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

You guessed it! I'm officially starting a meme: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1666528



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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!!

[lottery248]

homeless people usually don't have a camera showing legit pictures of discovering that drive, and that requires two people and there was only one, even if he/she wanted help, this would have done without this to be posted, as they would carry a computer and get them the funds directly.
yeah it is surely a scam.

[Jessica136]

THT'S CALLED LUCK! you would never had a idea that when God is going to bless you and change your luck from back to front. Its God's grace that the poor man got a huge amount of Bitcoin.


Oh God! I wish I could get atleast 1/4th of the amount. 

[uneng]

the mac book he found must have been thrown in the dumpster long ago when it was not millions

[Gleb Gamow]

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!!

Obviously, you didn't read the OP or the article, for she was supposedly offered ~$700K USD but turned it down, opting instead to beg for dust because she felt "it was the logical right thing to do":

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”.

[SwingFirst]

I call bullshit on this one. The type person who has 30,000BTC on his hard drive is probably not the type of person who throws away a hard drive, let alone stores them all on one.

[Daneric]

This is pure luck but I highly doubt the authenticity of this story. Someone turns down an offer of 1,000 bitcoins and goes ahead to ask for donations?. This is a clever way of getting bitcoin using a cooked up story.

[European Central Bank]

and the hell would anyone donate anyway? it's not even a very interesting story. I want more exciting fiction if they want me to hand over coins. I wouldn't donate to someone stupid enough to turn down a cut of the fictional coins.

[BurtW]

If you accept 1,000 fictional Bitcoins from a newly found stash of 30,000 fictional Bitcoins you will have exactly 0 real BTC.  But if you beg for Bitcoins on the Internet you may get some.

So turning down the 1,000 fictional Bitcoins for the chance to get some dust is the logical thing to do.

As of this post she has exactly 0 real and 0 fictional Bitcoins:

https://blockchain.info/address/1NRMXniayw6e3GVbj129TKgohd84CBj7zX

[European Central Bank]

well, they'd be more likely to get bitcoin out of me if they'd actually held my interest by claiming to have talked an alien fleet out of invading or rescuing a kitten. this is a blatantly untrue tale and an insult to the intelligence of anyone reading it.

[Gleb Gamow]

well, they'd be more likely to get bitcoin out of me if they'd actually held my interest by claiming to have talked an alien fleet out of invading or rescuing a kitten. this is a blatantly untrue tale and an insult to the intelligence of anyone reading it.

Note to self: Read entire forum prior to commenting so to comment in a logical order. Ref. https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1666911.msg16738744#msg16738744 (then scroll up and see the OP).

[quit_gambling_for_good]

Is this news really true? I don't think someone would just throw away a hard drive with 30k BTC in it, and even if the homeless man found it, he need to install the hard drive into a new cpu, it is not an easy task if you had zero knowledge on how to assemble a cpu.

[Daneric]

Is this news really true? I don't think someone would just throw away a hard drive with 30k BTC in it, and even if the homeless man found it, he need to install the hard drive into a new cpu, it is not an easy task if you had zero knowledge on how to assemble a cpu.

That is very true. I believe the whole story is just a make up to excite people. Whoever started this thread had different intentions other than informing people of the lost and found hard disk. The story does not add up at all

[monbux]

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

  LOL

I was thinking that lol, would have been a really cool story.
But then I saw the last part with the bitcoin address.

[Gleb Gamow]

Is this news really true? I don't think someone would just throw away a hard drive with 30k BTC in it, and even if the homeless man found it, he need to install the hard drive into a new cpu, it is not an easy task if you had zero knowledge on how to assemble a cpu.

During his search, he spotted a MacBook Pro, which was heavily damaged, along with a 1 TB external hard drive.

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.

I truly doubt that this asshole will ever read this post, for obviously that cocksucker didn't even read the article prior to posting.

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.

Hey, Officer Vargas, the broken laptop didn't have the bitcoins on it. The perfectly working external hard drive did.

Back to the timeline:

Homeless man finds drive.

Walks over to couple who offer him $10.

Pattersfield turns it down, seeking clues.

Couple inform him laptop is trash, but external drive is fine.

They plug it in. It works. Girl sees bitcoins.

They depart.

Pattersfield goes to Reddit and sells some bitcoins now in his control.

Recontacts girl who gave a homeless man her vitals. Offers equivalent of $700K. She turns it down because it's the right thing to do.

