Topic: If someone mistakenly sent you 1 ETH, what would you do? - page 10. (Read 1095 times)
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.
If, anyone sends me 1 ETH by mistaken or knowingly then it is no question arising for me that I will send back to that unknown address. And, this has the reason that in 2017 approx. $15,000 someone stolen from my Ethereum account. That time required a lot of money so I request in many channels in the Telegram and other media, also I request the project owner but non of the positive response. So, at any cost, I wouldn't have return back the ETH if I get from unknown.
A random person would never send you coins by mistake, it can only happen if they for some reason take your address from a block explorer, but the chance of it happening is extremely low. It's impossible to mistype an address, because it would invalidate the checksum and a transaction will fail.
Sending coins back is a bad idea, because the address might belong to a custodian, and if this custodian will be uncooperative, the coins will be lost. I'd rather wait and see if someone approaches me. I'd also post that I received coins by mistake on this forum and reddit to see if anyone would come to claim, but I won't specify the date, amount and addresses of the transaction.
Sending coins back is a bad idea, because the address might belong to a custodian, and if this custodian will be uncooperative, the coins will be lost. I'd rather wait and see if someone approaches me. I'd also post that I received coins by mistake on this forum and reddit to see if anyone would come to claim, but I won't specify the date, amount and addresses of the transaction.
This is for me the best option it's a big amount so I will wait for the sender to communicate with me because with that amount I'm sure he will take some time to look for you, we do not know what really happen we can only speculate, maybe it's an airdrop or payment from your bounty that is converted to Ethereum, the owner should come forward and send me details why he sent that amount to my address,
of course, I will send him back if he can prove he is the owner of the Eth and the reason why he sent it.
A random person would never send you coins by mistake, it can only happen if they for some reason take your address from a block explorer, but the chance of it happening is extremely low. It's impossible to mistype an address, because it would invalidate the checksum and a transaction will fail.
It could happen if you accidentally misspell an ENS domain name in your wallet.
A random person would never send you coins by mistake, it can only happen if they for some reason take your address from a block explorer, but the chance of it happening is extremely low. It's impossible to mistype an address, because it would invalidate the checksum and a transaction will fail.
Sending coins back is a bad idea, because the address might belong to a custodian, and if this custodian will be uncooperative, the coins will be lost. I'd rather wait and see if someone approaches me. I'd also post that I received coins by mistake on this forum and reddit to see if anyone would come to claim, but I won't specify the date, amount and addresses of the transaction.
Sending coins back is a bad idea, because the address might belong to a custodian, and if this custodian will be uncooperative, the coins will be lost. I'd rather wait and see if someone approaches me. I'd also post that I received coins by mistake on this forum and reddit to see if anyone would come to claim, but I won't specify the date, amount and addresses of the transaction.
We are all human and nobody is above mistakes but the problem would be the person to whom you mistakenly send the 1eth to, is that person honest enough to send your eth back to you or not! It has to do with honesty, if not then just count yourself unlucky, it is better not to make such a mistake in the first place and try to br extra careful, double check the wallet address severally before sending.
The chance of someone sending your wallet by mistake is really slim. Not unless someone had copy-pasted your address by mistake. With just one wrong character on the address, let's say you are writing your address manually which I hope no one is doing 
, your altcoin might end up being sent to a nonexistent or unowned wallet. You're very lucky if this happens and I doubt if anyone would gladly return it especially if it's a huge amount.
, your altcoin might end up being sent to a nonexistent or unowned wallet. You're very lucky if this happens and I doubt if anyone would gladly return it especially if it's a huge amount. legendary
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How can this even be possible at the first place? Do you think anyone will make such a mistake of typing an address instead of copy paste? I do not think so. Anyway, I would send it back to the sender as I do not have any greed to other peoples property, asset.
Anyway, why this thread? Have you faced the same recently by any mistake?
Anyway, why this thread? Have you faced the same recently by any mistake?
I used to make a mistake that you said, at that time I only lost 0.4 ETH but at that time the value was very valuable to me, and at that time I always hoped that the owner of the wallet I sent would return the money because I really needed it, but all hope I was useless because he didn't return it. If that happens to me now then I will return it to that address because I'm afraid he will need money like I used to
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?
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?
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