There are many people who They deposit their hope in raffles and lotteries hoping that luck smiles on them. Whether it’s to get a little financial relief, to treat yourself, or even to change your life, the thrill of winning is a dream shared by many. However, that dream can turn into a nightmare or a bitter disappointment and that is exactly what has happened to a man who, after winning a prize of 18,000 pounds (more than 21,700 euros) in a draw after months of waiting, has not received a single cent.
According to information published by the British media BBC, Bayliss, a 31-year-old resident of Blackwood, Wales, participated for three years in raffles organized by the company Level Up Giveaways, a Sowerby Bridge company. After years of trying his luck, it finally came to his side and when he found out that he had won one of the prizes.
The rules of the draw allowed choose between a cash prize of around 21,700 euros or a car, specifically a BMW M3. As he was in the process of buying a house, money was the chosen option, since this cash injection would allow him to renovate the kitchen and bathroom of the house. But this gift that initially filled him with excitement ended up becoming a headache and a source of constant frustration.
The prize to renovate your house that never comes
As reflected in the information that the man has given to the medium, At first the company assured him, after winning the prize, that he would receive the money in a few days, but it didn’t arrive. That’s when Bayliss contacted the company to see what had happened to his money, but didn’t get much information about it.
According to the BBC, the director of the company organizing the award confirmed to the winner that the award would take place in 2 or 3 days, but A delay of weeks in payment made Bayliss suspect that his dream of being able to renovate the bathroom and kitchen was fading. “I have become numb to it,” he admitted, after more than two months without news and without the promised money.
Nevertheless he kept trying to claim his prizeor at least try to receive some information about it, but his messages always went unanswered. In the interview, he pessimistically stated that he does not have much hope of receiving the money one day.
He is not the only one who has not received the prize in a draw organized by this company
The case of this young man is no exception, and he isSeveral winners of raffles organized by this company are affected by non-payment of them.
According to those affected, they informed the media that after winning, they did not receive the promised prize either and their attempts to contact the company were unsuccessful. The Level Up Giveaways website, offering tempting prizes such as sports cars, luxury watches and even gold bars, went down shortly before Christmas, raising suspicions that they will not receive a cent.
After the publication of Bayliss’s case, the BBC itself contacted the director of the company, who explained that they were going through certain personal and professional problems, and that unfortunately the business had failed even though he was doing everything possible to be able to pay his prize to the winners.
The young man’s story may have a happy ending
The case of this young man has been widely commented on in the country, so much so that it reached the ears of one of the British raffle organizers, Robbie Savage, who, despite not having any type of relationship with the company organizing the raffle that Baiyliss won , donated the 18,000 pounds to the young man through his company.
The businessman stated that he does not want this type of cases to continue to be repeated in the sector in which he works, and that from the company will fight alongside other companies organizing online raffles so that they are regulated.