I thought I was pick pocketed back in August and was surprised to receive a (very polite) letter from the police in Paris very kindly telling me they found my wallet. It says at the end from the officer “Je vous prie d’agréer, Madame, l’assurance de ma considération distinguée,” which basically means please accept my highest regards. I live in California
Immortal_Azrael on
Did they mail you back the wallet too?
tootiegooch on
That letter is written in gibberish! Probably a scam.
Medium-Beautiful-561 on
Hmmmm I know some of these words. Pretty sure “de police” means “the police”. You’re welcome.
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phonetastic on
I love that they wrote you en Français. If I didn’t happen to speak French I’d be looking at this like an alien artifact.
SuperChickenLips on
Had a similar experience recently: my 14yr old son went to a Harry Potter experience in London recently, where he lost his brand new Adidas wallet with £6 in and nothing else. He mentioned it to his teacher, and when he got home we consoled him, replaced the money and ordered another wallet. No harm done it was only £6. Well, his teacher emailed the place asking to be notified if a matching wallet got handed in. The place responded immediately and said the wallet had been handed in and they would be happy to mail it. Fast forward about 5 days and yesterday he came home from school with his wallet, and it still had his money in. So he doubled his money and we have another new wallet on the way. The Harry Potter place even attached a little card thanking him for visiting and saying something about how little things have a way of coming back to us. Really nice, and a big surprise that a huge place like that would stoop down to give a kid his wallet back.
IrishMilo on
Chief Officer of Found Objects and Seals.
Fridaybird1985 on
I’d got back to Paris and pick it up in person. I figure at least five days in Paris would be enough time.
dsesin on
I got a speeding ticket in Italy and they mailed it to me all the way to Costa Rica.
NYSenseOfHumor on
OP lives in the US, obviously the French police know this.
Sending the letter in French is the most French thing ever.
DeScepter on
English translation of the letter:
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Police Department
Direction of Users and Administrative Police Services
Sub-division of Public Movements and Spaces
Lost and Sealed Items Office
1 bis, rue de Lutèce – TSA 21690
75195 PARIS CEDEX 04
Tel: 34 30 (premium rate number, local call charges apply)
File: [REDACTED]
Paris, September 19, 2024
Madam, [REDACTED]
I am pleased to inform you that the object referenced below, which appears to belong to you, has been deposited with the Lost and Sealed Items Office of the Police Prefecture:
Wallet (mainly for coins) containing:
Driver’s license
You have until December 19, 2024, to collect your item, which is the deadline.
To retrieve your item, you must compulsorily register the loss of your item on the website of the police prefecture: http://pbot.fr, and follow these steps:
1. Fill out the form “I lost an item.”
2. Register the loss of your item.
3. Pay the storage fee of 11 euros.*
4. Click on “Request for return” for the shipment of your item (shipping costs are at your charge).
If you encounter difficulties completing the steps online, you can also contact the Lost and Sealed Items Office via the voice server at 34 30 (premium rate number, local call charges apply).
Note: If you have made a declaration of loss or theft of a national identity card or a French passport to the police station, the document is invalidated in the system and cannot be returned to you.
Please accept, Madam, the assurance of my distinguished consideration.
The Head of the Lost and Sealed Items Office
[REDACTED]
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The return of found documents and IDs alone, provided free of charge by French authorities, does not incur a storage fee.
ElectroAtleticoJr on
So politely written also!
Titouf26 on
I find this more mildlyinfuriating than mildlyinteresting.
So French of them to send a letter to America… Written in French.
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I thought I was pick pocketed back in August and was surprised to receive a (very polite) letter from the police in Paris very kindly telling me they found my wallet. It says at the end from the officer “Je vous prie d’agréer, Madame, l’assurance de ma considération distinguée,” which basically means please accept my highest regards. I live in California
Did they mail you back the wallet too?
That letter is written in gibberish! Probably a scam.
Hmmmm I know some of these words. Pretty sure “de police” means “the police”. You’re welcome.
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I love that they wrote you en Français. If I didn’t happen to speak French I’d be looking at this like an alien artifact.
Had a similar experience recently: my 14yr old son went to a Harry Potter experience in London recently, where he lost his brand new Adidas wallet with £6 in and nothing else. He mentioned it to his teacher, and when he got home we consoled him, replaced the money and ordered another wallet. No harm done it was only £6. Well, his teacher emailed the place asking to be notified if a matching wallet got handed in. The place responded immediately and said the wallet had been handed in and they would be happy to mail it. Fast forward about 5 days and yesterday he came home from school with his wallet, and it still had his money in. So he doubled his money and we have another new wallet on the way. The Harry Potter place even attached a little card thanking him for visiting and saying something about how little things have a way of coming back to us. Really nice, and a big surprise that a huge place like that would stoop down to give a kid his wallet back.
Chief Officer of Found Objects and Seals.
I’d got back to Paris and pick it up in person. I figure at least five days in Paris would be enough time.
I got a speeding ticket in Italy and they mailed it to me all the way to Costa Rica.
OP lives in the US, obviously the French police know this.
Sending the letter in French is the most French thing ever.
English translation of the letter:
—
Police Department
Direction of Users and Administrative Police Services
Sub-division of Public Movements and Spaces
Lost and Sealed Items Office
1 bis, rue de Lutèce – TSA 21690
75195 PARIS CEDEX 04
Tel: 34 30 (premium rate number, local call charges apply)
File: [REDACTED]
Paris, September 19, 2024
Madam, [REDACTED]
I am pleased to inform you that the object referenced below, which appears to belong to you, has been deposited with the Lost and Sealed Items Office of the Police Prefecture:
Wallet (mainly for coins) containing:
Driver’s license
You have until December 19, 2024, to collect your item, which is the deadline.
To retrieve your item, you must compulsorily register the loss of your item on the website of the police prefecture: http://pbot.fr, and follow these steps:
1. Fill out the form “I lost an item.”
2. Register the loss of your item.
3. Pay the storage fee of 11 euros.*
4. Click on “Request for return” for the shipment of your item (shipping costs are at your charge).
If you encounter difficulties completing the steps online, you can also contact the Lost and Sealed Items Office via the voice server at 34 30 (premium rate number, local call charges apply).
Note: If you have made a declaration of loss or theft of a national identity card or a French passport to the police station, the document is invalidated in the system and cannot be returned to you.
Please accept, Madam, the assurance of my distinguished consideration.
The Head of the Lost and Sealed Items Office
[REDACTED]
—
The return of found documents and IDs alone, provided free of charge by French authorities, does not incur a storage fee.
So politely written also!
I find this more mildlyinfuriating than mildlyinteresting.
So French of them to send a letter to America… Written in French.
Sacre blue!