Mystery Giver Leaves $6000 - More to Come

So there's this mystery guy out in the San Francisco Bay area who apparently made a lot of money in real estate over the years and now wants to have some fun giving at least some of it away. And he's chosen a really cool way to do it. Last Friday he launched what's being called a "scavenger hunt" on Twitter. What he does is to fill up envelopes full of money and hide them in oddball places around town. Then he goes on the Internet and tweets clues and photos of where he stuck the envelopes.

So far, some tens of thousands have been running around looking for the envelopes which are taped to park benches, fire hydrants and even parking meters. The anonymous donor is only known by his Twitter handle of @HiddenCash and hasn't revealed who he is or how much more he's going to distribute. He has, however, revealed to reporters via email that he's between 35 and 45 years old, and that he made his money investing in real estate. He calls the scavenger hunt a social experiment, and says he hopes people will take the money and pay it forward.

So far, nearly $6,000 has been found and the guy says he plans to give away upwards of $1,000 a day for the foreseeable future with additional distributions in Los Angeles this coming weekend and New York soon after. How cool can that be?