AN AUSSIE grandma almost lost her newfound fortune of £5 million ($10 million AUD) because she "thought the missed calls were a scam." The unnamed woman, hailing from small town Sarina, near Mackay in Queensland was asleep when lottery officials called her. She woke up on July 12 to multiple missed calls from telling her she'd scooped up the entire $10 million AUD jackpot in the previous night's Powerball Draw 1469.
The nan initially dismissed the calls as coming from dodgy callers but they left a voicemail confirming her newfound millionaire status. The woman, whose age is not known, admitted this to the lottery company. She told The Lott: "I saw the missed calls when I woke up this morning , but I thought it was a scam, so I decided to leave it.
“It wasn’t until I listened to the voicemail from you that I knew it wasn’t a scam and something was up.” When lottery officials first relayed the good news , the Sarina native gasped in disbelief. "Oh my god! I am shaking! I can’t believe it.
I don’t know what to say! I’m sort of shocked. What the hell!" Still refusing to accept the good news, she rang the lottery provider up to confirm her good fortune. “I rang The Lott straight away and here we are! You’re telling me that I’ve won $10 million! It’s crazy to hear that.
"I’m a multi-millionaire now – oh goodness!" She also confessed that she very nearly didn't buy the ticket because she was rushing to work but is now "so glad" she did. The Queenslander de.
