Sometimes we have to answer unknown numbers that call us. An Australian finally understood this, after having rejected numerous calls from a company tasked with announcing very good news.
On February 2, Powerball, the equivalent of the Australian lottery, announced the winning numbers for the day’s draw jackpot, that is, 40 million Australian dollars (almost 25 million euros). But against all odds, no one shows up to claim the jackpot. The Australian lottery can call the lucky winner multiple times, the calls go unanswered…
Therefore, the Australian operator The Lott decides to use drastic measures to reach the big winner, a woman from the state of Victoria, in the southeast of Australia. As reported by the Capital site, The Lott publishes a press release and transmits its message on social networks.
“OMG I can quit my job!”
“If you see a flurry of missed calls on your phone, you could be the winner we’re trying to reach about life-changing news,” The Lott wrote at the time.
The ad finally paid off. The next day, the victorious Australian logs into her account—she had played the lottery on the Internet—and realizes that she has won. Contacted by the Australian operator that manages the lottery, she explains about the calls that she did not answer: “I thought it was a scam.”
“My God, I can quit my job,” the big winner also rejoiced. “I will be able to take time off to spend time with my family”; she trusted.
Source: BFM TV
