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Rain of money on the A1: Drivers collect worthless notes!
Drivers found copies of banknotes on the A1 near Seevetal on August 12, 2025. The police are investigating the origin.
Rain of money on the A1: Drivers collect worthless notes!
A surprising and bizarre event occurred on Tuesday, August 12, 2025, on the A1 motorway near Seevetal. At around 5:45 p.m., numerous drivers discovered a large number of banknotes scattered on the shoulder. The circumstances of this unexpected “window of money” led to numerous road users stopping their vehicles to collect the apparently missing notes. The shock was great when it turned out that the banknotes were all marked as copies and therefore had no value, as NDR reports.
The police were informed by the attentive road users and responded immediately. On site it turned out that there were several 10 and 50 euro notes on the shoulder, but they were clearly identified as counterfeits with the imprint “copy”. According to the investigation, there were no specific threats during this incident, which is also highlighted by Merkur. Despite the strange sight, it was a relatively harmless incident for both drivers and police.
Road safety in focus
However, the incident shows the risks involved in stopping on motorways. Drivers who stop in a hurry to collect the “bills” are exposing themselves and other road users to potential danger. The Maschen motorway police have therefore urged caution and appealed to act prudently in the event of such incidents in traffic. Road users who can provide information about the incident or those who made the copies are asked to call 04105 - 620200, as reported in Nordbayern. becomes.
The incident also raises questions: Who distributed the banknotes on the highway and what was the aim of this unknown perpetrator? The police are continuing to investigate and are looking for witnesses to clarify the background to this strange event.
If you zoom in on the event, you can see that a short piece of Nebraska has spilled over into the lively motorway world in Germany - an anecdote for the journey, but certainly not good business for those involved in optimizing road safety. In any case, we can only hope that drivers do not take undue advantage of this winding situation and always exercise sufficient caution when driving.