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Abu Dhabi Big Ticket draw: Nowadays the fear of online fraud has become so ingrained in the minds of people that they consider any unknown caller as a fraud. Especially, when the caller talks about money. But, Arun Kumar Vatke Koroth, a resident of Bengaluru, even took it two steps ahead. Arun not only disconnected the phone but also blocked the number when he received the news of winning Rs 44 crore in Abu Dhabi’s Big Ticket draw, thinking it was a fake call. Lottery people called from another number and assured them with great difficulty that they had really become millionaires and had won the first prize of the Big Ticket draw in Abu Dhabi.
Arun Kumar told, ‘When I got a call from Big Ticket, I thought it was a fake call or someone was doing a prank. I disconnected the phone and blocked that number. After a while, I got a call from a different number saying I have indeed won Rs 44 crore in the lottery. Only then I came to believe.
Lottery changed luck
Arun came to know about the Big Ticket draw from one of his friends. He had bought an online lottery ticket while sitting at home. On March 22, Arun bought the Big Ticket Lottery number 261031 Rafale ticket online. This was the second time he had bought a lottery ticket. His work has now turned his fortunes around and he has become a millionaire. He will get Rs 44 crore as the first prize. As soon as the lottery people gave this news to him, he could not believe it and disconnected the phone. Arun says that he will try his luck in business with the money he gets from the lottery.
Indian also won the second prize
An Indian has also won the second prize of this lottery held in Abu Dhabi. He is currently living in Bahrain. Suresh Mathan, who won the second prize of Abu Dhabi’s Big Ticket lottery, has won Rs 22 lakh in the lottery.
