George Condash was outside the ATM at a credit union when he noticed a black metal box blocking the road. It was sitting right in the middle of the street near the drive-thru window.
George stopped to get a closer look at the box and see if he could figure out what was inside. At first, he thought it was trash but wanted to pick it up so no one else would have to swerve around it.
That’s when the Michigan man spotted a tag on the box that read, “$40,000.”
As it turned out, an armored security guard had accidentally left the box outside while unloading several boxes of cash from the ATM. (There was actually $27,000 inside the box at the time.)
George knew exactly what he needed to do, but it was a decision not everyone would have made.
He walked right back into the credit union with the box of money and placed it on the counter.
“Is there a reward for $40,000?” he asked. The employees “just looked dumbfounded,” he told WDIV.
And as you’re about to find out, being honest pays.