Israeli woman mistakenly junks $1 million mattress

B773ER · 06-10-2009, 12:54 PM

By IAN DEITCH, Associated Press Writer Ian Deitch, Associated Press Writer

JERUSALEM – An Israeli woman mistakenly threw out a mattress she said had almost $1 million inside, setting off a frantic search through tons of garbage at a number of landfill sites on Wednesday.

The woman told The Associated Press that she bought her elderly mother a new mattress as a surprise present on Monday — and threw out the old one.

The next day, she said, she remembered that she had hidden her life savings inside the old mattress. "I woke up in the morning screaming, when it hit me what happened," said the Tel Aviv woman, who asked not to be identified.

She went to look for the mattress, but it had already been hauled away by garbage collectors, she said. Searches at three different landfill sites turned up nothing.

She said the money was in U.S. dollars and Israeli shekels. She refused to say how she acquired such a large sum. "It was all my money in the world," she said. There was no way to verify her claims, and she refused to disclose key details.

Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said he was not familiar with the case and no report had been filed.
The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot published a picture of the woman searching through garbage at a dump in southern Israel. The picture shows the woman, dressed in a white top and black pants with her back to the camera, picking through a huge pile of trash that fills the frame about 10 feet in all directions.

Yitzhak Borba, the dump manager, told Army Radio that his staff was helping the woman, saying she appeared "totally desperate." He said the mattress was hard to find among the 2,500 tons of garbage that arrives at the site every day.

He said the increased security at the site to keep would-be treasure hunters away.

The woman said the money had been stashed in a mattress because she had had "traumatic experiences with banks" in the past. She would not elaborate.

Parminder27 · 06-10-2009, 04:37 PM

How could she forget that she had THAT much money in the mattress??

B773ER · 06-10-2009, 04:38 PM

Sounds very fishy to me!

Garuda747400 · 06-10-2009, 06:29 PM

why throw out the mattress, sleeping on a matress stuffed with $1.000.000 would be the best nights sleep every night. i certainly wouldnt forget about that kind of money

N. Eberhard · 06-10-2009, 07:33 PM

Geez, and I thought I had a bad day losing my bluetooth earpiece. I found it in the front yard, so hopefully this lady has the same luck I did.

CcrlR737pilot · 06-10-2009, 07:42 PM

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Originally Posted by N. Eberhard

Geez, and I thought I had a bad day losing my bluetooth earpiece. I found it in the front yard, so hopefully this lady has the same luck I did.

I heard about this on our local news. Somehow when I heard mattress and dump, I just noticed that this was going to go horribly wrong. I had a terrible day and this was one of those that I think, hmmm someone is having a worse day than me. I also heard security guards are watching the dump to make sure that no one takes it if someone finds it.

gospodin · 06-10-2009, 10:23 PM

People don't realize how much money a million bucks is until you have it in cash in front of you. Even if this woman had it all in $100 bills and whatever the highest denomination shekels come in, she wouldn't be able to sleep on this mattress because it would be so hard and lumpy. She's either nuts or exaggerating the money.

ccs757 · 06-10-2009, 11:25 PM

OMG!!

FAIL XD

poor woman! =/

gospodin · 06-11-2009, 11:29 PM

Actually, it was brought up that this is probably a scam to get donations for the poor old lady if it got a lot of media attention. There are a lot of sympathetic suckers out there.

yyzjo777 · 06-12-2009, 12:36 AM

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Originally Posted by gospodin

She's nuts.

Steve ... Yep. I agree.

Master Shake747 · 06-12-2009, 01:49 AM

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Originally Posted by ccs757

O

FAIL XD

Ah! You beat me to it!

Commuter · 06-12-2009, 02:43 PM

It takes all kinds.

