Nigerian crypto educator returns $80k in bitcoin recieve by mistake.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Are you still not among the people that is making people feel that everything that is associated with Nigeria is negative because I could remember that you posted of recent also, where you said that kidnappers In Nigeria are now demanding for bitcoin in Nigeria, reading this alone, what impression did you create, in as much as we need to post and carry news, I think that we should learn to filter somethings even if it means us being biased to be able to portray your country good.

Yeah and I immediately followed it up with a goodnews to avoid the interpretation been one sided. I don't buy into the idea of filtering any news I dish it out as it's. If you observe my post on the political and society board, i report both good and bad news associated with the continent Africa in general but still the bad news get more views and reply (that's attention) than the good ones.

On the bitcoin discuss boards, i have done a thread way back reporting about the use of bitcoin in Africa and Nigeria was leading that chart meaning it was a positive news towards Nigeria yet it got turned into negativity as offtopic unrelated discussions took over the thread.  The issue isn't about the news reported but the way it's been interpreted by the viewers.

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[pixie85]

Good people are still among us. It's in our nature that we focus on bad news but we can't ignore the good is there too.

This man could have kept the money but he will make more on the good nae and trust he gained with this good deed. Some money will last you for a few years of fun but a good name stays with you for much longer.

[CryptopreneurBrainboss]

Good people are still among us. It's in our nature that we focus on bad news but we can't ignore the good is there too.

This man could have kept the money but he will make more on the good nae and trust he gained with this good deed. Some money will last you for a few years of fun but a good name stays with you for much longer.

Exactly, worst part of the matter (from comments online) is that, he's getting dragged for his actions. Some individuals are suggesting he could have easily returned the bitcoin without making a big deal out of it. Saying his intentions for bringing the matter to the public was just to seek attention. This came after series of interview and endorsement deals has come the way of the crypto educator.

But regardless of what his intention were, I'll say he did the right thing and him doing this openly was also the right way to go about the issue getting resolved (in my opinion). Irrespective of anything you do under the sun, people will always have something negative to say that's just how humans are.

[guy369]

When I was selling my Bitcoin Magazine #1 on this site, someone offered me a ludicrous amount and I easily accepted.
They sent me a ton of BTC, and after some investigation I realized they wanted another item for sale on the board.

All the BTC was returned within the hour.

Although that amount of BTC could've changed my year, it wasn't worth the feeling of knowing I am a shitty person.


Another time I sold someone in person some LTC, only $200 more than he bought - he didn't know me, I didn't know him, funds returned within 24hours.

A lot of us crypto enthusiasts seem like decent people, although there will always be scammers in every walks of life

[joelsamuya]

That bad news are always reported is just a normal thing in the mainstream media and it can also be because people are not usually patronizing good news! I mean it is part of our human nature that we are more curious to know bad things happening rather than those which are positive. Now, having said that, it is all upon us the people to share any good news that we can find...and this story of returning Bitcoin is a good one. As they always say, there are always two sides to the story and in the case of human nature there is always that good and evil we have to contend with.

[Leonardo7]

Keith's good heart is a treasure to this community, by building integrity for himself.  One really has to be extremely careful while sending out cryptocurrency, it must be double-checked and check again at the final stage.

The elder brother of an old friend came over my house to help him buy bitcoin for his forex trade, even though I kept telling him I wanted to be there while he was transferring the bitcoin to his broker, as a newbie to bitcoin, he sent it to a wrong account and it's lost forever.

[Thefrolly]

We cannot help but value and appreciate people are sincere, and honest especially when it comes to finances. In a world that scamming people of their money and day light robbery has almost become a norm, it is good, and a restoration of faith to see someone refund money sent to them by mistake, especially funds this huge.

