Professor Vinod Menon received a package containing $180,000 in cash from a mysterious sender who said the funds are for students in need. Authorities say the money is legit, though little is known about the donor, who wrote they had “a long, productive, immensely rewarding” career after earning physics degrees from City College of New York.
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Well, gotta tax that.
Dear sender, if your watching and reading these messages? I’m here in West Africa with a struggling NGO trying to bring clean water and basic sustainable development esp agriculture to children with no shoes let alone any money. 180 would be more than enough but anything at all would be welcomed. Thanking you in advance…
WHAT MONEY
I wish someone would pay off my student loan.
In hindsight, was the debt incurred worth the future? Garbage men get paid big bucks, have outstanding benefits, and have no student loan debt. How long will it take you to break even with the garbage man? Our system SUCKS!!!
It Is Called ” Paying Forward”
And It Is Always A Wonderful Thing.
Nice maybe one day we can all pay it forward.
I owe money too….pay it forward
@Mario Marquez if I even go out and make a penny I get ridaculee and called the devil. How blessed is he
@Mario Marquez Think you miss the point, pay forward where it will do some good for the future of all
You know thats drug money right?
Subhan’Allah
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Well that’s kind of him.
Damned miracle some law enforcement agency didn’t confiscate the money.
Let’s not forget our 5 finger discount friends better known as the IRS
I’m surprised the government didn’t seize it all honestly.
There is nothing illegal about receiving cash money, but, depending on the amount you should report it.
GOD’S MIRACLE.
❤🎄🎁🎄❤
Urgghhh😡
Shoot at this time $10.80 would be a god send . But me and lady Lucy aren’t close friends 😆😆
You didn’t wake up looking at the roots, so it isn’t too bad. 🤪
@Bob Fowler yes sir
❤️
Wow I was cooking meth with this professor.
heisenberg?
This professor so very great and to show their need to show how 180k cam helping any students have problems thier economy to pay any part have way to settle for this money and good all make a good view not smuggling this money and show to media to make all know in America have big a good person to show helping and more and this point to show back the real impact any part if education up their level under bigger poor and more under new democracy to make university have their part of military and police special unit to audit and make the good impact for their country and world issue and America just world program if 3 year under build part of people more education the way to build any part to make a great impact to make new second exam for Settle their Dept can show their out free Dept and make thier life for jon and more under free Dept to make fully their salary up their life under the best can make country good and the best can show back this professor so very great men in this world
I love it!
🎵🎵go on…Take the money and run.🎵
$180,000!!!!!!?????? I sent him A QUARTER MILL!! 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😉
Professor was greatly rewarded. 👏
Most heartwarming story. NBC I want to keep seeing stories like THIS . No more fear and tragedy please
Cool
Nigerian prince
I love good people. I wish there were more people in the world like this.
Wish I could so stuff like this…
Right
Because everyone that likes Physics is usually pretty awesome…this is proof. 🥰😍 Hope they have a blast with it.
Merry Christmas
I think I would give almost anything to have someone like BOTH of these people in my corner or on my side.
I have no such luck, unfortunately. :/
This isn’t news
Better than hearing about Covid tho.
@Shelly Rae Yes, but we hear enough about that as well.
@Everything Videos True
And the cycle continues….. getting expensive scholarship knowing someone else will pay
Ok guys It was me.
Scholarship? Oayoff the debt of the students involved in ground breaking research. Its not a salary but its a nice gesture.
Glad you received it, uses it wisely.
That was misaddressed. It was supposed to be sent to me. Damned post office. I’ll be to get it directly.
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How’s that?
Well. I’m sure he means well?
But anyone knows that this type
Of financial transactions,
Needs to be fully processed
The legal and proper way.
Really?
I’m just saying…
I wouldn’t want anyone
Getting into trouble.
Now, technically y’all understand
That.
Anyways, God bless you
I wish someone would send me $7000.
I want $180,000! Someone please send me that kind of cash!!!
Goodstuffs.
Ridiculous it took over a full year to get this box to its intended address. Pay almost a hundred bucks in postage and probably additional fees and this is the best the USPS could do. Very generous by the giver, and seems it was given to the right person with integrity to use it the way it was hoped for.
