With the extension of the ongoing Telecel More Money promo to December, nine lucky Telecel customers have won GH¢30,000 each as weekly cash prize in October alone.
Coming from different parts of the country including Tafo, Tamale, Kasoa, Sunyani, Okaishie, Assin Fosu, Kanda, Obuasi and Ashaiman, the promo winners reflect the broad reach and impact of the rewarding cash prize promotion.
Humusulemi Osman, a second year Information Technology student at the University of Development Studies in Tamale, was overjoyed when her Telecel Cash wallet was credited GH¢30,000 at the presentation event at the Tamale Lorry Station.
“I didn’t believe it was real. My family didn’t either, so they couldn’t attend the event till I confirmed I had received the cash prize,” Humusulemi said “Never did I ever dream of receiving this much money in my account. I will use it to support my tuition and hostel costs and invest in expanding my mother’s beauty products business.”
Launched in July, the Telecel More Money promotion aims to reward customers for their loyalty and encourage the active use of Telecel’s services for all customers, including mobile, fixed, broadband and business. Customers who activate the promo and top up their accounts stand a chance to win GH¢100 daily, GH¢30,000 weekly and the grand prize of GH¢1,000,000 to become the Telecel millionaire.
As at the end of October, about 11,500 Telecel customers had won a total of GH¢2 million. By the climax of the five-month Promo in December, a total of 18, 500 Telecel customers would have won GH¢100 daily, 60 lucky customers would have grabbed GH¢30,000 each and the luckiest customer will walk away with a whooping GH¢1 million and be crowned the Telecel millionaire.
In Moshie Zongo, Kumasi, 21-year-old apprentice cobbler, Meshack Agawena was in disbelief when he received the call announcing he had won GH¢30,000.
“I was at work, so I hung up after the Telecel staff congratulated me for winning. I thought it was fraudulent, so I didn’t pick up the subsequent calls. The next day, another call came through and I decided to give it the benefit of the doubt and it turned out to be real. I was so excited and happy when I received the money at the presentation event.”
Meshack said his dad was financially stranded and needed capital to restart his business hence the prize money is the miracle they desperately needed. He will invest the rest into starting his own shoe repairs business after completion of his apprenticeship.
David Umoh, Director of Consumer Business at Telecel Ghana, said “We want our customers to know that every interaction with Telecel can lead to a win of any of the cash prizes for the More Money Promo. This is about rewarding and supporting our customers, and we invite everyone to join in as every top-up counts toward a chance to win big.”
The More Money promo, which has been extended until December, offers Telecel users the chance to win exciting cash prizes simply by joining the promo and topping up their accounts. Telecel users can participate by sending the keyword ‘WIN’ to 500 or dialing *500# to opt-in or alternatively, activate the promo in the Telecel Play App.