Real life Santa Claus posts wads of cash through letterboxes
‘Father Christmas must be real!’ – and he has been generously handing out up to £100 to residents of a block of flats.
Families living on Linden Close in Walsall were overjoyed to wake up on Christmas morning to find wads of cash had landed on their doormats.
The generous donations came in an anonymous envelope with the message ‘Jesus loves you’.
The mystery Santa managed to visit multiple residential blocks, totalling about 60 flats. The vast majority of the apartments received money, with only those that did not look lived in left out.
Residents estimate that ‘real life Santa’ has dropped at least £3,000 cash through people’s letterboxes, spreading more than a little Christmas cheer in the process.
The secret Santa has been described as being well-dressed ‘Jamaican man with glasses and a woolly hat’. He allegedly left the scene in a Ford Focus RS.
People in the flats describe hearing their letter boxes swing open late on Christmas Eve, and their shock at being left with up to £100.
And some residents almost missed out on finding the money completely, as they believed the notes to been wrongly delivered or even to have come from Jehovah’s Witnesses.
Bradley Clifford, 20, said: “I saw a well-built Jamaican man in a Ford Fiesta RS who asked me to let him in to give in Jesus leaflets.
“He looked really well dressed and quite well off. He told me that Jesus loves me. I heard a woman threatening to phone the police on him, and he told her not to and that his name was Marcus. Rumours around here is that he’s a boxer from Wolverhampton.
“I think it’s a lovely gesture, it’s just not something you would expect to happen really.”
A neighbour who wishes to remain anonymous said: “I received £60, but I’ve heard people have received £100 in some cards.
“It seemed a bit weird at first, but I now think it’s incredibly generous.”
Some families in the block are hoping the anonymous Santa will reveal themselves so they can thank them.
John Skelding, 71, said: “It was a huge surprise. I heard something rustle through my letter box at 10 past 11 at night, but I just assumed someone was posting a Christmas card very late. I had received £50, and just assumed it was posted through the wrong letterbox – but now I’ve learnt it’s been given to a lot of people I won’t feel bad when I spend it down the pub later.
“It’s a shame that it’s anonymous as you can’t thank the person.
“Father Christmas must be real!”
