I am not sure if this is directly connected with case of OP finding paper wallet or if this was posted before, but there is very similar situation happening in Melbourne, Australia.
This appears to be scam attempt with QR code with a key to access the account with alleged 0.62 BTC which can be withdrawn.
This appears to be scam attempt with QR code with a key to access the account with alleged 0.62 BTC which can be withdrawn.
This whole time I was under the impression that the OP's has the private key, so I'm sure this is mere coincidence. But the similarities are striking.
If the OP's wallet turns out to be one of the same batch and it's just some trickery or worse, then we got punked just the same. It would also mean these last 10 pages and deep discussions of ethics and mushrooms was all for nothing.
How sad that would be.
I'm still curious: does this "wallet" somehow link to an account on a website instead of a private key?
Apparently so, here's a quote from the reddit op:
A QR code with a key to access the account. When you get in there it says there is .62 BTC which can be withdrawn. I didn’t go further into withdrawing to see what they ask, but the account 1LM.. has only ever had .15 BTC in it on blockchain records, and they have only ever deposited from accounts that have been flagged as fraudulent or scams. Nothing seemed to flag malware/ransomware on site but I am guessing the details provided on the withdraw page are what the scam is, not malicious software. Anyone heard of “Printkey Wallet” before? That’s where the QR scans to.
*emphasis mine
I think n0nce is right, it seems to direct to a site were they will probably ask for your most recent dental x-rays and then for a deposit of $50 to unlock your $12k.