in 1949 Jake Wurm an unemployed man was walking aimlessly on a california beach when he came across a bottle that had floated onto the beach In it was a piece of paper with this message To avoid confusion I leave my entire estate to the lucky person who finds this bottle and to my attorney Barry Cohen share and share alike Daisy Alexander June 20 1937 It was not a hoax Mr. Wurm received over $6 million from Daisy Alexander's estate