[gabbie2010]

Well, it's never a good idea to make general assumptions about something based just on few examples. Nigeria had lot of negative attention due to big number of scams from this country, but I think Nigeris isn't exceptional in this topic. You can find lot of scammers in all corners of world.  And unfortunately for Nigeria it will be difficult to change their image into positive side, because this stereotype about scammers is already deep in people heads.
This story is very nice. 7.8 BTC is a lot of money and it's amazing that original owner was able to get it back. Because often in such situation it can be impossible to find it. Even if you have good intentions, sending Bitcoin back to sender's address could result that these BTC will be lost forever, for example if that person used exchange address.

Honestly negative news spread like wild fire especially when it originates from Africa, frankly speaking many countries are also culprits but the bad eggs among Nigerians had battered its image such that much attention focused on that country negatively others countries like Philippine had some cases of scammers which had not widely reported however a singular act of honesty by this Nigerian crypto educator returning a whooping $80K worth of bitcoin is highly commendable and shows that good people are abound in Nigeria.

[hotmom]

Honestly negative news spread like wild fire especially when it originates from Africa, frankly speaking many countries are also culprits but the bad eggs among Nigerians had battered its image such that much attention focused on that country negatively others countries like Philippine had some cases of scammers which had not widely reported however a singular act of honesty by this Nigerian crypto educator returning a whooping $80K worth of bitcoin is highly commendable and shows that good people are abound in Nigeria.

There are good people everywhere, not just in Nigeria. But such news gives me hope in humanity

[dessyhodin97]

really good to hear that there are still people with good hearts in the world, shows there's still hope

[darewaller]

There are good people everywhere, not just in Nigeria. But such news gives me hope in humanity

I guess the reason why the news made it is just because Nigerians is s country with both rich and poor people. But the number of people living in abject poverty is much more than people that are living well, and I think this is the reason why it is surprising that amidst all the financial challenges that everyone in the country is passing through, someone could still deemed fit to return such huge amount of money.

We have good people everywhere which I agree which you but poverty has made some Africans become so heartless and cruel to humanity, if not for poverty, Nigerians are one of the best people that you can ever come across with because they are very nice and hardworking. To some level, you can actually trust them because I have had dealings with some of them.

[hannahB4]

There are good people in Nigeria with many good deeds we should not overlooked. The one said in the thread is one out of the thousand that has been by Nigerians

[Twentyonepaylots]

It was known that Nigerians are enthusiastic in bettering their lives, they saw cryotocurrency as an opportunity, and had done measures to get a hold of these. Sometimes their creativity and knowledge goes to the wrong hands. Nevertheless I appreciate this guy's honesty. 80k is very hard to come by these days let alone in bitcoins which would have been really expensive by now. So kudoeto this guy for standing up against all adversity in order to do the right thing.

Great that everything worked out so well, but it also shows dangerous Bitcoin can be - one mistake is enough to lose thousands of dollars. I think people should use wallet's feature to label addresses instead of relying only on manual check of addresses. Maybe in the future wallets will have some features for decentralized identity management and we won't even have to deal with addresses anymore.

Pretty sure that 80k is a punch in the gut for someone, but I'm thinking that if he was able to send 80k and manhandle the trnasaction fees, then maybe he can just afford to get the money back anyway, probably the reason why he never bothered to contact the person anymore since he can just regain this losses without his identity being known.

[KennyR]

In Nigeria you can live like a king with $80000. Almost an year ago it happened, and now if the educator have kept hold of the received bitcoins, now it could've turned to be around $200000. Everyone won't have such a mind as the educator have got. There are people who need to be praised, just because of people belonging to specific country one shouldn't be tagged bad. There are people who are born to make the country proud.

[Samayuki]

There are good people in Nigeria and also more bad people, I'm not going to ridicule a country because of their colors but merely living among nigerians you will easily feel that absence of love, I know this isn't about nigeria only, it's happening in other black countries too, anyways I'm glad the guy took the right path, today many acts as if God is dead, if you eat or swallow what you don't work for you will pay for it one way or the other, I believe the guy understands the law of karma, may God bless him abundantly

[lifeforcepools]

I'm not at all surprised that this has happened. I still believe in humanity.

