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A large bundle of money found during home repairs was returned to the owner's arms after 8 years.



Gyeonggi Goyang Police Station announced today (8th) that it delivered a total of 54.6 million won, including checks and cash, found in a multi-family house in Hwajeong-dong, Goyang-si, on the 3rd to the owner in his 80s.



The bundle of money was discovered by the current landlord while repairing the first floor and immediately reported to the police.



However, they ran into difficulties from the beginning of the search for the owner.



This is because the check was a valid check that had not been reported as lost, and the issuer's contact information was also missing.



In addition, it was difficult to find the publisher as a court warrant was also required to verify personal information.



The police, who were repeatedly worried, read the registered copies of the house where the money was found and the list of moving households, contacted them one by one, and found the powerful owner of the money.



But difficulties remained.

This is because the powerful money owner misunderstood the police contact as voice phishing and it was difficult to contact them.



In the end, the police directly went to their residence and requested a visit to the police station through the management office, so they were able to meet the family of the lost person.



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Loser A (85) said he kept a bundle of cash somewhere in the house eight years ago, but couldn't remember where it was stored.



The police requested the bank to issue a transaction certificate for the cashier's check transaction to confirm the loss, and 54.6 million won was returned to the owner, A, after the check number match was confirmed.



Goyang Police Station Chief Kim Hyung-gi said, "I am happy to be able to return the expensive check that I lost a long time ago to the owner."



To the news that a bundle of money that was accidentally found while repairing a house was returned to its owner after 8 years, he delivered congratulations with reactions such as "I'm so envious that the bundle of money I had forgotten has appeared" and "I'll have to tear down the ceiling of my house too".



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