If you found a fortune that didn’t belong to you, would you hand it back? That was the dilemma faced by one family who stumbled upon $7,500,000 (£5,800,000) in a storage container. The lucky bargain hunters had no idea what would be inside the box they bought for $500 (£390).

Among a host of everyday items was a mysterious safe. The first person called to open it was unable to do so but a second person succeeded.

Normally they are empty, but inside this one was a fortune – that clearly wasn’t theirs.
The find was revealed by Storage Wars TV show star Dan Dotson and his wife Laura.
Dan explained how a lady had told him the story while at a charity event in California.
On video, Dan explained the woman had said: ‘My husband works for a guy and he bought a unit from you for $500 (£390) and it had a safe in it.
[img]https://metrouk2.files./2018/11/sei_41228726-2b74.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=480%2C640[/img]

‘The first person that they called to open the safe couldn’t, or didn’t.

‘They called a second person and when that person opened it up … inside the safe they’re normally empty, but this time it wasn’t empty. It had $7.5million (£5.8million) cash inside.’
But, of course, there was a catch.
Almost immediately after the couple made the find they were contacted by a lawyer representing the original owners of the unit – and the money.

Dan told the Blast website that the woman claimed the new owner was offered a $600,000 (£465,000) reward for the return of the cash.
In a bid to seal the deal, that sum was then doubled.

In the end they did split the proceeds of the box with $1,200,000 (£930,000) going to the new owners and the remaining $6,300,000 was handed back.

Dan and Laura then asked their followers what they’d do with the money – would they keep or give back.The pair said the handsome sum would probably not make up for a life looking over your shoulder wondering if the original owner would claim it back.

Others took to social media to debate what they would have done.

One person wrote: ‘If they had that much money, why didn’t they pay for the storage unit? Why would you put money in there anyway.’

Another said: ‘I’d keep it! Why the hell didn’t they claim it, why the hell would they let it sit until someone bought the locker?’ What would you do with all this money?

Dan And Laura Dotson revealed the amazing find on Storage
[img]https://metrouk2.files./2018/11/sei_41228725-1031.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=480%2C640[/img]
(Picture: Dan And Laura Dotson)

In the end the two families decided to divide the money
[img]https://metrouk2.files./2018/11/sei_41228729-49eb.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&zoom=1&resize=480%2C480[/img]

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/23/man-finds-7500000-cash-in-storage-container-he-brought-for-500-8170613/?ito=social&fbclid=IwAR1wLSuGq6-zpRI5ifFg7JIU3YOtj8LP8Ro-2v8aUx7FF7Alq8D8VD3umMM

What would you have done, should you find such money

Note: 1USD = 363.75 as at today.

cc:

Mynd44:
come and see

$363!!! For real?

blackboy:
$363!!! For real?

Check bro. But what would you have done if you were the one.

Brethren!, that's some real cash up there!.

OkaNaUbe:



Source: https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/23/man-finds-7500000-cash-in-storage-container-he-brought-for-500-8170613/?ito=social&fbclid=IwAR1wLSuGq6-zpRI5ifFg7JIU3YOtj8LP8Ro-2v8aUx7FF7Alq8D8VD3umMM

i no go even return M sef

DattyBryan73:
i no go even return M sef

Ha! You haff joined bad gang