Did the Scotch tape give it away?
A Houston man is accused of altering a lottery ticket last year to claim the cash prize, the Harris County District Attorney's Office said.
Allen Hudaifa, 57, was charged on Friday with claiming a lottery prize by fraud — a second-degree felony, officials said.
In February 2010, Hudaifa tried to redeem a scratch-off lottery ticket that would have netted him $1,000 a week for 20 years.
But it was clear the alleged winning ticket had been tampered with, officials said.
"Some of the numbers were changed around. Two of them were secured with Scotch tape," said George Flynn, a spokesman for the district attorney's office.
Hudaifa denied any wrongdoing during interviews with investigators, officials said. He could not be reached for comment Friday night.
Officials with the Texas Lottery Commission referred questions about the case to the district attorney's office.
Thanks to joshuacloak for the tip.
The stupidity of people never ceases to amaze me.
WOW!!!!! (Scotch tape...Really) the things people will do...........glad he got caught......
This was not a good idea.
LOL
He gets wait he deserves.... No need to cheat it never pays off in the long run.... He is fries short of a happy meal ....
Hudaifa denied any wrongdoing during interviews with investigators....
Thieves generally feel they are entitled to steal, besides they were going to give that money to someone.
Stupid Is As Stupid Does.
There Is Absolutely No Cure Whatsoever For Stupidity.
WOW
Wouldn't you at least make it like a smaller prize like 500 so that you wouldn't be claiming a NON EXISTANT TOP PRIZE.
Yeah that's totally non chalant. That's like trying to change your Powerball ticket's barcode to make it act like it had the winning numbers when nobody even won a jackpot....
It is said that wisdom comes with age.
Obviously he never made it through the common sense line.
Well, some people never learn, absolutely no common sense. He must have thought he was the first person to attempt to deceive the lottery commission: he was wrong.
AMAZING!!!