I found £6MILLION inside £390 storage unit I bought at auction… and there was an incredible twist

A TREASURE hunter has revealed how he found almost £6 million hidden inside a storage unit he bought at an auction-but an incredible twist saw him losing millions.

The lucky man discovered the whopping amount inside a second-hand storage unit he bought at an auction for £390.

Auctioneer Dan Dotson, who is the host of the US TV show Storage Wars, revealed in 2018 that one of his buyers made an amazing finding after their bid at the auction.

In a clip shared on social media, he explained he was approached by a woman at a charity event in California who told him about the fortune.

Dan said: “An older Asian woman at the table next to me kept looking at me like she wanted to tell me something.

"Eventually she walked up and told me her husband works with a guy who bought a unit from me for $500 and found a safe inside.

"And the first person they called to open it I guess 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 (£5.8m) cash inside."

However, the lucky buyer wasn't able to keep the fortune as he eventually had to return the cash to its original owners.

Dan told  at the time, that the treasure hunter was contacted by an attorney, claiming to represent the original owners of the unit.

The lawyer reportedly offered a £465,000 reward for the money but that offer was turned down.

However, the second offer of £930,000 was later accepted which meant that the anonymous lucky buyer had to return the rest of the cash.

Dan wondered how can anyone forget such a big amount of money hidden in a safe.