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I told lotto ‘I’m not interested’ when they said I won £100k because I NEVER give out my bank details over phone
It took the People's Postcode Lottery several attempts to convince the woman she'd actually won
A LOTTO winner has told how she slammed the caller congratulating her on her win.
Anne, from Heald Green, Greater Manchester, said she wasn't interested and tried to hang up as she was told the good news.
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And when the lottery sent her an email, the mum-of-two thought that was "a scam" as well.
Anne, who did not want to share her surname, said: "I told my daughters and they said don't click on anything and don't give any bank details."
But Anne, a chairperson for her local village hall, got an inkling she may be in luck when she saw her phone number on an email.
I told my daughters and they said don't click on anything and don't give any bank details
Anne
It was only when the Postcode Lottery arrived on her street brandishing cheques that Anne peeped around the hedge to see what all the fuss was about.
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She recalled: "There was a lovely party atmosphere when they were here in the street.
"I peeped round the hedge and saw the cheques, I was trying to see the amount as they opened them."
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How to enter the People's Postcode Lottery:
You can sign up to join People's Postcode Lottery at postcodelottery.co.uk or by calling freephone 0808 109 8765.
People's Postcode Lottery is an ongoing £12 monthly subscription lottery where paid tickets are automatically entered into all prize draws.
You can buy up to three tickets to play in the draws.
Each ticket is based on your chosen postcode.
Anne scooped £100,000 along with nine other winners and says she was shocked and delighted when it all turned out to be true.
She plans to donate £10,000 to the village hall and other charities, including to a Multiple Sclerosis therapy centre which supports people like her husband.
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Other winners on Greenhythe Road were neighbours Roy and Julie.
They say the £100,000 cheque couldn't have come at a better time, as their boiler packed it in that day.
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Julie said of her win: "When they emailed us and phoned we thought we may have won about £1,000.
"When we kept seeing all the noughts as the cheque was pulled out of the envelope I kept saying 'Oh My God, Oh My God."
Neighbour Tracy Mellor, 54 - a longtime People's Postcode Lottery player - says her win is thanks to her late dad Peter "shining down" on her.
She burst into tears as she was handed a cheque for £100,000.
Incredibly, she had just cancelled Peter's own ticket two weeks prior.
She said of her "bittersweet" win: "That's me dad, that."
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