Would you return R550k if you found it inside your couch?
Well, this woman did.
Looking for second-hand furniture online is not something unusual.
In fact, if it's been well taken care of and the price is right, many people would rather opt for second-hand as opposed to an inflated store price.
But this woman, from San Bernardino County, California, USA, got way more than she bargained for.
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Vicky Umodu was looking for a couch on the popular online marketplace, Craigslist.
And she came across a family who were giving away a couch that belonged to a recently deceased family member.
Of course, like any person, she thought that perhaps this was too good to be true. Vicky had just moved in to a new home and was so excited when the arrangements were made to collect her new couch, which she received for free.
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Upon inspecting her new couch, she found an irregularity, which she thought was a heat pad. It turned out to be envelopes filled with cash.
Cash totalling $36,000 (which equates to roughly, R550,000). She immediately contacted the family to return the money.
And her honesty did not go without a reward...
The family gave her $2,200 (R33,000) for her honesty. You see, who says being honest doesn't get you anywhere?
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