9-Year-Old Boy Who Found N2m Inside Second Hand Car His Dad Bought Gets Massive Reward
- When Landon Melvin set to wash his father's car, he had no idea there was a stash of cash inside
- Upon finding the package, he insisted that they return the money to the family that sold them the secondhand car
- The owners of the money rewarded him with $1000 (N412,570) for the good deed and honesty
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For 9-year-old Landon Melvin, cleaning his dad's car was just another regular chore he had been assigned.
It is only when he looked under the floorboard that he saw a brown enveloped package that changed the chore for the better.
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When he informed his father Michael about the find, he brushed it aside without much thought.
The youngster said:
"I was cleaning my dad's car when I looked under the floorboard and I found a package. I told my dad and he said, 'whatever'."
Landon's father explained that he thought the envelope contained someone's paperwork which was not anything he wanted to follow up on.
For some reason, Landan was convinced the envelope was important so he imposed it on his adamant father.
It is only when he took interest in the envelope that it occurred to Michael his son had found a stash of money.
Michael revealed:
"I look at him and run inside. I go upstairs. I start calling my wife, 'Hey, babe, you got to check this out!'" And that's when we dump it on the bed and money falls over the bed."
The story began in September 2020 when the family acquired a secondhand Chevrolet Suburban, unaware that under the floorboard was $5000 (N2,062,850).
WRTV reports that when Melvin saw just how much money he had found, he insisted that they call the owners and give it back.
Melvin said:
"It never crossed my mind. I immediately thought, 'Who does this belong to?'"
Upon ringing the family which owned the car before them, they offered him $1000 (N412,570) as a reward for his kind gesture.
Michael added:
"We went back out and checked all the rest of the floor mats. What else is hidden in these vehicles? I will check."
The 9-year-old is yet to decide what he will do with his reward, but he reiterated that he is still thinking of whatever he will purchase.
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng earlier reported that an employee working for a donation centre was shocked to find N16 million ($42k) hidden in some old clothes that were being donated.
Andrea Lessing discovered the huge amount of cash while going through a pile of donations at her Goodwill location in Norman, Oklahoma.
Source: Legit.ng
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