'Tips for Jesus' Tipper Outed, Wealthy Man Leaves Thousands of Dollars in the Lord's Name

The unidentified tipper who left waiters and waitresses across America thousands of dollars in tips has finally been revealed as, PayPal Vice President Jack Selby. Selby was outed by a New York City waiter who received one of his "Tips for Jesus" receipts with the @tipsforjesus handle imprinted on it.

See a picture of Selby here.

The New York Post reports that Bo's Kitchen's waiter, Aruj Dhawan, received a $1,000 tip on a $111.05 bill by Selby.

"A stranger comes in and drops a thousand dollars," said Dhuwan. "As I was about to drop the check off, one of the men said they would 'make my night.' They called me over, gave me the check. I was amazed ... I was just really thankful."

Previously, ValleyWag.com reported that Selby was the "Tips for Jesus" phenomenon on December 4th, but the news did not stick.

According to The Post, One of the three NYC receipts had "Tips for Jesus'' scribbled across the bottom, while the other two came with a hand- written "God bless!" and an ink-stamped "@tipsforjesus," which happens to be the name on the anonymous Instagram account hosting photos of happy servers and their oversized gifts under the tagline, "Doing the Lord's work, one tip at a time."

Bo's Kitchen manager, Benjamin Cramer, asked Selby why he tipped so much. "He said, 'Just because.' I was told, 'We tip a hundred times the bill.'"

According to Yahoo, The mysterious tipping movement began in September in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where a $3,000 tip was left on an $87.88 bill. On the next day, a $2,000 tip was left on a $215 meal, then $5,000 on a $214.75 check.

Larger tips with the "Tips for Jesus" signature were left across Manhattan over the weekend; $3,500 on a $391.95 bill at the Smith near Lincoln Center, and $7,000 on a $2,994.61 check at the NoMad in Midtown.

Selby made his fortune when PayPal was sold to eBay.