06-10-2009, 12:54 PM	#1
B773ER ..... Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Seattle (West Seattle) Age: 51 Posts: 6,242	Israeli woman mistakenly junks $1 million mattress By IAN DEITCH, Associated Press Writer Ian Deitch, Associated Press Writer JERUSALEM – An Israeli woman mistakenly threw out a mattress she said had almost $1 million inside, setting off a frantic search through tons of garbage at a number of landfill sites on Wednesday. The woman told The Associated Press that she bought her elderly mother a new mattress as a surprise present on Monday — and threw out the old one. The next day, she said, she remembered that she had hidden her life savings inside the old mattress. "I woke up in the morning screaming, when it hit me what happened," said the Tel Aviv woman, who asked not to be identified. She went to look for the mattress, but it had already been hauled away by garbage collectors, she said. Searches at three different landfill sites turned up nothing. She said the money was in U.S. dollars and Israeli shekels. She refused to say how she acquired such a large sum. "It was all my money in the world," she said. There was no way to verify her claims, and she refused to disclose key details. Israeli police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said he was not familiar with the case and no report had been filed. The Israeli daily Yediot Ahronot published a picture of the woman searching through garbage at a dump in southern Israel. The picture shows the woman, dressed in a white top and black pants with her back to the camera, picking through a huge pile of trash that fills the frame about 10 feet in all directions. Yitzhak Borba, the dump manager, told Army Radio that his staff was helping the woman, saying she appeared "totally desperate." He said the mattress was hard to find among the 2,500 tons of garbage that arrives at the site every day. He said the increased security at the site to keep would-be treasure hunters away. The woman said the money had been stashed in a mattress because she had had "traumatic experiences with banks" in the past. She would not elaborate. __________________

06-10-2009, 04:37 PM	#2
Parminder27 Air France 747-428 Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,347	Re: Israeli woman mistakenly junks $1 million mattress How could she forget that she had THAT much money in the mattress??

06-10-2009, 04:38 PM	#3
B773ER ..... Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Seattle (West Seattle) Age: 51 Posts: 6,242	Re: Israeli woman mistakenly junks $1 million mattress Sounds very fishy to me! __________________

06-10-2009, 06:29 PM	#4
Garuda747400 Insane Collector Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 2,624	Re: Israeli woman mistakenly junks $1 million mattress why throw out the mattress, sleeping on a matress stuffed with $1.000.000 would be the best nights sleep every night. i certainly wouldnt forget about that kind of money __________________ WANTED BA 747 - Sweden -Botswana - Australia

06-10-2009, 07:33 PM	#5
N. Eberhard Dr. Diecast I presume? Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Spokane, WA Age: 45 Posts: 4,332	Re: Israeli woman mistakenly junks $1 million mattress Geez, and I thought I had a bad day losing my bluetooth earpiece. I found it in the front yard, so hopefully this lady has the same luck I did.

06-10-2009, 10:23 PM	#7
gospodin El Chupacabra Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ceti Alpha V Age: 53 Posts: 4,775	Re: Israeli woman mistakenly junks $1 million mattress People don't realize how much money a million bucks is until you have it in cash in front of you. Even if this woman had it all in $100 bills and whatever the highest denomination shekels come in, she wouldn't be able to sleep on this mattress because it would be so hard and lumpy. She's either nuts or exaggerating the money. __________________ Steve *It's possible that the whole purpose of your life is to serve as a warning to others...*

06-10-2009, 11:25 PM	#8
ccs757 Nacho™ Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Doral FL :) Age: 15 Posts: 2,282	Re: Israeli woman mistakenly junks $1 million mattress OMG!! FAIL XD poor woman! =/

06-11-2009, 11:29 PM	#9
gospodin El Chupacabra Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Ceti Alpha V Age: 53 Posts: 4,775	Re: Israeli woman mistakenly junks $1 million mattress Actually, it was brought up that this is probably a scam to get donations for the poor old lady if it got a lot of media attention. There are a lot of sympathetic suckers out there. __________________ Steve *It's possible that the whole purpose of your life is to serve as a warning to others...*

06-12-2009, 02:43 PM	#12
Commuter Senior Collector Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 380	Re: Israeli woman mistakenly junks $1 million mattress It takes all kinds.

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