Hidden cash craze reaches Wrexham thanks to anonymous Twitter user

One lucky social media user found £5 in an envelope near the old Hippodrome cinema after the @hiddencashwxm account began posting clues

The envelope which was hidden near the former Hippodrome cinema in Wrexham
The envelope which was hidden near the former Hippodrome cinema in Wrexham

A Twitter craze which has taken the US by storm has made its way to Wrexham.

This morning, an account called @hiddencashwxm began posting on the social media site promising to hide money in envelopes around the town.

Within hours, the account attracted more than 200 followers and began posting the first clues for people to find £5 in cash, which they said was 'near the cinema'.

The money was found by Gary Waring, who discovered it hidden close to the site of the former Hippodrome cinema in the town.

It follows on from a craze which has swept America in the last week after an anonymous person using the @HiddenCash Twitter account began hiding money around San Francisco, sparking an online scavenger hunt.

That account now has 330,000 followers and counting, spawning a number of copy cat users.

The owner of the Wrexham account who, like their American counterpart wished to stay anonymous, told the Daily Post that they set it up to bring a smile to people's faces and make them think about the history of the town.

They said: "I'm a firm believer in Pay it Forward. Why shouldn't someone in Wrexham have a smile brought to their face on a Friday morning?

"There's twists to the tweets, as the first clue was it will be by the cinema, I actually didn't specify which one.

"There have been lots of cinemas over the years in Wrexham but the youth of today wouldn't expect to look at an old run down entrance to what was a beautiful building.

"I hope it will make people think 'Hmm, what did this building used to be?' and then that will get the ball rolling for them to research a town in which they live."

When asked whether there was a catch to receiving the money, they said: "The only catch is you have to tweet me when you find the envelope, I do not want people to search for something that's not there. To make sure you only find mine I will always tweet what the envelope looks like.

"I'm planning on doubling the amount each time. I plan to do it as long as I can. I want to see if I can give a life-changing amount to someone but sadly, I cannot do this on my own."

You can see how the clues unfolded this morning below.




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