Someone is dropping envelopes full of cash across San Francisco, causing a social media frenzy.

The mysterious person with the Twitter handle @HiddenCash has been hiding money throughout the city since Friday, leading scores of people on a scavenger hunt.

His Twitter following has exploded from a few hundred on Friday to more than 75,000 and counting by Tuesday.

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