People in Denmark wrongly told of lottery win

23 March 2012 Last updated at 10:04 ET Help

Three hundred people in Denmark were wrongly told they had won three billion euros in their country's national lottery.

Shortly after being told the news that they were rich beyond their wildest dreams, they were contacted by lottery headquarters to be told it was all a mistake.

The BBC's Richard Lister reports.

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