How to find out who sent me this BTC

[oriel2]

I think I already know the answer to this but someone has sent me some BTC (not a dust transaction either!) and I have no idea who is was! I am new to Bitcoin and am learning all the time. I guess I should have set up a new address for each place I signed up for etc and labelled it? Didnt do that and have plastered one address in many places. But still I am not due a payout from anywhere. Really strange. Is there anyway to get a clue to who it was?

[hilariousandco]

If you search for the address on the blockchain you can sometimes work it out or sometimes they might be signed faucet payout or whatever. Post the address and transaction ID here and somebody might know. You could also try googling the address and see what comes up.

[oriel2]

ok thanks! The address was 1CsdwuSV6vnMM8Bv4ngMS5aWf5zAUhjF4k  - how do I find the tx id? is it in the transaction details?

[DannyHamilton]

ok thanks! The address was 1CsdwuSV6vnMM8Bv4ngMS5aWf5zAUhjF4k  - how do I find the tx id? is it in the transaction details?

Depending on the wallet you are using, yes, the transaction ID is usually in the transaction details.

Is 1CsdwuS... your address where you received the transaction? Or is it an address associated with the inputs to the transaction that you received?

[oriel2]

that was the address who sent the BTC. There are lots of other strings of numbers etc but dont know which is the tx ID - dont want to post something if im not ment to!!?

[Wusolini]

that was the address who sent the BTC. There are lots of other strings of numbers etc but dont know which is the tx ID - dont want to post something if im not ment to!!?

tx ID is transaction ID

and that yours is propably here
https://blockchain.info/tx/3c461e97a32708a49815f0dacbae32e6cc7f893f042fc24b262e83b38dcb8f5d

did you receive 0.1 BTC? that's very nice gift 

[DannyHamilton]

that was the address who sent the BTC. There are lots of other strings of numbers etc but dont know which is the tx ID - dont want to post something if im not ment to!!?

I understand your concern.  It can be dangerous to start giving information to strangers on the internet if you aren't sure what information can be used to hack or steal bitcoins.

It looks like that address has been in use since 2013-11-14

The most recent transaction with that address would be 2014-02-26 09:16:36 UTC when they sent 0.1 BTC to 1BAJ1dk6zs3zDnUzzNCGkbPbrHXzqo1R8a and it looks like that transaction probably sent 0.141 BTC in change to 1PsJqpaWB4HutM2XxsL1JMgg1fieo7Qi7D  (it's possible that I have the change output and the receiving output swapped).

I'm guessing one of those two are the output you received.  If so, then the transactionID is 3c461e97a32708a49815f0dacbae32e6cc7f893f042fc24b262e83b38dcb8f5d.

Prior to that, the next most recent transaction sent using bitcoins that were received at 1CsdwuSV6vnMM8Bv4ngMS5aWf5zAUhjF4k looks like it was probably 2014-02-21 11:25:22 UTC. That transaction appears to have sent 1 BTC to 1MvaQ3Lr86Y1ShmicbP5DefLH81cHhFm4q.

I don't see any obvious indications as to who might own 1CsdwuSV6vnMM8Bv4ngMS5aWf5zAUhjF4k.  You can see some of the other transactions that they've sent and/or received at the following link:
https://blockchain.info/address/1CsdwuSV6vnMM8Bv4ngMS5aWf5zAUhjF4k

It looks like they sent bitcoins to 1MvVfW9UofyqAHd8VG7taWJ5KWYxksC8F7 multiple times.

There don't seem to be enough payments for it to be a "faucet", pay per click, or other "free bitcoin" type site.  It doesn't appear to be a mining pool either.  If I find time to look into it a bit closer later, I'll let you know if I figure anything out.

[oriel2]

that was the address who sent the BTC. There are lots of other strings of numbers etc but dont know which is the tx ID - dont want to post something if im not ment to!!?

I understand your concern.  It can be dangerous to start giving information to strangers on the internet if you aren't sure what information can be used to hack or steal bitcoins.

