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It's always nice to see people doing something good for a change. This individual didn't even need the name recognition...
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- Officials in western Japan were marvelling at the generosity of a mystery philanthropist who donated a $2.6 million lottery ticket to help victims of recent torrential rainstorms.
- In an extremely rare display of charity, a winning lottery ticket good for a Y200 million ($2.6 million) grand prize was mailed to the governor of Fukui prefecture on Friday with a note saying it was intended as a donation for rain victims.
- "I am sending a lottery ticket that is blessed with luck hoping that it will be of some help to the people who had the misfortune of suffering damages," the letter said.
- Hiroko Imatomi, a Fukui prefecture official who first spotted the mail, said the note convinced her the sender was sincere.
- It was definitely not intended as a hoax or a joke," she said.
- "It must be from a rare type of person who has a big heart and hopes it will help people who suffered a lot," Imatomi said.
- The sender used a false name and local authorities have no way to find out who sent the winning ticket, which has been confirmed as being authentic, she said.
- Torrential downpours pounded Fukui prefecture on July 17-18, killing three people, injuring 17 and destroying or damaging more than 200 homes.
- News Store Alert will keep you informed.
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