Woman Finds $3 Million Jackpot in Spam Folder While Looking for Another Email

Laura Spears realised she had won the Mega Millions Lottery only after stumbling upon an email in her spam folder.

The spam folder is like the dirty sock drawer of your email account – you don't check it unless it's overflowing. Laura Spears, a 55-year-old woman, was in for a shock when she came across an email from the organisers of a lottery worth 3 million dollars.

"I was looking for a missing email from someone, so I checked the spam folder in my email account. That’s when I saw an email from the lottery saying I had won a prize," she said.