She pens the story using the current exchange rate in spite of event happening a while back. Girl now seeks donations.

This thread if penned. Not many read OP, let alone subsequent posts prior to commenting.

General consensus is that this is a ruse, while folks comment on other shit.

[BurtW]

Gleb,

On point as always because you actually know how to read a thread before making a comment.  You are a gentleman and a scholar.

Idiots who do not read threads before posting should all be banned.  All paid signatures should be banned.  One warning, perm ban, no recourse.

[Gleb Gamow]

Gleb,

On point as always because you actually know how to read a thread before making a comment.  You are a gentleman and a scholar.

Idiots who do not read threads before posting should all be banned.  All paid signatures should be banned.  One warning, perm ban, no recourse.

To be fair, I've made more than my share of mistakes in commenting even after fully reading posts/OPs/threads, some more than once through. Yes, I read them, but no, I've sometimes fail to know how to read them ... wait ... ergo, still a gentleman and a scholar (wanna see my HS diploma?). <thank you, Google, for helping me spell diploma - i, not an e> <but I got gentleman down pat, even after putting it down Pat and paying her for her time, I thanked her; her and Ruth, and Bambi, and Trix, and Lulu (okay, maybe not Lulu, but I'm pretty sure I thunk it)>

[BurtW]

I think you are confused.  Trixie and Lulamoon are not two different poinies.  They are the same pony, her full name being Trixie Lulamoon.  You must have been very drunk at the time to think they were two different ponies.

[Bugor2]

It is probably a lucky man. Has secured a carefree old age and children inherited

[Gleb Gamow]

I think you are confused.  Trixie and Lulamoon are not two different poinies.  They are the same pony, her full name being Trixie Lulamoon.  You must have been very drunk at the time to think they were two different ponies.

Another mystery solved! That explains why only one tail between the two, with two because I was seeing double then during my drinking days.

FYI, I quit drinking in the latter part of the 80's, not due to hangovers, but because the way it made my stomach feel the next morning. I still frequented the bars but only drank coffee all night. TBC, I quit drinking in excess, still enjoying the rare/occasion drink.

Back to Trixie Lulamoon, what a tail! Pretty sure though it was her that was pissed when I left upon busting a nut - on the other side of the room.

[drakker]

Nah. I think this is a false story. Who the hell would dump a 30k btc?If the drive had 30k btc the user know that he/she will dump money. And the how come a homeless man knows bitcoin?

[Gleb Gamow]

Nah. I think this is a false story. Who the hell would dump a 30k btc?If the drive had 30k btc the user know that he/she will dump money. And the how come a homeless man knows bitcoin?

I was jacking off all over myself while reading your post and seeing that you actually read the story. Then my dick went limp when I got to and read the latter part of the last sentence. HOW THE FUCK DID YOU MISS THE PART WHERE HE WALKED UP TO A COUPLE AND THE GIRL OF THE COUPLE KNEW ABOUT BITCOIN UPON PLUGGING IN THE WORKING EXTERNAL HARD DRIVE?

Next poster in 5 ..... 4 .... 3 ... : Did he find the computer in a dumpster or at a laundromat?

[deadsilent]

Really? Who would throw their thousands of bitcoin? The drive must be stolen. How can a homeless man know that it was bitcoins? Lol the veteran is a tech geek? I dont believe this thing. Whats the name of the man? He's very lucky if its true.

[Seansky]

If this story was true, then the homeless man is very lucky. I do not believe this story though since the couple could have said that the drive has nothing in it and just copy the text that is there. It is also obvious that the post must have been fake and are just used by the poster to earn money and gain donation to their bitcoin address. The probability that this story is true is only 5%.

[Gleb Gamow]

Really? Who would throw their thousands of bitcoin? The drive must be stolen. How can a homeless man know that it was bitcoins? Lol the veteran is a tech geek? I dont believe this thing. Whats the name of the man? He's very lucky if its true.

If this story was true, then the homeless man is very lucky. I do not believe this story though since the couple could have said that the drive has nothing in it and just copy the text that is there. It is also obvious that the post must have been fake and are just used by the poster to earn money and gain donation to their bitcoin address. The probability that this story is true is only 5%.

Theymos, lock the entire forum and toss it into the nearest dumpster, for obviously its user base has regressed to ... to ... the sperm of a dying T-rex that's covered with army ants.

