BOCHUM, Germany (AFP) - A German housewife found a small fortune hidden in the back of a second-hand stereo system she had just bought, police said.

The 43-year-old from Bochum, western Germany, was cleaning the equipment when she found two savings books from accounts worth more than 75,000 euros (85,000 dollars).

She had bought the stereo system for 50 euros from a second-hand shop which had acquired it and other household items after the death of their 90-year-old owner in March.

Police initially said she could gain the whole amount if no inheritor came foward, but later backtracked, saying the money in the accounts had already been secured as part of the dead man's estate.


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Whoever does get this money, I am hopeing they decide to give the person a decent chunk. If it weren't for their honesty, they wouldn't have any of it!! I would be a happy person if I found it, I don't know if I would turn it in or not. Depending on my situation....there have been many times in my life this last two years, if I were to have found money I would have not lost many places to live or had to ask to borrow money for food or diapers. I have been scared many times, thankfully, some shining light has lit our path and is helping us out For once we are living comfortably

Hmmm ...
What would I do if I found the fortune ... ... I would be happy ... he he he ... but I don't know what will I do with the money ... as ((Lillian)) said ... that will depend on the situation ...