Steel Workers Find $128,500 in a Scrapped Safe

by Charlotte Cardingham
Published on 3 February 2009
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Steel Workers Find $128,500 in Scrapped Safe

Workers at a steel yard in Germany found €100,000 cash in a safe sent to be scrapped.

In an amazing tale of honesty amid the furor of the credit crunch, workers at a German steel plant have this week owned up to finding 100,000 euros ($128,500) in a safe that was sent to be scrapped.

However, despite the obvious temptation to keep the money for themselves, the scrap workers at the plant near Berlin did the honorable thing and returned the full amount to its owner.

What makes their actions even more commendable is that the cash belonged to one of Germany’s largest financial service providers, Postbank.

With attitudes towards the banking industry at a low ebb as the global economy deals with the full force of the economic downturn, this leniency towards such an active member of the financial sector by members of the public is almost surprising.

According to reports, the €100,000 mistakenly made its way to the scrap yard after a Postbank employee failed to empty out the cash before sending the surplus safe to be scrapped.

Spokesperson for Postbank Ralf Palm acknowledged that the steel workers’ lucky find was down to "the carelessness of an employee when a branch office moved in December."

They have failed to comment further on the incident and it is not yet clear whether the workers will receive any reward for their good deed.

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paul
on 4 Mar 2009 10:27
i would have kept it
 
hitchhiker
on 5 Feb 2009 17:48
man i would have given the money back too. No need to be rewarded for doing what pleases God.
 
Bandy
on 4 Feb 2009 18:13
It is noble indeed. Especially considering that Postbank did not even probably realize that the money was missing. Split it up and it would still have made some difference in the steel workers lives. It is now probably pocket change for some fat pocketed CEO. Kudos to the steel workers though.
 
m j liggett
on 4 Feb 2009 15:19
yes by all means they deserve a reward, which would encourage our younger folks to do the honest thing. a reward certainly will not hurt the postbank, as ins would have recovered the bulk, otherwise they would not have any of it. so help the folks who were honest, i'm sure they need it, possibly to help feed their families. god bless
 
Alex in Toronto
on 4 Feb 2009 10:49
Hmmm, I hink the bank employee's partner at the dump messed up.
 
Michael Murdock
on 3 Feb 2009 23:22
Would be good to have their honesty rewarded. Too many good deeds go unnoticed and this is a big one that should not go that route. Michael Murdock, CEO