One German The man’s good act of returning a check for $4.8 million to the Haribo candy company was “rewarded” with just a box of marshmallows.
According to a story published in a German newspaper quoteThe man, identified only as Anouar G., was on his way home from visiting his mother when he passed the Bürostadt Niederrad train stop in Frankfurt.
German man finds check for $4.8 million sent to Haribo, honorably informs them of the situation
A small piece of paper happened to catch his eye, and after picking it up, he realized it was a check sent to Haribo, for €4,631,538.80, or more than $4.81 million a little.
The check issued by DZ Bank was issued to Haribo by German supermarket chain Rewe. However, Anouar did the responsible thing and contacted Haribo to tell them he checked.
you will act as if you can only cash out a 4.7 MILLION check and not raise a red flag
— hudeyfa (@hud3yfa) November 15, 2022
An attorney for the candy company promptly contacted him, who reported that he had canceled the check and sent a photo to prove it, and he complied.
A few days later, Haribo sent him a thank you letter in the mail for their help, including six bags of Haribo measles candy for his troubles.
“Das fand ich schon etwas billig,” Anouar told Bild, translating from German into English: “I think it’s a bit cheap.”
Social media reacts with meager rewards, with plenty of division if he deserves more
Adding insult to injury, Forbes estimates that the company’s revenue “in excess of $3 billion,” meaning they could easily reward him with monetary compensation for doing the right thing, according to the report. NBCBoston.
Reactions on social media were largely divided over whether Anouar deserves a bigger reward than he received. Some comments even said that he deserves less than what he got
“Yall acts like you can only cash out a 4.7 MILLION check and not raise a red flag,” one person tweeted.
Another tweeted “so he traded a worthless piece of paper (worthless because they will cancel the check if it gets lost) for 6 packs of candy. It was a good deal for him.”
A Haribo spokesman said the Company was never in financial danger, as checks were not passed on to the good Samaritans.
Meanwhile, many argue that not everyone can be selfless and helpful in such a situation, which will cause big problems for the candy company if he is not present.
One Twitter user admitted: “I would walk into a bank and say, ‘I’m Mr. haribo’. “I walk to my new mansion, buggoti [sic] and the woman just wanted to take my money after fined Haribo $4.7 million,” another wrote.
The company has yet to respond to TODAY Food’s request for comment, however, a spokesperson told a Bild reporter and offered an interesting perspective on Anouar’s actions, meaning the check was mailed to Haribo. not him, so the company has never been in any kind of financial risk.
“Since it was a crossed check, no one outside of our company could redeem it,” a translation of what Haribo told Bild on the matter. “It’s our standard package that we send as a thank you.”
What do you think, Roomies? Should Anouar be better rewarded for his act of kindness?
