What to do if you lost your wallet

Of all the things that a person carries with him, losing a wallet is perhaps the most unpleasant. And it's not even about the money that is there. In the modern world, many important and necessary things are carried in wallets, ranging from bank cards to documents. Therefore, if you still managed to lose your wallet, you need to act correctly and promptly.

First of all, you need to try to find the missing. But at the same time, one should reason soberly so as not to waste precious time. If you know for sure that you were robbed or your wallet was lost in a crowded place, then the chance of finding it is extremely low. By the way, you need to start searching from the place where you are used to carrying a wallet. It will be incredibly insulting if you block all bank cards, and the purse will just lie behind the lining of the coat, having fallen through a hole in the pocket there.

Remember where you last saw the wallet or where you used it. Follow your route by going to the shops and cafes where you have recently paid. Contact the administrator or the sellers — they may have your wallet. If he got lost in transport, there is a chance to find him in the city lost and found office.

As soon as you find that the wallet has disappeared, call the banks and ask them to block the cards. Otherwise, the trouble may take an even more severe form. Bank numbers are easier to find on their official websites. You can also write about the loss of cards in the chat of the bank's application. You can also turn off your cards yourself in the same smartphone app.

Many prudently leave a piece of paper with a phone number or a business card in their wallet. If your item has come to a decent person, then he will certainly contact you. Therefore, we advise you to carefully monitor incoming calls and not ignore unknown numbers. The finder of the wallet can also write to you in the messenger.

A wallet with credit cards can also be taken to the bank. In this case, you will get a call from this organization. Yes, there is a simple and effective way to contact the owner of the bank card. You need to send a symbolic transfer to it, for example, 1 ruble. You can attach a comment to the transfer: "Hello, I found your wallet. Call me at the number...". The account holder will see this message even if the card is blocked by this time.

After losing your wallet, it would be right to contact law enforcement. This is especially important if it was stolen or there was a large amount of money and documents inside. And sometimes found wallets are brought not to the lost and found bureau, but to the police. It is necessary to go not to the police station at the place of residence, but to the police station or the department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the area where the loss and theft occurred.

After you write the application, make sure that it is registered in the journal. Be sure to take a ticket that contains the document number and the date of its registration. The application should be written not only in the hope that the wallet will be found. Alas, the probability that someone will do this is extremely small. But if you went to the police, you will not have to prove that you are innocent if thieves pull off some kind of scam with your bank cards or documents.

If you had bonus cards of shops, clubs or other establishments in your wallet, report them missing. So you will not let the thieves use the accumulated points. You can then reissue the cards linked to phone numbers and all bonuses will be saved on them. Unfortunately, gift cards are most likely to be irretrievably lost.

Yes, as soon as possible, proceed to the recovery of lost or stolen documents with a wallet. And from now on, make a rule for yourself not to keep important things in your wallet. Pickpockets, for example, do not need your driver's license or medical insurance policy, but they will be stolen along with your wallet.