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Beating Broke
Teri Monroe

Stolen Money: 8 Things Do Immediately After Finding a Bag of Money

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It may seem unrealistic, but what if you found a bag of money? What would you do? There are instances where people have stumbled on hundreds of dollars in parking lots.  According to HG.org, a 75-year-old woman once found and returned $100,000 she found in the parking lot of a restaurant in Tennessee. For many, that amount of money could be life-changing. Of course, the right thing is to let the authorities handle it and hand over the money. But what are your legal obligations if you find a sum of money? How would you handle it? Here’s what you need to do immediately if you are lucky enough to find a bag of money.

1. Try and Find The Owner

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