If you found a wallet with 1200EUR inside, would you abide by the principle "finders keepers"?

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1200 euros is an amount higher than 100 PLN, so not reporting this fact to the police constitutes the crime of misappropriation.

At the same time, the finder should file a claim for payment of so-called "finder's fee" (10% of the value of the found items and currency).

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1200 euros is an amount higher than 100 PLN, so not reporting this fact to the police constitutes the crime of misappropriation.

At the same time, the finder should file a claim for payment of so-called "finder's fee" (10% of the value of the found items and currency).

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Cüneyt Akar

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I don't think such money would do me any good. I would call the owner or hand it over to the nearest police station.

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Mateusz Kosa

I would put myself in the shoes of the person who lost the money. I would definitely try to find the rightful owner and eventually turn it in to the police.

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Edyta Rendak

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I would look for the person who lost this money.

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Krzysztof Pitbull

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"When it's not found, everyone wants to add. When I found 100 PLN quietly, I collected... a difficult answer - today I would add, but I don't know if the temptation wouldn't be greater, I have no idea."

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Dawid Ptasiński

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I would post on Facebook if it were a smaller town, someone would probably find the person and get their documents back, and I would probably receive some cash as a token of gratitude :)

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Ewelina

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"I would report the found amount to the police, 1200 euros, as it is already a crime."

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Anonymous

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I'll tell you how I'll find it. (You don't have to pay me for this answer.)

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Ernest Krezymon

I would spend half of the money on children's homes and return the other half. The person who lost their wallet would both recover something and learn a lesson to always keep their wallet close.

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Agnieszka Zgrzebna

The proverbial "found - not stolen" does not go hand in hand with lack of criminal liability. No thing that we are not owners of is ours.

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Dominik Szastak

"Of course I would give it back. My neighbor lost 260 thousand zlotys when he was buying a car - a few years ago. No one gave them back to him. The guy lost 15 kilograms, he was so tormented. And the one who found it probably got cancer, he cursed him so much. :)"

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Lukasz Goly

I was in such a situation, I lost my wallet and unfortunately it was found, but there was no money in it anymore. The most important thing for me were the documents. I immediately blocked the cards and informed the bank, asking them to issue new ones. If I found such a wallet, I would try to find the owner and return their property because I know what it means to lose a wallet.

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Irmina Kubiak

"If there are contact details of the owner in the wallet, I will return it, and if not, it really is a case of 'finders keepers'."

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Karolina Wlodarczyk

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oddał bym

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I would give it back

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oddał bym

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I would give it back

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Kamil Kuba

"I once found a wallet when I was living in Germany. I returned it because it contained many important documents. However, I handed it over to the police instead of trying to find the owner myself. I heard stories of people finding a wallet, using the information from the documents to find the person through social media, exchanging invitations. After a few weeks, the person who returned the found wallet received a court summons. They were accused of stealing cash from the wallet, which was not there, only the documents. They had to go through a tough time just because they wanted to do the right thing and return the found object. So, it works both ways. People are different. If I had known that the person who lost it was poor, I would have returned everything. However, there is never such certainty. And I think it is better to hand over such things to the police."

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pave

As is often the case - it depends.

Since it's a wallet, not loose cash, there's a chance of finding the owner. If there are no documents inside, it's a problem, but you can hand it over to the police with a description of where and under what circumstances it was found. If someone is looking for it, they will have to provide details about the location of the wallet.

I suppose that's what I would do. Although I don't know from what amount I would bother dealing with the police - because I don't think anyone would look for a wallet for 10€, and I probably wouldn't feel like taking it anywhere (not because of the theoretically possible reward - which would be small here).

As is often the case - it depends.

Since it's a wallet, not loose cash, there's a chance of finding the owner. If there are no documents inside, it's a problem, but you can hand it over to the police with a description of where and under what circumstances it was found. If someone is looking for it, they will have to provide details about the location of the wallet.

I suppose that's what I would do. Although I don't know from what amount I would bother dealing with the police - because I don't think anyone would look for a wallet for 10€, and I probably wouldn't feel like taking it anywhere (not because of the theoretically possible reward - which would be small here).

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Sanelisiwe Piyose

If this wallet has detail on it I would consider contacting the owner, should it not have any sort of details, If the police station or radio station are close by I make sure I spread the word, Whilst keeping it as it is.

Krzysztof Swiatlon

Most likely yes

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Alix Jade Ainscough

It would depend on my situation.

Zbigniew Bartuzi

"If I found a wallet with only money in it, without any identification documents indicating the owner, and there was no one around whom I could ask about the loss, I would take the cash. In the case where there were documents along with the money, I would search for the owner and return the lost item."

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Anonymous

The phrase "znalezione, nie kradzione" - is correct when you find something that belongs to you. In other cases, it is the appropriation of someone else's property.

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Mmm

In the country where this is (almost) the average national monthly salary, handing over such a sum to the police is like Frodo throwing the Ring of Power into the volcano :)

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Medea

I could be tempted and apply the principle "found, not stolen". I have never found such an amount.

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OpenAI BOT

"Yes, if I found a wallet with 1200EUR inside, I would apply the principle of 'finders keepers.' It is a moral obligation to return found items to their rightful owner. I would take the wallet and try to find any information that could help me locate the owner. If there was any name, phone number, or other contact information in the wallet, I would contact the owner and offer to return the wallet and its contents. However, if I couldn't find such information, I would take the wallet to the nearest place responsible for lost items, such as the local police, and hand it over to the appropriate authorities. It is important to act honestly and treat others as we would like to be treated ourselves."

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