Mystery man Mr. Cash Drop hides money around New Jersey — here’s who he is and why he’s doing it

It’s virtually intolerable to make a speedy subordinate nowadays. 

Unless, of course, you’re a New Jerseyan, for illustration Cassi Fitzgerald and her husband, James, who tin sniff retired strategically stashed rate for illustration bloodhounds.

“We recovered $500,” Cassi, a 20-something from Jersey City, told The Post of their golden onslaught — a payday, scored successful precocious May, aft a 60-minute, 10-person insubstantial pursuit on nan two-mile promenade that overlooks nan Hudson River astatine Liberty State Park. 

The couple’s windfall, however, can’t simply beryllium attributed to sheer dumb luck. 

Instead, each in installments is owed to a enigma man named Sam — amended known arsenic “Mr. Cash Drop” to his 125,000 societal media fans. 

“I conscionable spell around, hide [varying sums of] rate astatine different locations, station a video teasing wherever nan money is, past hold for my followers to show up and find it,” Sam, 42, a newcomer to nan Garden State, told The Post. He’s moreover utilized superior from his ain coffers for his triweekly calls to action.

“People are truthful excited to win,” he said of those who’ve been fortunate capable to find nan loot, sometimes up to $500. “They’re like, ‘Oh man, you don’t cognize really overmuch this really helps out.’”

The millennial isn’t immoderate eccentric millionaire who gets his jollies from watching nan have-nots hunt precocious and debased for dough. 

He’s simply a storage logistics head who duct-tapes banknotes to formation railings by nan Jersey Shore, hides them nether rocks successful suburbia aliases sticks them betwixt nan well-manicured bushes that statement nan walkways of bluish New Jersey basking spots.  

Sam said his rate drops are each successful good funds. He and his New Jersey autochthonal girlfriend, Trina, started their humanitarian hobby successful precocious March, flying up and down nan turnpike, arbitrarily selecting cities, townships and neighborhoods for their finders-keepers merriment. 

“I conscionable do this for nosy because it is nosy to watch these group travel retired and find money,” said nan benefactor, who prefers staying retired of nan spotlight, for fearfulness crooks mightiness correction him for immoderate benignant of plain-clothes millionaire.

Sam, nan bully Samaritan

Sam is among nan increasing service of do-gooders responsible for nan buzzy “cash scavenger hunt” trend. 

It’s a viral activity that sees altruists — from New York City to San Diego and everyplace successful betwixt — tucking distant moolah adjacent section landmarks for eagle-eyed residents to retrieve. 

Parlaying Instagram and TikTok into money-race starting points, nan semi-anonymous crippled masters springiness their integer disciples video clues arsenic to wherever they’ve placed nan currency. What’s up for grabs tin scope from $50 to much than $500. 

And wrong minutes, virtual viewers successful nan vicinity spill into nan streets, seeking that saccharine green. 

The mysterious masterminds down nan Instagram relationship @FindCashNY, which precocious awarded $500 to 1 of its 120,000 followers successful Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, did not instantly respond to The Post’s petition for a comment. 

But, for illustration Sam, they’re portion of nan rising craze that’s lining nan pockets of mundane folks struggling to make ends meet amid nan ongoing ostentation crisis, precocious costs of surviving headache and tariff catastrophes.  

Subscribers to his verified Instagram page for $4.99 per month, arsenic did Cassi and James, are granted exclusive entree to his $500 drops. 

But for astir of his high-stakes hunts, Sam solicits sponsorships from New Jersey businesses, specified arsenic pet shops and pizzerias, whose owners put up nan large bucks successful speech for shout-outs connected his profiles. 

Just for fun

However, nan working-class philanthropist Sam doesn’t profit from nan stunt — and did dip into his ain pockets for nan wealth title Cassi and James won past month. 

“Once I saw that nan rate driblet was local, we jumped successful nan car pinch our 7-month-old babe and went consecutive to Liberty State Park,” said Cassi, a logistics specialist. 

After duking it retired pinch their chap competitors, James, a backstage shot and softball hitting instructor, yet recovered nan $500 taped to nan bottommost obstruction of nan obstruction by nan river. The breadwinner posed for a pic pinch nan prize, arsenic good arsenic a aureate summons Sam had handmade for nan event, pinch nan Statue of Liberty arsenic his backdrop. 

“I was fresh to shriek and shout, ‘We sewage it!’” Cassi laughed. “But my hubby wanted to support a debased profile.” 

The caller parents are redeeming their spoils successful a rainy time money for nan baby.

“It’s really cool that location are bully group successful nan world, for illustration Sam, who are doing benignant acts for illustration this,” said Cassi. 

And nan selfless saint of New Jersey said he’s much than happy to support up nan bully work. 

“I scheme to do it until nan nosy runs out.”