I found a lost cheque worth £4MILLION – but the reward I got for returning it to its owner left me stunned

A TRAVELLER was gobsmacked after finding a cheque for £4million written out to sweet giant Haribo on a train platform. Anouar G, from Frankfurt Germany, picked up the massive cheque while making the journey to visit his mum. The cheque was discovered on a train platform in Germany and was written out to sweet giant HariboNewsflash NewsflashThe traveller who found the cheque worth £4million received a box with six packets of sweets inside as a ‘thank you’[/caption] The bank order for £4.05million (4,631,538.80 euros) had reportedly been issued by the supermarket group Rewe to sweet makers Haribo but had somehow been lost at the station. Speaking about his find, Anouar said: “There was such a large sum on it that I couldn’t even pronounce it.” The 38-year-old contacted Haribo after making the discovery and the company’s lawyers reached out to him. Thinking he may get handsome rewards for saving the company millions, he was stunned by their inadequate response. READ MORE ON WORLD NEWS 'PIRATE' SWIPES BOOTY Ancient treasure vanishes amid fears insider plundered storerooms CASH IN HAND I found £300 and a mystery note in designer purse I got for £7 at charity shop The company asked that the cheque be destroyed and that Anouar should send photo evidence to prove it. But it remains a mystery as to how the cheque was mislaid and ended up on the platform in the first place. A few days later he received a parcel from Haribo with just six packets of sweets inside. He added: “I thought that was a bit cheap.” Most read in News IN SHACKLES Moment female Istanbul bomb suspect is arrested after woman fled with red rose BRAINS AND BRAWN I'm a hot teacher and a gym bunny - fans say they wish I taught them 'MASSIVE WASTE' Our council wasted £3.8m 'beautifying' our town - but it's still grim BLOODBATH Double murder probe as 2 men die & third seriously injured in 'horrific' stabbing SPACE ODDITY My genius son is from MARS - & he's come to save us from nuclear apocalypse WE WILL REMEMBER Charles leads sombre Remembrance Sunday service alongside William & Kate Responding to the German news site Bild, Haribo said: “Since it was a crossed cheque, nobody but our company could have redeemed it. “It was our standard package that we send as a thank you.” Owned by the Riegel family, Haribo is said to turnover nearly £2billion every year. Founded in 1920, the company invented the gummi bears sweet producing 100million around the world every day. Metal detectorist Austen Perry, 29, is also set to make a huge sum after discovering a roman coin in his gran’s garden. Austen, who currently lives in Bradford, unearthed the coin on November 5 after finally being able to afford a metal detector of his own having had a life-long passion for the hobby. He knew his grandmother’s home in the village of Whetstone, Leicestershire, had plenty of grounds to examine and came back to the county to try out his new piece of kit. Within an hour, his detector beeped. Read More on The Sun SHOP TO IT Primark to launch click and collect at 25 stores today - see full list SMOOTH OPERATOR Mum shares laundry hack for quick-dry clothes AND it cuts down on ironing Tucked away in the earth was an old Roman coin and the find took him completely by surprise. Early estimates from other detectorists have valued the coin at around £1,200, although this is not been officially verified, and the coin has been reported as treasure to the authorities. NewsflashThe cheque was from the supermarket chain Rewe but it was unclear how it became lost[/caption]