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0 pointsmarcus_holmes5y ago0 comments

This is the bit I didn't get about the article. How could the original owner of the $12K get their money out without getting pwned by the same bots?

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pstrateman5y ago

They can't.

marcus_holmesOP5y ago

So, assuming the original person in TFA had some kind of authentic claim on the money, why are they not losing it according to GP?

detaro5y ago

They (by accident) put the money in a spot where anyone can claim it. Arguably, that's where they lost it, OP just tried to recover it without someone else noticing "ohh, there's free money there" and failed. (that's not a very satisfying answer, but pretty much seems to be the logic behind those things)

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