Can You Do This? See the Man Who Returned N19 million Cash He Found Inside Old Wardrobe (Photos)

 

Muhannad points to the shelf where he found the money

 

The man named by German tabloid Bild as Muhannad M, is a Syrian refugee who is now being hailed a “hero” in Germany.

 

He is recieving lots of praise after he handed €50,000 (£41,000) (about N19 million) cash he found hidden in a wardrobe over to the authorities.

 

According to The Telegraph, the 25-year-old Muhannad M, found the money in a wardrobe he was given by a charity after being granted asylum in Germany. 

 

But instead of pocketing the cash, which could have transformed his life, he handed it in to the authorities in Minden near Hannover, the small town where he has been staying after fleeing from the war-torn Syrian city of Homs last year. 

 

“For the police and the town he is the hero of the day,” the local police said in a statement.

“This young man has behaved in an exemplary fashion and deserves major credit,” a police spokesman said.

 

“It’s quite often the case that someone finds a smaller amount of cash and hands it in to the police. But for it to happen with such a large sum is absolutely exceptional.”

 

Muhannad found the money between two shelves as he was reassembling the wardrobe, which he was given by a charity to help furnish the flat where he is staying. 

 

As well as €50,000 in cash, he also found savings accounts books worth more than €100,000 (£82,000).

 

The shelf where Muhannad found the money

 

The cash was in €500 (£410) notes, the highest Euro denomination, which the European Central Bank is planning to phase out over fears it is mainly used by organised crime.

 

Muhannad said he had never seen such high-value notes before, and checked on the internet to see if the money was real.

 

He told Bild the money would have enabled him to bring his two younger brothers to Germany if he had kept it.

 

"But Allah would never allow it, to finance your own interests with someone else's property," he said.

 

When he discovered it was real, he handed it in at the town’s office for foreigners, where staff passed it on to the police.

 

Investigations are now underway to find the money’s rightful owner. Under German law, Muhannad is entitled to a finder’s reward of 3 per cent of the total sum, or €4,500 if the savings books are included.

 

Despite its advanced economy, Germany remains one of the most cash-dependent countries in the world. Most Germans still pay for most purchases in cash, and there is nothing unusual about people carrying large sums.