Rockstar might have gotten their dates mixed up if they're playing Secret Santa with the community now, or this phenomenon might have something to do with the upcoming GTA Online DLC?
In a curious turn of events, several GTA Online players have been reporting various unwarranted and unannounced gifts landing either their in-game bank accounts or their Pegasus delivery profiles.
The first of these reports started rolling in yesterday, when the winners of the Further Adventures in Finance Felony DLC CEO Snapmatic Competition were announced via the Rockstar Newswire. The comment section was full of players thanking Rockstar for depositing money in their accounts, or giving them a free Cargobob (horrible comment etiquette, by the way. So off topic!).
Of course, with the dodgy grammar and apparent dubiosity of random comments made this a questionable case of being news-worthy. However, things have become more concrete thanks to verified Reddit threads elaborating on the matter. Players have been selected seemingly at random for the reception of either a free Cargobob vehicle, GTA $1,225,000, or both.
Already being an owner of the Cargobob doesn't guarantee the money reward, as certain players report having gotten a notification of being awarded the Cargobob despite already owning said vehicle. Some players who received both did them so at the same time, others with a delay of hours or even days.
The only things that is fix and systematic about this is the amount awarded in the cases where players receive money — it's always GTA $1,225,000. A decent sum for odds and ends like vehicles, weapons, ammo and some properties, but hardly enough for the high-end stuff.
