“Go Hide Now”: Man Buys Storage Unit for $500, Finds Safe Filled With $7.5m in It, Many Advise Him

• In 2018, a man bought a storage unit for $500 (over N380k in current official value) but found a safe containing $7.5 million (over N5 billion) in it
• When the owners of the safe found out and tried to get it back, the man who bought the storage unit reportedly turned down their offer
• Report has it that he was further offered $1.2 million (over N992 million) to return the rest of the money

Luck found a man in 2018 as he found a safe containing $7.5 million (over N5 billion in current value) in a storage unit he bought for $500 (over N380k).

According to Daily Mail, Storage Wars TV star Dan Dotson and his wife, Laura, revealed the stunning discovery on Twitter.

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Dan said a lady came over to him at a charity auction event in Indio, California, and told him the news.

Things got complicated for the man

Dan further narrated that the woman told him an attorney representing the original owners of the safe contacted the man with an offer of $600k (N456k) to return the whole money, but the man declined, Blast reported.

A second offer of $1.2 million (over N992 million) was reportedly made to the man, who accepted. No mention was made of the man's identity or the safe's original owners.

People react to the whopping discovery

Josh Householder said:

"Why do people share that kind of find, if I found it nobody would ever know I’d never tell another soul because the second it gets out everyone’s coming to claim their share."

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Pat Keenan said:

"The unit was bought legally by auction....I would've brought the safe home, opened it ,and not say a word to anyone....no one's business, well....I could've won a lottery, or I got an inheritance...I won at a casino somewhere....hmmm..or..just be quite..."

Brian White said:

"I wouldn't of told no one so I wouldn’t of had to pay like 2mill in taxes, I’d be paying cash for now on. And just wouldn’t buy anything big like a house."

Gerhard Bala said:

"The original Ower of the money came to take it back and He who has 7m stashed in a safe is not someone you can argue with so 1.2m and alive is good."

Jan Farara said:

"I imagine he made it public to protect himself. I’m sure the people who owned it didn’t forget where it was. They were unable to pay or retrieve it. I’m sure he was informed if he took the lot his life wasn’t worth much. This way he HOPEFULLY keeps safe and does ok . I wouldn’t turn that money down!."

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Shari Stamey said:

"So he needed a way to launder some money. Bought a storage unit, found a duffel bag in it, filled it with money, and said, “Oh wow! Look what I ‘found’!”

"Clever."

Nigerian man returns missing wallet containing £1500

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that a Nigerian man had returned a lost wallet containing £1500 in the UK.

The wallet owner was amazed that someone would return such money without touching the bills. The Nigerian man asked the owner to count his money to be sure everything was complete.

A lady who came along with the wallet owner kept hyping the young man as a handsome and truthful person. The kind man said he was fasting as he declined all forms of reward. Many were amazed.

Source: Legit.ng