November 2, 2025 at 4:35 pm

A Student Lost Their Wallet, But A Stranger Found It And Mailed It Back

by Matthew Gilligan

man holding a wallet

Shutterstock/Reddit

Well, isn’t this a nice story?!?!

A person took to Reddit’s “Random Acts of Kindness” page to tell viewers about how they were pleasantly surprised when a stranger went out of their way to help them.

Take a look at what happened!

Someone returned my wallet today after I lost it in the city.

“I was out in the city yesterday to go to an event.

I took my hoodie off because it’s summer and it was too hot for extra layers. My wallet and chargers were in the pockets.

Oh, no!

By the time I got back I realized it must have fallen.

A little bit careless of me.

That was a cool move by a total stranger!

I was about to deactivate my cards today but got an email someone had sent it to my college, because they’ve seen my student ID.

A simple story but it’s honestly made me a little less misanthropic.”

Check out how readers reacted on Reddit.

This person shared a story.

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Another Reddit user weighed in.

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This reader spoke up.

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And another individual had a lot to say.

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I guess there are still some good people left in the world!

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