Hypothetical Found Money QuestionFollow

Swiss banks don't make reports to the IRS. And they are discreet.

Just sayin'

Jophed,



I'm not sure they do. Say I open 10 different accounts in nashville, 10 in atlanta, 10 in charlotte, well you get the picture. As long as you don't open them all the same day I wouldn't see where the feds would be able to keep track of it. Of course if that isn't possible just rent a boat and visit an offshore haven.

What Kuwoobie said, then what Samira said, then what Nobby said. Because big tits are hilarious.

First I'd take a look around for Tommy Lee Jones, knowing that would determine whether this would end well or not.

Back in the '80s, a member of my staff at a casino (she had a minimum wage job waitressing) found a polythene bag containing £600 (probably equivalent to about 2 or 3 thousand dollars at today's value) and brought it straight to me.

On police advice, I sealed it in an envelope, signed over the flap and kept it in the safe for 3 months. Nobody claimed it and it was hers.

Lucky cow.

I'd probably go to the police with it and if nobody claimed the money it would legally be mine. I'd also pay any taxes on it as well. No, I'm not normally that honest. I'd use the money to buy a new house, and that's the sort of thing that looks a bit suspicious if, when it comes time to pay, you just hand over a big bag full of loose bills.

IF it was stolen, the serial numbers are flagged, and spending them will draw unwanted attention. If you turn it in and no one claims it, the money is yours, then again corruption and whatnot, you would probably never see it again. maybe drive to canida, spend it on somethign large and resellable like an airplane or a yacht, then bring that back and sell it and hope you don't get caught?

I'd burn it to fight inflation.

I'm not sure I'm comfortable paying for things with garbage.

I'd do as mentioned before first and do a quick check of serial numbers to make sure it's not an obvious forgery/sequential bills. Assuming that pans out, I'd take about 20% of it out and stash it in my walls. Then I'd turn in the rest to the cops. If it gets claimed or "lost" due to corruption, then fine, I still have my 20% which I can use for smaller transactions(like part of my groceries, minor car repairs, etc) over a lifetime, allowing me to save up an equal amount from my paychecks while also dropping an extra $20-$30 into savings from time to time. And of course, I'd pay cash for a few luxury items(new TV, that kind of thing) that likely wouldn't really raise flags for anyone who might be watching, spacing them out over time to hide the spending spree.

6-12 months after the turn in to the cops, then I'd move the money to a safety deposit box for security and ease of access.

Most importantly, the police likely would have checked it out for any flags on the money and likely would have had it checked for counterfeiting. If no flags/counterfeiting indications found, then I could spend it as above. If any such evidence found, I could dispose of the money I had squirreled away. Probably with thermite, just to be sure.

$250,000 isn't going to buy you much in Canada. It might cover the sales tax.

So charge it to your card.

I think he means stolen from a bank. Not stolen from a random person (who obviously wouldn't record serial numbers of their money...)