It looks like that address has been in use since 2013-11-14

The most recent transaction with that address would be 2014-02-26 09:16:36 UTC when they sent 0.1 BTC to 1BAJ1dk6zs3zDnUzzNCGkbPbrHXzqo1R8a and it looks like that transaction probably sent 0.141 BTC in change to 1PsJqpaWB4HutM2XxsL1JMgg1fieo7Qi7D  (it's possible that I have the change output and the receiving output swapped).

I'm guessing one of those two are the output you received.  If so, then the transactionID is 3c461e97a32708a49815f0dacbae32e6cc7f893f042fc24b262e83b38dcb8f5d.

Prior to that, the next most recent transaction sent using bitcoins that were received at 1CsdwuSV6vnMM8Bv4ngMS5aWf5zAUhjF4k looks like it was probably 2014-02-21 11:25:22 UTC. That transaction appears to have sent 1 BTC to 1MvaQ3Lr86Y1ShmicbP5DefLH81cHhFm4q.

I don't see any obvious indications as to who might own 1CsdwuSV6vnMM8Bv4ngMS5aWf5zAUhjF4k.  You can see some of the other transactions that they've sent and/or received at the following link:
https://blockchain.info/address/1CsdwuSV6vnMM8Bv4ngMS5aWf5zAUhjF4k

It looks like they sent bitcoins to 1MvVfW9UofyqAHd8VG7taWJ5KWYxksC8F7 multiple times.

There don't seem to be enough payments for it to be a "faucet", pay per click, or other "free bitcoin" type site.  It doesn't appear to be a mining pool either.  If I find time to look into it a bit closer later, I'll let you know if I figure anything out.

Correct mine was the most recent tx. Strange - just dont understand where it came from!? I would be so grateful if you could find out anymore about who could have sent it 

[hilariousandco]

 Correct mine was the most recent tx. Strange - just dont understand where it came from!? I would be so grateful if you could find out anymore about who could have sent it 

Maybe someone sent it as anonymous tip from this board or somewhere else you've put your address. It's unlikely for such an amount, but not unheard of. Maybe you said something brilliant on here and somebody felt like tipping you appropriately?

[guybrushthreepwood]

Somebody sent you 0.1?  Jelly. Most I got was two free satoshis and 0.0005 for being called Guybrush Threepwood lol

[hilariousandco]

What about this:

Thank you to the listed 3 that posted Bitty Bing to help us against Dr. Lite

horse62278

oriel2

papallo

We sent you coins and you will get freebies once the site is open.

Thank you and I love you all!!!!!

Thank you for my BTC my bitty - very grateful as I only have a really small amount of Bitcoin at the moment - just starting out. Looking forward to the site launching!

[oriel2]

strange thing is I pm'd mrbitty who told me he had given me 0.0001. I also recieved 0.001 from a different address the day before which I presumed was from Mr Bitty

[apsvinet]

Doesn't your wallet let you see the transaction details,
as well as a link to the block chain with said transaction, as multibit does?

[oriel2]

yes it does - I have the link on blockchain.info of the tx info - should I post the link here?

[apsvinet]

yes it does - I have the link on blockchain.info of the tx info - should I post the link here?

It can't do any harm as far as I know, and it'd give people more qualified than you and I to take a look at it.
Many helpful people around here, I'd say do it. Nobody can use that information against you (correct me if I'm wrong).
Atleast I for one wouldn't have any concerns about posting my own transaction links, lots of people do it all the time.

[oriel2]

yes its http://blockchain.info/tx-index/3c461e97a32708a49815f0dacbae32e6cc7f893f042fc24b262e83b38dcb8f5d - hoping someone can help with where this might have come from?!

[hilariousandco]

yes its http://blockchain.info/tx-index/3c461e97a32708a49815f0dacbae32e6cc7f893f042fc24b262e83b38dcb8f5d - hoping someone can help with where this might have come from?!

Have you actually asked Mr Bitty? Although I doubt you'll get much sense out of him  . Every time somebody asks him something he tends to just post his logo and tell you that he loves you haha.

[Lyomon86]

The most simple way is try googling the address.

[oriel2]

I have googled it but the only results are the blockchain results :-(

[Ritual]

If it was in error, the sender might send an amount of dust through to you with a personal message asking for return. I don't know of any other way you could possibly track it, but then some of the Hero Members on here have some serious investigative skills

Rit.