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Man returns fanny pack with $30K to rightful owner after being found in Wawa bathroom
When Luis Salazar found $30,000 in cash inside a fanny pack in a gas station bathroom, it never crossed his mind to keep it. "It's not my money to take. I was not raised that way."

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When Luis Salazar found $30,000 in cash inside a fanny pack in a gas station bathroom, it never crossed his mind to keep it. "It's not my money to take. I was not raised that way."
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According to ABC7 Bay Area’s source item, Man returns fanny pack with $30K to rightful owner after being found in Wawa bathroom, When Luis Salazar found $30,000 in cash inside a fanny pack in a gas station bathroom, it never crossed his mind to keep it. “It’s not my money to take. I was not raised that way.”
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