Not over a full year though. It said 10 months. Lol.
It was left unopened due to covid.
I think they meant it was left on his desk or wherever he receives mail until they resumed in class learning. He was probably not collecting his mail at the college during this time.
I wish some one would send me 180,000 mysteriously…no one else would ever know.
.
Gracias. Por el gesto. Bendiciones.
🙏🏾🌏💚💙💜
Money???? What money?
Sending cash in the mail is a completely idiotic move
Wow!
That could almost buy the little house in sun city I’m praying for. The prices on even a tiny house over there went from 100 K to between 220 and 250 K due to greed.
I want one so bad,, that this story gives me hope. That miracles to happen.
That good things happen out of the blue.
CB says come on really how does anyone get that kind of money . What’s the beef.
That’s a novel way to launder money.
IRS going to want a piece of that
It was a mistake
They tried to send it to me. Im black and a slave. So dr. If you see this im in Memphis and massa it watching me. He beats me and he sold my family. I need that money
NICE!
The real miracle is the F.B.I not taking it 🤣🤣🤣
and the dang FBI gotta investigate…
government can’t even let a gift go
probably illegal drug money.
Love this story
that’s a real address on the package
Good karma…
Probably he did a deal on the dark web and got paid
I bet that’s GME money 😛
Really! So they didnt think to leave that money at a homeless encampment 🙄
That’s my money
Shiiiiiiiieeeet! Must be nice!
Wtf I would’ve not reported this
I would be crying and I would be happy at the same time send me that money
Wow, the government drug money theorist’s let him keep it? This smells like fish…
We need this story. There are good people in the world. And good things still happen. Its not all darkness🦋
I wish someone sends me money like this. It would be magically wonderful.
Bet the government bureaucracy will steal a big chunk of that !!!!
❤️❤️❤️❤️
To the person who sent it, you’re a freaking badass and an inspiration.
Yeah of course. Since it came obviously from a rich person who doesn’t want to be known, i’m assuming he/she a drug dealer who’s favourite subject back then was physics😁
Prof: let me go to vegas an test my physics skills
Gotta luv that !
I’m so happy the sender stayed anonymous because there’s a lot of people only doing good deeds for the camera
Sounds suspicious
My grandfather left a substantial amount of money to the university he graduated from. He was a Dr. and was very financially successful. I never could understand why the university should be given the money. Universities have enough, it’s the poor students that need the help.
🐟 fishy good way to come across money obtained illegally
WGAF…who sent it…he sent it 😉
Wow, that’s wonderful for City College. From someone who appreciates an education from CUNY.
Wow please use it for students … and May those student pay it forward
Fake news, anything mailed like that would immediately be flagged and found, the money may be legit but it certainly did not go through the mail
I do not have the same faith that this man had in sending all that cash by mail. Life really? The USPS? The fact that it arrived at all is a miracle. Also, why not set up an anonymous scholarship fund for the students instead of sending cash by mail? It seems very dramatic for an anonymous donor. But hey, I’m happy someone gets to be blessed with this money. I think it’s great when people who have found success in life pay it forward and help others too. It’s amazing!
That’s your money .
What great story and a blessing 🙏
Show how much you really think, clearly not outside the box.
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I’m surprised the fbi didn’t do a civil forfeiture, the tax man will be adding this on their taxable income for the year.
Oh look a terrorist and the government that can’t remember a time when these thevies washed money, its funny you don’t want to find him out and , and It just so happened to be sent to you out of everyone and it wasn’t sent to the school it was your ID box at the school smell like fish I in here can someone open a window?
The money is legit but the person is fake 🚩
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If that person sending cash like that to his old professor for helping him to get a master degree, clearly it shows how much the school system prepare students for the real world. And anyone believe this story is heart warming, clearly you are not ready for real, hard life situations.
So much more can be accomplished when taking credit is not your priority.
Stealth benevolence FTW!!!
He trusted the system. It got there a year late lol if just invested over a year who knows could be worth millions. lol. Buy Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash.
I’m never going to mail anything ever again..
As a student, I think this professor must be a huge aspiration to his student.