[Invulner]

Seems legit... Lol you just posted this thread to get some donation to your address which has 0 btc in it??? Lol...

[BurtW]

Seems legit... Lol you just posted this thread to get some donation to your address which has 0 btc in it??? Lol...

Theymos,

If you want to save this steaming pile of a forum we need to BAN ALL PAID SIGNATURES.  This will solve a multitude of issues.  The stupid posts, the selling of accounts, did I mention the stupid fucking posts?

This forum is dying under the weight of this shit and has been for a while now.  Start by banning these two idiots and everyone else with a KOMODO signature.

[Gleb Gamow]

Seems legit... Lol you just posted this thread to get some donation to your address which has 0 btc in it??? Lol...

Theymos,

If you want to save this steaming pile of a forum we need to BAN ALL PAID SIGNATURES.  This will solve a multitude of issues.  The stupid posts, the selling of accounts, did I mention the stupid fucking posts?

This forum is dying under the weight of this shit and has been for a while now.  Start by banning these two idiots and everyone else with a KOMODO signature.

Another course of action for those with time and desire is create an anon nym and report, with proof-cum-quotes, the abuse to the respective campaign managers, resulting in them not getting fully paid if at all, with the hope that the end results they improve posting.

That said, does anybody know if Carl Pattersfield found the laptop in a washer or dryer at the laundromat?  

FYI: There are now 7 search results for "Carl Pattersfield" (in quotes): https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C1CHFX_enUS549US549&q=%22Carl+Pattersfield%22&oq=%22Carl+Pattersfield%22&gs_l=serp.3...36.2585.0.2867.2.2.0.0.0.0.818.1006.0j1j6-1.2.0....0...1c.1.64.serp..0.0.0.FuDYS3eo4UY

Revisiting a quote from the article (also seen in the OP if anybody cares to read it):

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,

Something piqued my interest, wondering about the neighborhood et al. when I found the following:

http://www.law360.com/articles/533144/tishman-speyer-drops-438m-on-hudson-spire-adjacent-lots

In separate deals, Tishman assembled a large development site covering a full block from West 34th St. to West 35th St. and between 10th Ave. and Hudson Yards Boulevard.

Tishman bought the Hudson Spire site at 435 10th Ave. for $238 million in cash and paid Sherwood Equities Inc. $200 million in cash for the adjacent sites.

Here's the Wiki on the Spire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Spire (from its top floors, you'll be able to see planes land on the Hudson River).

Ben Rowland: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benrowland1 Ben Rowland worked at Nick "Mr. Bicycle" Spanos' Bitcoin Center and as a photographer for Tishman Spire.

Carl Pattersfield should consider donating bitcoins to fellow homeless people who accept bitcoin. I know, they're far and few between, but surely he could start with this homeless veteran known to beg outside BFL's former office:

[Deep1]

This seems like a false story, I mean come on, why will someone throw 30k btc? doesn't make sense, it just the same as saying some threw 21m $ through the window.

[erickkyut]

Wooohhh!!!
What a very lucky guy!!! Imagine 30k BTC is worth more than $20 million! His life flipped upside down. From rags to richest!!! But this story is too good to be true. Who will throw his Macbook with 1TB drive with 30k BTC?!

[colombuszka]

Totally clickbait story, I think it is a lie af.  Would be nice tho if it really happened, but I say no way.

[monkeynuts]

Clearly bullshit

[patient zero]

I don’t think its true but if it is then it may be the case that the cleaning lady throw away something that should not be thrown away.

[anavuajna]

Clearly bullshit

I agree. Very similar to a lie. Just someone so decided to draw attention to Bitcoins. And the old man would hardly have realized that he had found Bitcoin

[Gleb Gamow]

Clearly bullshit

I agree. Very similar to a lie. Just someone so decided to draw attention to Bitcoins. And the old man would hardly have realized that he had found Bitcoin

READ THE FUCKIN' ARTICLE and you'll learnt that the old man also didn't know how to masturbate till after he approached a couple versed in such things, teaching him the ropes, including on how to fire up the found working hard drive that the bitcoins were supposedly located.

After posting his story on Reddit, [Carl] Pattersfield has sold 10 coins ...

I will give a free blowjob to the first person who links to Carl's Reddit post/thread. 

[Maphistas]

This was an entertaining story, however, it seems more of a fairytale than true.  It would be nice to find a hard drive with lost bitcoins.  Even better if this story was created into a pop-up book.