who settled in an asylum after the death of her husband. The grandson of the couple was the one who made the sale, himself who declared that he had no idea that the money was hidden there.
“The two boxes were well hidden in hard-to-see areas of the cabinet,” Kuchta pointed out.
Thomas was pleased with the outcome of this story, because in addition to feeling satisfaction for following his principles, now he is entitled to a gratuity equivalent to $4,700 dollars.
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