An American woman made a startling discovery after she brought home a set of sofas she had found through a website, only to find more than $36,000 hidden inside a pillow.
Vicki Omodo, from California, was browsing Craigslist for furniture for her new home when she came across a free listing that included two matching sofas and a chair.
Omodo was initially wary of the free offer, telling ABC7: “I said, ‘Maybe it’s a scam, to call them,'” according to The Guardian.
Upon contacting the family who had donated the furniture, Omodo learned that a family member had recently passed away, so the family was selling everything from their late relative’s property.
The lucky lady had just moved into a new house, and she was excited about the arrival of her new furniture, and as soon as she checked those sofas, she noticed something strange, there was something huge inside one of the sofa cushions.
“I thought it was a heating pad,” she said, but she quickly rejected this theory because the sofas did not have an electrical cord, to decompress the cushion and see a precious surprise waiting for her, as she discovered a set of envelopes stuffed with thousands of dollars in cash. To her astonishment, she cried out to her son, “Come, come, come! This is the money!”
But the other surprise that Omodu confided to the channel was that she chose to return the money to the family immediately, saying: “God’s kindness to me and my children. They are all alive and well. I have three beautiful grandchildren, so what more can I ask of God?”
Upon returning the money to the family, the family told Omodo that they had also discovered cash hidden throughout the house and, as a token of appreciation, gave the family $2,200 to buy her a new refrigerator.
“I didn’t expect a single cent from him,” Omodo said. “I didn’t expect that.”