A woman has revealed the incredible moment that she won the $72,580.50 lottery jackpot despite initially believing it was a “scam.”
The lucky winner, from New South Wales, Australia clinched the top prize after purchasing a ticket for the Oz lotto drawn on February 25.
However, she initially avoided multiple calls and emails from company operators as she believed that someone was playing a cruel practical joke.
She said: “I received some phone calls and emails straight after the draw, but I didn’t recognize the phone number or email, so I didn’t answer or take any notice!”
“I said to myself, ‘It’s definitely a scam.’”
After living in blissful ignorance the woman eventually remembered she had bought a ticket and logged in to check.
She said: “I ignored the phone calls and emails for a few days, and then, eventually, I decided to log in to my online The Lott account.”
“It all started to make sense when I discovered I’d won.”
In total the woman scooped $72,580.50.
And now she admits that she is still in shock and is unsure how she’ll spend her winnings.
She said: “I’ll have to take everything in first and wait for the prize to land into the bank account before I can decide what I’ll spend it on, but I know it will go to good use.”
Last year, The Sun reported the similar fate of a man who refused to acknowledge that he’d won $660,772 after believing he was receiving nuisance…