Overnight Millionaire

A fisherman in Pakistan's Karachi city became a millionaire overnight after auctioning a haul of rare fish which has many medicinal properties.

His father had died 10 years ago and nobody in the family knew of his father's particular bank account and savings.

A police officer in Pakistan's Karachi city became a millionaire overnight after he received Rs 100 million in his bank account from an unknown source.

An Indonesian man became a millionaire overnight after a meteor crashed through his roof. Josua Hutagalung, 33, is a coffin maker from Sumatra who r became astronomically richer after he recently sold the meteorite for over 1 million pounds - or roughly Rs 9.8 crore.

Four homeless people won big after a scratchcard handed to them by a charitable gambler drew 50,000 euros ($59,000), French lottery operator FDJ said Tuesday.

A labourer became a millionaire overnight when he unearthed three diamonds worth Rs 30 lakh to 35 lakh at a diamond mine in Panna district of Madhya Pradesh, a senior official said on Thursday.

A Tanzanian miner who previously made the news for discovering two large tanzanite stones has sold a third one for $2 million.

A Tanzanian subsistence miner hit the jackpot on Wednesday after the government handed him a cheque for 7.74 billion Tanzanian shillings ($3.35 million) for the two largest tanzanite gemstones ever found.

In a stroke of luck, an Indian storekeeper has become a millionaire overnight in Dubai. Ajesh Padmanabhan joined the list of Dubai Duty Free 'Millennium Millionaire' promotion after he won USD 1 million at a lucky draw at the Dubai International Airport.

A daily wage worker in Andhra Pradesh became a millionaire overnight - albeit on paper - after he found over Rs. 1.26 crore balance in his bank account.

Freida Pinto, who became an overnight celebrity after Slumdog Millionaire, views her new film Trishna as a "very beautiful yet tragic tale"

A fisherman in Pakistan's Karachi city became a millionaire overnight after auctioning a haul of rare fish which has many medicinal properties.

His father had died 10 years ago and nobody in the family knew of his father's particular bank account and savings.

A police officer in Pakistan's Karachi city became a millionaire overnight after he received Rs 100 million in his bank account from an unknown source.

An Indonesian man became a millionaire overnight after a meteor crashed through his roof. Josua Hutagalung, 33, is a coffin maker from Sumatra who r became astronomically richer after he recently sold the meteorite for over 1 million pounds - or roughly Rs 9.8 crore.

Four homeless people won big after a scratchcard handed to them by a charitable gambler drew 50,000 euros ($59,000), French lottery operator FDJ said Tuesday.

A labourer became a millionaire overnight when he unearthed three diamonds worth Rs 30 lakh to 35 lakh at a diamond mine in Panna district of Madhya Pradesh, a senior official said on Thursday.

A Tanzanian miner who previously made the news for discovering two large tanzanite stones has sold a third one for $2 million.

A Tanzanian subsistence miner hit the jackpot on Wednesday after the government handed him a cheque for 7.74 billion Tanzanian shillings ($3.35 million) for the two largest tanzanite gemstones ever found.

In a stroke of luck, an Indian storekeeper has become a millionaire overnight in Dubai. Ajesh Padmanabhan joined the list of Dubai Duty Free 'Millennium Millionaire' promotion after he won USD 1 million at a lucky draw at the Dubai International Airport.

A daily wage worker in Andhra Pradesh became a millionaire overnight - albeit on paper - after he found over Rs. 1.26 crore balance in his bank account.

Freida Pinto, who became an overnight celebrity after Slumdog Millionaire, views her new film Trishna as a "very beautiful yet tragic tale"