Man Returns Lost Wallet By Sending Messages Through Transactions

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mattstaff
Apr 10, 2021 7:30 PM EDT

Talk about a creative way to go about ensuring someone gets their lost wallet returned to them. Every now and again it's nice to have the pleasant reminder that the world has its fair share of considerate, awesome human beings. 

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    Text - Tim Cameron Follow @Timcammm I just lost my wallet on the way home from work. I didn't have much identifying info in there so a good Samaritan got in touch with my via my... bank account 4x transfers of £0.01 each with a reference up to 18 chars
    via @Timcammm
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    Text - TRANSACTION TYPE REFCRENCE Faster Payments Incoming (FPI) ? TEXT OR CALL! > Help with this transaction 14 Oct 19 SIMON E FPI 0.01 A Faster Payment of £0.01 was paid into your acccount. -Phone no. TRANSACTION TYPE RLIERENCE Faster Payments Incoming (FPI) ? 077 > Help with this transaction
    via @Timcammm
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    Text - 14 Oct 19 SIMON FPI 0.01 A Faster Payment of £0.01 was paid into your acccount. TRANSACTION TYPE REFERENCE: Faster Payments Incoming (FPI) ? WALLET IN THE ROAD > Help with this transaction 14 Oct 19 SIMON E FPI 0.01 A Faster Payment of £0.01 was paid into your acccount. TRANSACTIONTYPE REFERENCE: Faster Payments Incoming (FPI) ? HII FOUND YOUR
    via @Timcammm
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    Text - G. Taylor McKnight Follow @gtmcknight Replying to @Timcammm My first reaction is holy crap this is cool! Dying for more context here. Please indulge me. How did they know your bank account number? Also the Swift/routing number for the bank? You had a paper check in your wallet but no ID?
    via @Timcammm
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    Text - Tim Cameron Follow @Timcammm Replying to @gtmcknight Haha. In the UK it's standard for your bank account details to be printed on your bank card.
    via @Timcammm
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    Text - Mark Moriarty O #podcastin... Follow @MbyM Replying to @Timcammm My Dad found a Kindle. No way to see owner's email. Amazon support no help. Owner had another device in her a/c. He renamed the found device "Call XXX", and moved to "last position" of the book she was reading. She saw prompt, "Would you like to resume from...?" She called him V
    via @Timcammm
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    Text - pickwick the dodo Follow @LesleyHustler1 Replying to @Timcammm @jimallthetime My son lost his wallet in central London and feared the worst. However someone popped it in a postbox and Royal Mail found his address on his driving license and sent it to us. Nothing was missing, there are more good people about than we think.
    via @Timcammm
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    Text - Jessica Willis Follow @Jessatbookends Replying to @Timcammm @_bronni Lost my car and house keys once, had a library card fob, person brought it into the library and they traced me from there
    via @Timcammm

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