If someone mistakenly sent you 1 ETH, what would you do?

[LimLims]

Since I do know where the eth came from, I will find ways first to know why I received that. Cause maybe Ive joined some raffle or contest and got win. Someone will ptobably find me asking to return it but how do I believe its really him. I would return if its really done by mistake but I would asked for many details and proof that he is really the owner like signed message of the address.

Why you need the owner of the ETH should contact back to you and sign the message from the same address?
Isn't it better to send back to the same address from where you received the ETH.
Moreover 1 ETH is not a small amount, so it's our responsibility to return it to the original owner of it.
Who knows for what purpose he had transacted that 1 ETH?
That amount of money might help him in his life.
So if i would have got that 1 ETH then i will surely send back the money to the original owner.

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[atamism]

If someone send me 1 ETH by mistake, I will contact the sender so I can return it. It is a big amount as of today and I believe he really work hard for that. I believe in karma.

[Dhoe]

If someone mistakenly sent 1 ETH to me. I Will sent back to that person. 1 ETH is very worth now at the current market , so with empathy i Will return back to that person.

Of course, we don't have to take what is not ours, I will also refund if someone wrongly sends her coins to me, We can feel restless if we send the wrong coins to another address, So we have no right to take it, because the current ETH price is over $ 400, losing $ 400 is very sad

[ubay]

Will you send it back to its original owner?

Of course I will return it, because it is not impossible that the sender sent the wrong eth. It could be human error or something else.

Trust me whatever the nominal, I'm sure the owner really needs it. But sometimes there are people who don't send it back to the owner, I hope this doesn't happen.

[serjent05]

What will you do if someone accidentally or mistakenly sent you 1 ETH? Will you donate it to a charity? Will you send it back to its original owner?

First, it is not mine to donate and if it was "mistakenly" sent and someone announced it on a platform where I can read it then I will surely send the amount back minus the transaction fee.  The only problem I see in doing this is the what-if of the ETH coming from an exchange.  I have no intention of keeping it knowing that someone out there is in urgent need of the fund but mistakenly sent it to my address.

[ice18]

If this will happen to me I will wait for a month and if any person will contact me and if he proves ownership I will return it of course but if after a month and still no claims I might invest it in projects like defi and wait for a profit 1eth can bring you a lot of profit this bull market and if ever in the future the real owner comes I can immediately sent to him his eth and you also profited, yeah its a win win. 

[Tipstar]

What will you do if someone accidentally or mistakenly sent you 1 ETH? Will you donate it to a charity? Will you send it back to its original owner? If it were me, I'd return it back to its original owner as long as he/she is able to provide a signed message with the address' private key proving the coin's ownership. But since crypto is widely unregulated, anyone can do as they please.

Thoughts?

I think I will take that 1 ETH to use, because we will not know if it is their money or not, or if they want to give us a reward from something. In the decentralized market there is always such a risk, so when we send it by mistake, we will definitely lose all of those coins. So be alert when trading, don't let this happen.

If someone claims it to be their money and agrees to receive the money on the same address that they sent from, there would be no confusion about the ownership. But if someone claims the money and make excuses about not sending the money back on same route but a different one than you should not send them unless they provide a solid proof. But all of these could happen only if the sender and receiver know each other.

[gabbie2010]

If someone send me 1 ETH by mistake, I will contact the sender so I can return it. It is a big amount as of today and I believe he really work hard for that. I believe in karma.

Honesty is the best so says an adage It better with utmost honesty to return it to the rightful owner with any contemplation and ulterior motive and send back the 1 ETH its is a mistake and nobody is above a mistake it can happen to anyone, however it is easier said than done I am doubting that only few people will stick to their stand by returning the coin, this is more of psychology.

[akitha]

the possibility of this scenario is almost 0.01%.. if I would be mistakenly receiving an ethereum, I would send it back to the senders wallet.. we don't know why it was sent mistakenly that's why I need to return it

[joinfree]

I think the best thing to do is to send it back but then what if this person was just some whale trying to tip you for making a good contribution in this community or making a huge impact in the crypto space. OP talked about the signed message but if he signs this message where are you going to meet him supposing he is not in this forum for you to see the signed message. Anyway, I think the best thing to do is to send it back and if he/she returns then you definitely know is a gift.

[asder250]

Receiving ETH, BTC or any other altcoin by a mistake is pretty impossible because there are so many possible crypto addresses (billions of billions?). So he has to know your address and then send it to your wallet for example by copying wrong target address. And what I would do with it? Nothing, only if he contacts me for example by sending me a token with the name "Sendback" for example, I will return. But you never know why you receive the transaction and what his intentions are. 

[trumpman]

Hold half, buy some BAT with the rest 😂

Too bad I have never received any free accidental money 😭

[Iyanu14]

Ethereum is becoming extremely popular nowadays with the rise of "De-Fi" apps and stablecoins. Most people are just into it in order to make a lot of money in the shortest time possible. Since they're newcomers into crypto, they can easily make mistakes when sending coins from one address to another. Now, imagine if you check your wallet and it has 1 ETH sent to you by a mysterious address. At current rates, that would be an average of $400 (USD) in your pocket.

What will you do if someone accidentally or mistakenly sent you 1 ETH? Will you donate it to a charity? Will you send it back to its original owner? If it were me, I'd return it back to its original owner as long as he/she is able to provide a signed message with the address' private key proving the coin's ownership. But since crypto is widely unregulated, anyone can do as they please.

Thoughts?

Well, for me I would rather return it, provided the ownership can be proved as you have rightly said.  I don't have interest in taking what another has acquired with sweat.  Anybody can make mistake whether accidental or thereabout and we should know that what goes around also comes around.

[Tomohisa]

If the person sending me ETH by mistake is on my address list like how I on his address list then I would send it back to him because I know him. If it was an unknown stranger, I don't like how that stranger would do.

[holly.ball8]

Depend on how the person mistakenly sent to me react. If he contacts me and asking to return it then I would give it back. Never want to sell my soul for just a few ETH rightfully from someone else.

[mamesso]

As long as he can still provide proof of ETH ownership, I will gladly return to the owner. Honestly, to get 1 ETH is really hard, and it would be very sad if the assets we have just lost because of an accidental mistake. Prioritize honesty, then our life will feel peaceful.

[marcous]

how can we know that the 1 eth we received is mistake? how do you conclude that the etherium we receive is someone's fault when making a transaction? even a beginner in the crypto world will double-check the address before sending money.

and I will consider that ethereum that I received as a gift. 

[Ginger Beef]

Interesting that not one person in this entire thread has looked at this morality question from an 180 degree perspective.

If YOU mistakenly sent 1 ETH - would you expect to get it back?

Answer = Nope.

Making mistakes is how we learn valuable life lessons.  In most cases, education isn't free.

[b1k4ng]

maybe within 1-7 days I'll be waiting for news like social media or whatever. If the owner can provide proof of ownership then I will return it if within 7 days there is no legal owner then the 1 ETH will officially be mine
I now fantasize getting 1 ETH from an unfamiliar wallet , but that's impossible

[Vilagra]

If someone find a way to find me and wrote me in some of social network, I will return him ETH because on somebody failure you can't build your happines, may be I will also try to find info about owner of the wallet from which transaction was sent.