You`ve found £500 in an envelope in a phonebox would you take it to the police station?

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Beau	Good question answers show that some will thieve from anybody.Hope they not friends of yours.ps shall award you a star ps YES Enigmatic what is your answer? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Tobysons mum	At the moment i would defiantly keep it (would help me get out of my dads house)! but if it was at a time that I was doing OK i would take it to police. I think you can be more moral the better off you are. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

.	Yes. Besides, if - as someone claims - 80% of lost property handed to the police is not retrieved, after a set period of time, you are entitled to the money yourself. Although, instead of committing theft (as you would have been before) you are now legitimately and lawfully its owner. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

♥haggisbasher♥	I never use phoneboxes, these days who does??? Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Adam	Firstly let me add this 80% of items handed into police stations do not get collected! Secondly 56% of those items handed in go missing or unaccounted for in the stations! Whose the criminals? Exatly so i will answer no! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

?	Personally, yes. It's a karmic thing. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Regina.	Depends on what the envelope says, if nothin', I'll imagine it's ma'name in invisible ink. = ] Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Niamh	Yes..er..no..er yes..maybe not...then again...but...Ooo tricky. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

ilovwarrick	I wouldn't even have to think twice, I would return it. I have learned that people would turn in money that isn't theres. Usually if an owner of the envelope is found, the person who returned the money will get a reward. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Lisbeth	I'd have to agree with a previous poster, I'd return it because most likely the person who lost it needed it desperately. I'd probably not take it to the police right off, instead I'd put a note on the phone somewhere close that said "Lose something right here? I think I have it" with my phone number. Let them call and describe it and I'd arrange to meet them (I'd bring my husband btw, I don't meet strangers) to return it. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

little nell	Definitely return it. Mludl2000 makes a good point. Probably belongs to someone who needs it more than I do, and anyway it is not mine. There is a name someone who would keep it: Thief. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Billy Budd	Yes i would, like another answerer said its a karmic thing and Jesus said "do unto others as you would have them to do you". If you would not want to be in the position of your money being taken in the same way then don't do it. The benefit to you of making someones life happier and giving them faith in the goodness of humanity would actually be a better feeling than spending money that isn't yours. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

princegallahad	Yes. It doesn't belong to me. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

wizard prang	Hi enig... It would be stealing by finding, for example: If a policeman had forgotten the envelope, saw you putting it in your pocket, challenged you, and you said it was yours, he could arrest you for theft. The correct procedure is to take it to the local nick where it stays for 6 weeks and if no-one claims it, then it is yours legally. To answer your question tho. YEH RIGHT of course I would. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jackie m	as much as i would like to say ill keep it and pay off some of my debts I think I would have to give it to police, after all it could belong to someone worse than me. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

madeline	Hard one I would probably return it coz i just feel guilty Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

noruleschris	I'd check for hidden cameras first! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Bear	Yes. The way I look at it is...."What if it had been my grans life savings?" If the money is not claimed after six weeks it would be yours anyway. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Doethineb	Yes. But I'd want to be very certain about noting the numbers on the notes and getting a receipt. There is still a chance that someone at the police station would snaffle the money, but it would be on their conscience, not mine. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

albertwilson2572@btinternet.com	the envalope maybe the contents no Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Suky T	I'd definately hand it in - without hesitation. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

luciousgreeneyedlady	Hell no! How would they even find who it belonged to? I would spend it on myself. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Ian UK	Yes for various reasons. 1. It’s the honest thing to do 2. You could be arrested for theft by finding if you don't and you're found out by the owner. 3. If you take it to the Police and say you want to claim it if no owner comes forward (which, lets face it, is unlikely) then it will be yours in 28 days and you conscience will be clear. 4. I'm a Police Officer : ) Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

doclakewrite	absolutely, it belongs to someone, and the someone isn't you. there may be a reward..... do the right thing...it maybe someone's life savings, or for a medical bill..... Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

mlud12000	Return it most definately. Why? Well, If the person who had left it there needed to use a public phone box this tells me they don't own a mobile phone. Only people I can think of who don't own a mobile phone are elderly folk (not all I know) and people maybe financially down on their luck and could make better use of it than me. Gotta hope I don't find any now!!!! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

jizzi	Yes, I would but I would also leave my details in case nobody collected it, I would give the money to the NSPCC if it was not collected by the right-full owner Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

seventy	Yes definitely. If no one claims it, it will be yours at a later date. Remember, what goes around comes around Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

briarwood	Yes, if it was a fiver then maybe keep it but £500 no way, someone will be missing and needing that cash. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Gill P	believe it or not... I did and it paid off. It wasnt money alone but it was a purse with loadsa money, credit cards, library tickets and house keys. It was in 1981, in the October, and the whole purse was taken into Central police station in Hull. Two hours later, I was cooking tea for my family when there was a knock on the front door. I answered it, to find an elderly couple on the doorstep. They told me why they had come ( I had left my name at the copshop and my address ) I asked them to come in. Mr and Mrs F stayed for almost two hours. I served the family but left mine until they had gone. After they left, I found an envelope had been shoved through the letterbox. One of them had gotten out of the car after I closed the front door and put £100 in. there was a note on the envelope saying "we saw you werent the richest of people. It must have been a temptation but you resisted it. Please treat your children " They must have seen we didnt have a lot of furniture and we ate fairly cheaply too. The following morning, when I left the house to take the youngest two kids to school, I found a big cardboard box full of BRAND new clothing for the kids. Evidetly, Mr and Mrs F were business people, also they were going on holiday two days later. Anyone dishonest would have used the keys to rob their home. They had gone to their shop and looked for clothing for the kids sizes. Stuff WE wouldnt be able to afford ever. There was another envelope and twenty pounds inside, with a note saying we were to take the kids to Hull Fair the following week. WHAT a nice shock THAT was. Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

Mumknowsbest	Yes, I would and I'd hope that if I LOST any money, someone else honest would find it and hand it in too! Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No

fisher1221us	keep it Was this answer helpful to you? Yes / No