Senior citizen in Taiwan gets back RM295,000 hidden in dumped air purifier thanks to honest recycling company worker | Malay Mail

  • 📰 malaymail
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 35 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 17%
  • Publisher: 86%

South Africa News News

South Africa South Africa Latest News,South Africa South Africa Headlines

Senior citizen in Taiwan gets back RM295,000 hidden in dumped air purifier thanks to honest recycling company worker

KUALA LUMPUR, May 17 ― A senior citizen in Taiwan who hid NT$2 million in an air purifier and forgot about it, was lucky to get the money back thanks to an honest recyclable company worker who found it.

The worker, identified by his surname Lin, was testing out the air purifier when the machine emitted strange sounds, prompting him to disassemble it and find the cash in two paper bags,Lin then went to a police station in the Sanxia Precinct in New Taipei City accompanied by his employer to handover the money.

The station's chief Chuang Yu-pei said they managed to locate the money's owner in two hours after going through CCTV footage that showed a blue truck unloading the air purifier.Chen reportedly said he had sent the air purifier away to be recycled as his home was undergoing renovations.Chen could not recall when he hid the money in the machine.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.
We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 1. in ZA

South Africa South Africa Latest News, South Africa South Africa Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Companies lawyer up to navigate Russia sanctions | Malay MailPARIS, May 16 — The deployment of unprecedented sanctions against Russia over the Ukraine war has left companies with a complex legal minefield to navigate, prompting them to hire more lawyers to avoid costly missteps. The European Union alone is inching towards its sixth sanctions package, while...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »

US Supreme Court backs Ted Cruz in campaign finance dispute | Malay MailWASHINGTON, May 16 —The US Supreme Court today further undermined campaign finance restrictions and handed a victory to Senator Ted Cruz, striking down as a free speech violation part of a bipartisan 2002 law challenged by the Texas Republican that federal officials had called an anti-corruption...
Source: malaymail - 🏆 1. / 86 Read more »