Aberystwyth, Wales (AHN)-A town-center fracas erupted when a mystery man hurled what is thought to be thousands of pounds in the air.

Passers-by dashed across the street to fill their pockets with bank notes after a man reportedly shouted, 'Who wants free money?'

According to the Daily Mail report, 55-year-old stunned shopkeeper John Morris, who caught the chaos on the CCTV camera outside his fishing-tackle shop about 11am, says, "I was standing in the door and suddenly I saw all these notes. I thought it was a joke-I couldn't believe it."

Morris goes on to say, "The money landed on the floor and people were looking at it. Then they were bundling it in their pockets. I have never seen anything like it before."

According to the report, the money-giving man, who was wearing a red Welsh rugby jersey, disappeared as people dived in to grab the cash.

Mr. Morris added that "No-one seems to know where he came from."

Meanwhile, BBC Online reports that, "Dyfed-Powys Police confirmed a man from Aberystwyth had thrown a sum of money in the air on Alexandra Road before driving away."

A police spokeswoman says officers were investigating a motoring offence in connection with the incident.