[Lucius]

If you observe my post on the political and society board, i report both good and bad news associated with the continent Africa in general but still the bad news get more views and reply (that's attention) than the good ones.

People have been taught by the media that bad news is more important than good news, and for the media it is good because bad news sells better, specifically they have more views and clicks. While part of the public has a positive opinion about someone returning something that is not his, some certainly think it’s a stupid move because who else returns $80k if they’re not forced to do that?

As for Nigeria, I think the story of the Nigerian prince is still remembered by many around the world, and it’s hard to get rid of a bad reputation no matter how many good things you do. Although this type of scam is present everywhere in the world, it is still Nigeria that is most exposed as a kind of center of the entire scam industry. Yet if there are people who are honorable and honest, things will change, but it will happen gradually.

One reason Nigeria may have been singled out is the apparently comical, almost ludicrous nature of the promise of West African riches from a Nigerian prince. According to Cormac Herley, a Microsoft researcher, "By sending an email that repels all but the most gullible, the scammer gets the most promising marks to self-select. Nevertheless, Nigeria has earned a reputation for being at the center of email scammers, and the number 419 refers to the article of the Nigerian Criminal Code (part of Chapter 38: "Obtaining property by false pretenses; Cheating") dealing with fraud. However, scholars have argued that the stereotypic term "Nigerian Prince" is racist, and Nigerians should not be reduced to a nation of scammers and fraudulent princes.

[mezzaluna]

In conclusion, Nigerians are enthusiast of this currency (bitcoin), Any Nigerian who have encounter the currency and invested wisely can testify it has had more effects in their life than the government had during that timeframe😁 all I'm trying to say is we mean well towards the adoption of the currency. Although this is a story of just one individual, there are many of us out there who would had done the same.

This is really great and I really admire Nigerians because of their dedication. When I first started learning about Cryptocurrencies, there was a person within telegram that taught me on how to engage positively within the forum and even if I remember correctly, when I applied at a Alternate Cryptocurrency Campaign. The person who was managing that campaign was a Nigerian and he really did a job well done to manage that campaign well and now Im really surprised that the person handling the campaign that I joined is also a Nigerian which is so cool!!!

Its really no doubt that Nigerians are really focus on things that they learned so we should just appreciate them.

[kentrolla]

In conclusion, Nigerians are enthusiast of this currency (bitcoin), Any Nigerian who have encounter the currency and invested wisely can testify it has had more effects in their life than the government had during that timeframe😁 all I'm trying to say is we mean well towards the adoption of the currency. Although this is a story of just one individual, there are many of us out there who would had done the same.

This is really great and I really admire Nigerians because of their dedication. When I first started learning about Cryptocurrencies, there was a person within telegram that taught me on how to engage positively within the forum and even if I remember correctly, when I applied at a Alternate Cryptocurrency Campaign. The person who was managing that campaign was a Nigerian and he really did a job well done to manage that campaign well and now Im really surprised that the person handling the campaign that I joined is also a Nigerian which is so cool!!!

Its really no doubt that Nigerians are really focus on things that they learned so we should just appreciate them.

Exactly, honesty is a another form of purest heart. If you do good you be rewarded same applies in every one's life. I am really amazed about the person kind gesture, it should have definitely appreciated as this is a big money.

I really want to salute this guy as far as I know he should be rewarded from the government of its country towards the way the approached, only because of these people the world is still alive.

[goldade]

Although there are quite a lot of fraudsters amongst Africans, it is important to know that there are still a lot of people that are good folks. In fact, it is only a tiny percentage of them that are fraudulent. I've had the opportunity of dealing with many Africans especially Nigerians. These guys are good people. Honest and dedicated to their work.
It should also be known that most of those adopting bitcoin are from Africa simply because their government have failed them in many ways and Bitcoin gave them the opportunity to control and make their own money.
On the other hand, this shows how easily one can lose money by just sending to a wrong address. What if the recipient isn't generous enough to return the funds? There is nothing that can be done to retrieve such funds.