Macbook stolen in 2010! 1200 BTC on it! HELP!

[Trance]

I got my Macbook stolen by two acquaintances in late 2010 in Tampa Florida, I was living in Gainesville at the time for my first year of school.

I know who stole it and he told me they traded the macbook for drugs to some african American in the Southside of St.Petersburg, Florida (where i currently reside)

I have 1200 BTC stored on the computer, I have the purchase receipt, police report, ALL serial numbers and even the box that the Macbook came in!

SOMEONE PLEASE tell me what steps I should take in regards to recovering my Macbook, this is now worth $894,000 ***

I'm willing to split this with anyone who is willing to work with me!

I do not want to give out ALL the computers information incase someone finds the computer before me and pays the person $$$ to get it back

ALSO if he wiped the drive, are ALL the BTCitcoins GONE?

I have no other information besides its stored on paper file on the computer! I also think i have the information to a cloud storage that I stored that file in as well!

I'm going nuts....someone help!

PST for my phone number or email if you are serious about helping me recover, I'm going to the Police again Monday, but should i use a cover up story instead of saying its for Bitcoins???



God help me!


**IN NO WAY SHAPE OR FORM AM I ASKING FOR MONEY IN ORDER TO RETRIEVE MY DATA~ for all those attempting to hurt my rep to scare people away from thinking the computer is not mine, which i have receipt purchase proof and box etc, I'm simply trying to get in touch wit the proper resources to RECOVER MY Macbook or just the data (most significant)

[Cryddit]

two things are possible.

1.  You have a backup of your wallet.dat

2.  You have lost your bitcoins.

There is no third thing that is possible.

[h3rlihy]

Sorry buddy but your coins are gone

[Coinster]

... I also think i have the information to a cloud storage that I stored that file in as well!

Don't say the name of the cloud storage here, but you don't need the laptop if the wallet.dat file is stored in the cloud.

All you need is access to the wallet.dat file, and the passphrase to unencrypt it if it's encrypted. There are Bitcoin recovery services that may be able to help you unencrypt a file where you're unsure of the passphrase but have an idea what it is. Again, you don't need the laptop. You only need the wallet.dat file.

[Trance]

wow

It would be difficult to get back.

Do you know the public key?

Maybe the money has been spent.

this person doesnt even know wtf the macbook has on it! besides my school work and garbage photos!

hes a black dude that sells drugs!.. the people that stole it from me told me hes black and in the Southside of St.pete and that hes known for taking stolen electronics as collateral for drugs and even as payment!

Im going to hang myself if I cant figure this out!

I've read stories about hackers finding their mac's before hacking into their computers and keylogging them and finding the person via usernames and passwords to gmail accounts and so forth (IP addresses etc)

I actually have a listing on Craigslist with my Macs information with a $500 reward for anyone who claims it (before I found out a year later who actually stole it, i thought I just left it and had it randomly stolen, now that I know who actually stole it, makes things a bit easier, narrows down the location to St.Petersburg Florida, where I live, will the FBI help me at all? since it's such a large sum of money, should I not mention the money aspect of it all???)

FMLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL

[Trance]

... I also think i have the information to a cloud storage that I stored that file in as well!

Don't say the name of the cloud storage here, but you don't need the laptop if the wallet.dat file is stored in the cloud.

All you need is access to the wallet.dat file, and the passphrase to unencrypt it if it's encrypted. There are Bitcoin recovery services that may be able to help you unencrypt a file where you're unsure of the passphrase but have an idea what it is. Again, you don't need the laptop. You only need the wallet.dat file.

What type of services??

How much and where do i start??

(TIPPING BTC FOR GOOD ADVICE-- Post address below!)

[bananas]

2010...

[mnemonick]

I'm from Europe.
What does it mean african American? What is it ?
It is American who is living in Africa or guy from Africa who is living in America ?
Anyway... You MacBook is gone forever.

[Coinster]

What type of services??

How much and where do i start??

(TIPPING BTC FOR GOOD ADVICE-- Post address below!)

You need the wallet.dat file. The recovery services are to unencrypt the file. See here:

Bitcoin Wallet Recovery Services - for forgotten wallet password

[Blinken]

Don't worry trance. I know personally all the drug dealing African Americans in St. Petersburg and I am sure I can convince him to give it back. Which one was it?

[Holliday]

Did you just wake from a coma as well?

[Trance]

wow

It would be difficult to get back.

Do you know the public key?

Maybe the money has been spent.

idk anything besides the Macbooks information (serial number, box, receipt with date or purchase and a Police report when the Macbook was stolen in 2010)

[Meuh6879]

simple.

you don't use "time machine".

you are a looser.





Think different.





(princeless)

[Soros Shorts]

What type of services??

How much and where do i start??

(TIPPING BTC FOR GOOD ADVICE-- Post address below!)

You need the wallet.dat file. The recovery services are to unencrypt the file. See here:

Bitcoin Wallet Recovery Services - for forgotten wallet password

If he was using the standard client there was no encrypted wallet.dat back in 2010, trust me on this one.

[mephke]

If you are for real i'll try helping out, free of charge btw.. Pm me

[Trance]

Did you just wake from a coma as well?

negative, but I was in a bad car accident in 2010 and was on bedrest for awhile and thought I traded the BTC for WoW GOLD ...(found out about BTC after i sold WOW Gold to someone in 2010 that mentioned BTC)

[smoothie]

So I guess this makes BTC bullish?

Lots BTC = Donation to everyone else holding BTC.

Just like that guy who lost 7000 BTC in a computer sent to a landfill.

[Trance]

What type of services??

How much and where do i start??

(TIPPING BTC FOR GOOD ADVICE-- Post address below!)

You need the wallet.dat file. The recovery services are to unencrypt the file. See here:

Bitcoin Wallet Recovery Services - for forgotten wallet password

If he was using the standard client there was no encrypted wallet.dat back in 2010, trust me on this one.

So the files are not encrypted which means?

No point in finding the computer or whats the deal?

[Holliday]

Did you just wake from a coma as well?

negative, but I was in a bad car accident in 2010 and was on bedrest for awhile and thought I traded the BTC for WoW GOLD ...(found out about BTC after i sold WOW Gold to someone in 2010 that mentioned BTC)

So, why did you wait four years to make this thread?

[Coinster]

If he was using the standard client there was no encrypted wallet.dat back in 2010, trust me on this one.

Good point. OP are you able to access the cloud storage where you say you stored the file?