Lost wallet returned with MORE cash in it than before

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If you lose your wallet, the chances of getting it back are slim, at best, to be honest.

And even if it is returned, it's not unusual to find some - or all - the contents gone.

But how about having your lost cash returned, 14 years later, plus interest?

That's exactly what happened to Croatian Ivica Jerkovic, and now he's looking for the anonymous good samaritan.

How Ivica lost the wallet all those years ago is something of a mystery - it was either at a party or while driving an ill friend to hospital.

Jerkovic, now in his 50s and from the village of Donja Moticina, had taken around 2,000 German marks (around £720) in cash to repair his roof, which was in the wallet when it vanished.

However, when a parcel arrived containing the wallet over Easter, it contained 1,500 Swiss Francs (£1,044).

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"At first I though that someone was joking with me so I went to check whether the money was real,

"It was the best greeting for Easter," he told reporters.

While the history of the wallet over the years isn't known, Ivica believes whoever found it may have had financial problems.

"I believe this money saved him and for years he was calculating how much he should return to me.

"Otherwise, I don't know why he would keep the wallet for all those years.

"I call on him to contact me. He is the best personal banker in Croatia."

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