Can you imagine becoming millionaire from one day to the next? And what would you do with all that money that came out of nowhere? And as usually happens on occasions like these, friends who are not friendsthey usually approach out of convenience and end up taking advantage of the situation.
The same thing happened to a man who lived by collecting garbage on the street and by chance, He received a real fortune and decided to bet on the supposed business from someone he trusted.
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From collecting cans on the street, to winning the lottery and losing all the money again after being scammed by a friend
How José Pereira became a millionaire
On April 3, 2018, José Pereira went out as usual to earn a living in Viamao, Brazil, collecting beer cans to sell. That day, she won 13 reales and decided to gamble a little more than half of it on two Mega-Sena betsdreaming of getting out of poverty.
The next day, José woke up as one of Brazil’s new millionaires by winning the jackpot prize of 10,251,126 reais, approximately 2 million dollars. This award was possible thanks to the numbers 7, 11, 24, 36, 42 and 58, which changed his life overnight. He would no longer have to search for cans or worry about his daily sustenance.
However, his fortune did not last long. Four years later, José, now a grandfather, desperately seeks to recover part of what he lost due to a cheating by his best friend and partnerwho gradually stripped him of everything.
The scam of José Pereira’s best friend
José relates that, when he found out about his prize, he had no idea of the magnitude of the money he had won. When the lottery woman revealed to him that it was 10.25 million reais, he was stunned. However, His partner, whom he completely trusted, began to manipulate him and steal from him.starting by retaining his bank card under the pretext of paying the salaries of the funeral home employees they had bought together in Viamão.
The delegate of the Military Police, Juliano Ferreira, who is investigating the case, explained that José’s former partner began making continuous withdrawals from grandfather’s bank account after the acquisition of the funeral home. Furthermore, the partner He forged contracts and excluded José from the companyillegally appropriating the assets.
Official Marcela Brito detailed how the non-legally registered partner in the funeral home, taking advantage of José’s lack of financial education and business knowledge, led him to financial ruin. Currently, José has lost practically everything he won in the lottery, leaving just two cents in his bank account.
The police investigation has uncovered evidence of forgery and other financial crimes related to the case, and several people are being investigated for their involvement in this criminal scheme. The delegate points out that this is a criminal association that involves money laundering, embezzlement and other serious financial crimes.
José Pereira, who dreamed of a better life after winning the Mega-Sena, Now he fights to recover some of what he lost due to the betrayal of someone he considered his trusted friend and partner.
