I DELETED email saying I won £76k lotto jackpot because I was sure it was a scam – it took big step to convince me
A MAN who bagged £76,000 on the Postcode Lottery says he DELETED his winners’ email – thinking it was a scam.
Cautious Colin, 59, got nervous when he saw emails piling into his inbox telling him he’d won last week.
After ignoring the notifications he was left gobsmacked when he spotted camera crews trundling down his street.
The retiree, from Tyne and Wear, recalled: “I had two emails from Postcode Lottery and thought, “No, this is a scam”, and deleted them.
“I drove back home, as I’d been swimming this morning, and then I saw the Postcode Lottery camera crew.
“It feels fantastic. I’ve just retired so it’s a bonus.”
Colin won exactly £76,923 and is among ten neighbours in South Shields who scooped part of a £1 million jackpot.
The win comes at the perfect time for the granddad-of-three who retired last year after working the same job at Siemens for 40 years.
He now plans to splash the cash on a one-in-a-lifetime trip to America with wife Gwen to celebrate his 60th in September.
The pensioner hopes to tick off San Francisco, the world-famous Napa Valley wine region, LA and then hop on a week-long cruise before hitting San Diego and Mexico.
Colin hopes to treat his five kids and five grandchildren the couple share between them.
Other winners on Colin’s street include beauty therapy student Ashley and HGV driver hubby Colin who only started playing the Postcode Lottery recently.
Mum-of-four Ashley said: “Twenty-four pounds. Two months. This feels like a dream.
“I’m shaking. We’ve got four kids. Two of them don’t even own a passport and have never been on holiday before.”
Colin added: “We feel like such frauds. It really doesn’t feel real.”
How does the People's Postcode Lottery work?
PLAYERS sign up with their postcode and pay £12 per month.
They are automatically entered into every draw and prizes are announced every day of the month.
Tickets play for prizes every day of the week – from Monday to Sunday, a ticket could win £1,000 each day in the Daily Prize.
Tickets could also win a jackpot of £30,000 in Saturday and Sunday’s Street Prize draws.
People’s Postcode Lottery also offer a £3 Million Postcode Millions draw each month – and your ticket plays for a share of a £3 Million cash prize fund.
Winners are notified by email, SMS message, mail or phone call depending on the prize they win.
Jackpot winners are visited by the lottery team in person
Nine neighbours won £76,923 each with two others doubling their prize to £153,846 thanks to playing with two tickets.
The Postcode Lottery costs £12-per-ticket per-month and you’ll automatically be entered into every draw.
Prizes are announced every day of the month from Monday to Sunday.
A ticket could win £1,000 each day in the Daily Prize or a jackpot of £30,000 in Saturday and Sunday’s Street Prize draws.
There is also the £3 million Postcode Millions draw each month – with your ticket playing for a share of the jackpot.