B.C. RCMP had to play a “despicable” game of The Price is Right as dozens of people tried to steal thousands of dollars in found money..A Good Samaritan found an envelope containing thousands of dollars Sept. 9 and turned it into North Vancouver RCMP..Sgt. Petrer DeVries then issued a press release asking the owner to come forward..But knowing scofflaws would try and steal the money, DeVries said any caller must describe the envelope it was found in and list the denomination of the bills, and “not just say they were rectangle.”. Lost money envelopeEnvelope containing $2,600 turned into RCMP. Photo courtesy of the RCMP .Despite the warning, more than 50 people called RCMP and tried to guess the amount of money and bill make-up – the correct answer being $2,600..“Last time we did this with valuables that were turned in to us, quite a few people contacted us claiming the valuables ‘might’ have been theirs when they actually weren’t,” said DeVries..“Please don’t do that. That would be unkind. It would also be fraud, which is a crime.”.Sadly, DeVries’ statement came true..“We were really happy to hand the money back,” said DeVries..“Unfortunately for our call takers, this weekend was like a marathon episode of The Price Is Right..“Did 50 people lose large sums of cash in North Vancouver recently? I don’t think so – I thought we had made it clear we didn’t want people to play the guessing game. Maybe they didn’t read to the end of the press release.”.The rightful owner alone was able to describe the exact amount and the denominations of the bills. They were also able to describe the location (Capilano Mall) where they thought they had lost it, which was consistent with where it was found, said DeVries.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .“While it’s disappointing to think there are people out there who might not have turned the money in, it is plain despicable to see people trying to falsely claim ownership.” .The person who did the right thing by turning the money in is to be commended, said DeVries. .“The focus of this story should be on their good and right actions.”.DeVries speculated because such a large amount of money was involved it was likely for something like rent..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
B.C. RCMP had to play a “despicable” game of The Price is Right as dozens of people tried to steal thousands of dollars in found money..A Good Samaritan found an envelope containing thousands of dollars Sept. 9 and turned it into North Vancouver RCMP..Sgt. Petrer DeVries then issued a press release asking the owner to come forward..But knowing scofflaws would try and steal the money, DeVries said any caller must describe the envelope it was found in and list the denomination of the bills, and “not just say they were rectangle.”. Lost money envelopeEnvelope containing $2,600 turned into RCMP. Photo courtesy of the RCMP .Despite the warning, more than 50 people called RCMP and tried to guess the amount of money and bill make-up – the correct answer being $2,600..“Last time we did this with valuables that were turned in to us, quite a few people contacted us claiming the valuables ‘might’ have been theirs when they actually weren’t,” said DeVries..“Please don’t do that. That would be unkind. It would also be fraud, which is a crime.”.Sadly, DeVries’ statement came true..“We were really happy to hand the money back,” said DeVries..“Unfortunately for our call takers, this weekend was like a marathon episode of The Price Is Right..“Did 50 people lose large sums of cash in North Vancouver recently? I don’t think so – I thought we had made it clear we didn’t want people to play the guessing game. Maybe they didn’t read to the end of the press release.”.The rightful owner alone was able to describe the exact amount and the denominations of the bills. They were also able to describe the location (Capilano Mall) where they thought they had lost it, which was consistent with where it was found, said DeVries.. POLL: Many Albertans say they will ignore Christmas COVID lockdown .“While it’s disappointing to think there are people out there who might not have turned the money in, it is plain despicable to see people trying to falsely claim ownership.” .The person who did the right thing by turning the money in is to be commended, said DeVries. .“The focus of this story should be on their good and right actions.”.DeVries speculated because such a large amount of money was involved it was likely for something like rent..Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com.TWITTER: Twitter.com/nobby7694
