Homeless man, Veteran, finds 30k BTC on hard drive!

[Denker]

Man this is a great story and and some great advertisement for Bitcoin.
From homeless to multi millionaire.Seems this time the luck is with the right one.
Definitely a must read for all of us!!

https://empireherald.com/homeless-man-finds-30000-bitcoins-on-hard-drive-in-new-york-dumpster/

New York – Carl Pattersfield, a 51 year old homeless veteran, has turned his life of rags to riches after finding 30,000 Bitcoins on a hard drive found in a dumpster.

In August, Carl Pattersfield, who is homeless, was digging through a couple of dumpsters near 10th Ave and West 35th St. in New York City, in search of anything he could find to sell or eat. During his search, he spotted a MacBook Pro, which was heavily damaged, along with a 1 TB external hard drive. Looking for a place to sleep for the night, Pattersfield tucked the computer and hard drive away in his storage cart and proceeded down West 34th St. and 9th Ave.

When Pattersfield, 51, approached a diner on the corner of West 34th and 9th Ave, a young couple was standing in front of the dinner on their laptop. Mya Xu, 19, offered Pattersfield $10 dollars but he asked the couple to check out the computer he found. The decision to turn down money in exchange for inspecting a computer and hard drive found in the dumpster would forever change Pattersfield’s life.

“I thought it was weird for a homeless guy to turn down money, said Xu. My boyfriend and I thought he had mental issues but he pulled out a broken Macbook and a hard drive. He asked us if we knew anything about it. He was honest and told us that he found it in a dumpster and wanted to know if he could get any money for it somewhere. I told him probably not because it is broken but he should check anyway. He then asked me if I didn’t mind checking the external hard drive. I plugged it into my computer and there was a folder labeled “Bitcoin”. I opened it and there was a text file with a “master key” and a bitcoin address. When I opened it in MultiBit HD, I realized that this homeless man found 30,000 Bitcoins,” added Mya Xu.

Pattersfield told authorities about the broken laptop he had found in the trash. Authorities told him that because it was broken and found in the trash, the original owner intentionally got rid of the laptop and therefore has no claim to it.

“I really hope this man can find some relief after this; c’mon he’s a veteran and deserves much better than being homeless,” said Officer Vargas.

After posting his story on Reddit, Pattersfield has sold 10 coins already, which was enough to get him a temporary place to live until he figures out his next move.

The young woman who helped him, was offered 1000 Bitcoins but turned it down because she felt as though “it was the right thing to do”.

The estimated value of Pattersfield’s lucky discovery based on the current price of Bitcoin is $20,609,400

Mya Xu is a college student who rescues injured and abandoned animals. Any donation of bitcoin to her would be appreciated for her kindness.

Mya Xu Bitcoin Address: 1NRMXniayw6e3GVbj129TKgohd84CBj7zX

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[talkbitcoin]

i say no way.
first of all who in his right mind is going to throw away a hard drive which has 30,000 bitcoins on it and this is recent which means it was worth 21 million dollars.
i don't know about other people but i will burn my hard drive which has my private keys before throwing it out if it had 21 million dollars on it.

besides someone who owns 30,000 bitcoin also knows better about how to protect it by keeping a back up!

edit:
i was laughing so hard i did not see the last part.

Mya Xu is a college student who rescues injured and abandoned animals. Any donation of bitcoin to her would be appreciated for her kindness.

Mya Xu Bitcoin Address: 1NRM....

also reading hilariousandco comment it is 100% scam

[helloeverybody]

So there was an external hdd just hanging off it as well that contained the bitcoins? This doesnt seem like a very likely thing to happen. Who would conveniently leave the private key in a text file right in the same folder they store the bitcoins and then mistakingly throw out 30k btc. Either completely fake or an attempt to get rid of hacked/scammed btc imo.

[1Referee]

It's of course a great story if true, but I don't believe any of this. I see this just as an attempt for this Mya Xu girl to get her donation address filled, and that's about it. It's an ordinary fool people attempt in order to get a few bucks worth of dust..... I hope no one actually sends coins to that address.

[hilariousandco]

Obvious bullshit/scam to try get some bitcoin donations.

http://realorsatire.com/empireherald-com/

[Junko]

If this story is real and happened exactly as reported, then wow, that's pretty awesome. Especially cool how that couple that helped him check out the hard drive could have totally screwed him by telling him, "Sorry, there's nothing of value here, but we'll give you $100 bucks for it." But even refused to take any money for helping him and essentially totally changing his life.

