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ModelloVirus OP t1_ivg0csv wrote

Reply to comment by AlarmingDrawing in Pink Prada bag found with everything inside. by ModelloVirus

Already reached out to 3 different person with same name on facebook.

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allMightyMostHigh t1_ivgco2a wrote

Bank cards? if you go to the bank and turn it in they will return it to the person. Gym membership card? pharmacy? phone? all places with membership cards can contact them for you and if their phone is on use siri and say call mom or dad to try it out

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savepiggy t1_ivgrlpm wrote

I recently found someone’s wallet and called Chase, bc they had chase cards. Chase was able to freeze all accounts but could not/refused to contact the owner. I had to find the owner myself. It was mildly infuriating.

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CategoryOk2854 t1_ivgucsl wrote

I found a wallet with a fancy high credit limit Amex card…they thanked me profusely for reporting it, took my info and contacted owner.

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timlmul t1_ivh1ab6 wrote

they don't even go broke like the rest of us.

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savepiggy t1_ivhques wrote

Amex 1, Chase 0

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chipperclocker t1_ivia3hw wrote

The “concierge service” is basically Amex’s biggest differentiator at this point, they lean on it a lot

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allMightyMostHigh t1_ivgsfn8 wrote

Dam that suckst. ive always heard you can return wallets to financial institutions but never had to do it myself

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realmenlovecats01 t1_ivhev8b wrote

Return wallets to the post office. They have an entire office dedicated to getting lost IDs back to the owner.

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photochic1124 t1_ivgy3gh wrote

This happened to me too, with some other bank. The rep just kept saying "no one wants to meet up with people right now in person". This was a few months ago. So fucking stupid,

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savepiggy t1_ivi98ri wrote

I assure you sir even in the height of 1st Covid I would have licked a stranger to get my wallet back! Jeez

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cowtownsteen t1_ivlp1iv wrote

Same thing with me. I found a wallet full of money in the Chase bank lobby. Obviously had been dropped by someone at the ATM. Saw the Chase bank card and and out of state driver's license so brought it in to the banker so they could contact the owner. She acted like I was handing her a basket of snakes.

I hope they actually made the good faith effort to reach the poor woman.

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TonyzTone t1_ivgfmwj wrote

I thought Siri only listens for the owner’s voice.

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allMightyMostHigh t1_ivggvs0 wrote

thats for the hey siri hands free way but anyone can press the button and use siri.

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akaenragedgoddess t1_ivhh100 wrote

I tracked someone down with their doctors card. The doctor called them for me and told them if they want their wallet to call me. Worked well.

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jeajea22 t1_ivnx4c6 wrote

I lost my wallet on the UWS and the person then called Amex, who contacted me. Met him and got it. I didn’t even know I had dropped my wallet!

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doxxmyself t1_ivgi31y wrote

Reach out the bank belonging to the credit cards. They’ll be able to probably be the most effective at getting ahold of them.

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QCr8onQ t1_ivh9g8f wrote

Kudos to you! Thank you for being a decent human being.

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nlsnpgr84 t1_ivg5saj wrote

Police do better at tracking people did you try that?

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onemorerep t1_ivg7wox wrote

Lol the police in NYC ain’t gonna waste their time with that.

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mallbets t1_ivg89xx wrote

too busy playing candy crush and complaining that no one respects them anymore lol

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nlsnpgr84 t1_ivg86as wrote

That's how I got my backpack with expensive stuff and my wallet with 750 dollar cash.

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Pale-Neck t1_ivgbf3g wrote

Color me surprised. The police found you and returned it to you?

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nlsnpgr84 t1_ivgbobq wrote

My business card was in my wallet so a detective called my phone and got the news !! I was very very surprised 😯

I met him at union square station and everything was there. I lost my bag while riding a yellow cab and rushed out too fast while on the phone with my sister getting the news that my friend died from Colon cancer.

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AnneArchy123 t1_ivgfb7u wrote

I found some girl's keys on the street once, called her ballet school from a tag she had, then called her mom and her mom said she was robbed. Then a NYPD detective called me and asked for more details about where I found the keys so it's not a bad idea to contact them.

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NinjaSeagull t1_ivg7zeo wrote

Lmao you couldn’t pay the NYPD to give a shit about something like this.

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woodcider t1_ivgynbj wrote

Ha! I found a wallet on the train and gave it to a cop. The face he made. It was like I ruined his whole day. Now I wonder if the person ever got it back. I would have been better off throwing it into a mailbox.

Now that mailboxes only have narrow slits, I’m not sure what’s the best way to do it.

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happybarfday t1_ivhhw5l wrote

Last time I brought a lost wallet into a precinct they told me I should've just left it where I found it because "now the owner won't be able to come back and find it"... how fucking stupid and lazy is that?

Like on the off chance they didn't just drop it without realizing it and know exactly where they left it (which was on a random sidewalk), AND it doesn't get picked up by some other person who just steals it, MAYBE there's a tiny chance they're on their way to pick it up right now and now they won't get it because I picked it up... okay, yeah sure.

Or you could just look them up in your system and call them to come pick it up from their precinct.

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Atroxa t1_ivhhex7 wrote

The police returned my wallet to me last year. I had dropped it and some lady picked it up.

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