*Edit: Oh, looks like it's fake. Should have known, sounds too good to be true. lol

[ImHash]

That little c**t showing boobs refused 1000 btc while helping animals?
What kind of an idiot person turns down such hefty prize?

[4x4et]

Dumpster diving is trending lol.

Don't believe it, though.

[Cryptogott]

Of course it is a lie. It is a clickbait. They are making money as long as people read that made up news.

[eaLiTy]

Obvious bullshit/scam to try get some bitcoin donations.

http://realorsatire.com/empireherald-com/

  if its true its a great story but this story feels like a fantasy ,getting bitcoins from a broken lap from a dumpster and they are helping the old man recover some porn  , best part is they reject the 1000BTC offered because they felt it was'nt right to get that out of 30 k coins now i believe it is a true story  

[kevinn669]

I do not believe that's true. Most likely an invention of someone. Or an old man called Bitcoin something else

[European Central Bank]

there are probably less than 20-30 people in the whole world with that many coins still. if they've held on to that many coins for that long I think it's safe to assume they ain't throwing away unencrypted wallets in the trash.

that's a triple helping of bullshit. 

[LoyceV]

Pattersfield told authorities about the broken laptop he had found in the trash. Authorities told him that because it was broken and found in the trash, the original owner intentionally got rid of the laptop and therefore has no claim to it.

Apart from the made-up story, I can't believe this. If you throw away old pictures, that doesn't mean whoever finds them suddenly owns the rights. No way!

What happened to recycling BTW? Throwing lithium batteries in dumpsters is not how you should dispose of old hardware.

[botija]

That is unbelievable. The other day I saw this computer out in front of a house. About to be trashed. I could see the hard drive, and it was about to rain too. But I couldn't just take it.

[botija]

there are probably less than 20-30 people in the whole world with that many coins still. if they've held on to that many coins for that long I think it's safe to assume they ain't throwing away unencrypted wallets in the trash.

that's a triple helping of bullshit.  

I think the story is bullshit. Too many perfect scenario, like the person helping them being right there with their computer, and actually knowing about Bitcoin. But you never know. Maybe the owner died and a relative threw it out.

[European Central Bank]

maybe, but this is a story that belongs in 2010-12, not these days. No one has that many coins and doesn't have some provision for either protecting them or passing them on. it ain't amateur hour any more.

[Gleb Gamow]

Prior to the story, there wasn't a Carl Pattersfield on the planet (flat or globe): https://www.google.com/search?q=%22Carl+Pattersfield%22&rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS549US549&oq=%22Carl+Pattersfield%22&aqs=chrome..69i57.2187j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Ergo my story ...

Bruno found some body parts in a dumpster, but not knowing what he found he approached a couple under a tree fucking each others brains out. Now standing naked (all three), the couple helped Bruno put the parts back together and that's when they realized that they had created a Carl Pattersfield worth 30,000 bitcoins.

[BitcoinBarrel]

I wonder if it belongs to this guy:
http://bitcoinbarrel.com/search-for-lost-hard-drive-with-4m-stored-bitcoins-in-dump/

  LOL

[Gleb Gamow]

https://empireherald.com/woman-buried-alive-and-gives-birth-to-twins-inside-casket/

“After the casket was lowered into the grave, everyone who attended the funeral paid the last respects and tossed flowers into the grave. My wife and I, along with a few others, decided to stick around and chat with each other before departing the cemetery. As we were standing over the grave, we heard crying. We looked around to see if it was someone near us. Doug, my brother and Jerry’s Uncle, asked me if I heard the crying but we couldn’t figure out where it was coming from,” said Clyde Harris. “My brother got closer to the grave and that is when he realized the noise was coming from the grave. We immediately called Carl Pattersfield to lift the casket out of the grave,” added Mr. Harris.

Mya Xu is a college student who rescues twins born in caskets. Any donation of bitcoin to her would be appreciated for her kindness.

Mya Xu Bitcoin Address: 1NRMXniayw6e3GVbj129TKgohd84CBj7zX

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[Bitcoingiver]

It's of course a great story if true, but I don't believe any of this. I see this just as an attempt for this Mya Xu girl to get her donation address filled, and that's about it. It's an ordinary fool people attempt in order to get a few bucks worth of dust..... I hope no one actually sends coins to that address.

Some people should try to be realistic because I don't see how that girl will help that girl and start begging for donations. Will It be big if the girl is given 100 or10 BTC by that guy!!