Woman arrested for trying to fake jackpot winning lottery ticket

Comment #50

rdgrnr — Sat, 19 May 2012 18:48:07 GMT

Roger that

Comment #49

SergeM — Sat, 19 May 2012 16:54:30 GMT

As long as they fake alot, I have no reason to worry.

Comment #48

rdgrnr — Sat, 19 May 2012 02:31:08 GMT

It's ok, serge, it's not about the same thing they fake with you.

Comment #47

SergeM — Fri, 18 May 2012 22:05:19 GMT

She faked what

Comment #46

rdgrnr — Tue, 08 May 2012 22:58:43 GMT

I didn't know that this lady was arrested for fake jackpot winning lottery ticket.

Yeah, it's true.

There's even a story about it on the top of page one of this thread.

Check it out.

Comment #45

ressuccess — Tue, 08 May 2012 20:56:32 GMT

I didn't know that this lady was arrested for fake jackpot winning lottery ticket. At 7:45 PM on the day of the draw is usually closes all of the drawings.

Comment #44

Simba774 — Sat, 05 May 2012 01:16:57 GMT

What makes this story even funnier is that I also live in Elgin. I don't know her though. Maybe she was bored? Nothing exciting ever happens in this town.

Comment #43

maximumfun — Fri, 04 May 2012 21:50:30 GMT

Oh I think stupid is pretty indiscriminate as to whom it selects - it will take pretty much anybody and it was obviously this woman's turn.

Comment #42

Cletu$2 — Fri, 04 May 2012 21:38:22 GMT

How can ANYBODY be that stupid

Comment #41

Hermanus104 — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:45:40 GMT

Sad for her.

Hilarious for us.

Comment #40

Cletu$2 — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:13:09 GMT

Great minds think alike

Comment #39

rdgrnr — Fri, 04 May 2012 19:04:13 GMT

That's what I thought, LOL.

Comment #38

Cletu$2 — Fri, 04 May 2012 11:44:36 GMT

Sad? Thats hilarious

Comment #37

Hermanus104 — Fri, 04 May 2012 02:05:24 GMT

I have a book, America's Dumbest Criminals.

One of the stories was about a woman in Oregon who altered her lottery ticket to match the $20 prize.

The sad thing was that she did not realize that her ticket was a $5,000 winner.

Comment #36

Seattlejohn — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:58:46 GMT

What. An. Idiot. I guess little miss crap-for-brains forgot about the time stamps that are electronically recorded when a ticket is sold, or the accompanying verification numbers down at the bottom of the ticket. Normally, I'd feel sorry for someone who was so desperate that they'd resort to something like this, but this was just plain greed on her part. Toss her ass in the clink; she deserves it

Comment #35

rdgrnr — Thu, 03 May 2012 02:59:43 GMT

LOL!

I hope she knows how to do that Justin Bieber thing he's got goin' there.

Comment #34

DC81 — Thu, 03 May 2012 01:06:18 GMT

I hope she hasn't or ever will reproduce.

Comment #33

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 02 May 2012 23:59:20 GMT

LOL good one Sully.

Comment #32

dallascowboyfan — Wed, 02 May 2012 23:47:50 GMT

She'll probably do his hair..

Comment #31

rdgrnr — Wed, 02 May 2012 20:07:14 GMT

Whoa, sounds like he's got it pretty good.

I wonder if he gets salon privileges for that fancy hairdo?

I'd hate to see him lose that.

That would be cruel and unusual punishment though, I think.

Comment #30

Lucky SOB — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:35:27 GMT

would of been more funny if there was no winner that draw and she still tried to use a fake ticket

Comment #29

HaveABall — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:18:50 GMT

Actually, rdgrnr, former Illinois Govenor Blago was allowed to choose his prison. Therefore, his team researched, and found a place, outside Illinois, which stood out for its abundant freedoms ... and now Blago has been there 1.5 months.

Apparently, Blago immediately started jogging every day, has lost the 15 lbs. overweight he had, and is enjoying both. It is also reported, by the main media, that Blago's fellow prisoners (fellow thieves, etc.) are glad to know him and treat him as celebrity... [ More ]

Comment #28

KY Floyd — Wed, 02 May 2012 16:13:57 GMT

That's the part that's realy mindboggling. I hardly expect everyone to know all the details of how it works, but you've got to be incredibly stupid to think that all you have to do is make a ticket that looks real. At the very least, does she have any clue at all about how the lotteries know whether or not there was a winner, so they know what the next jackpot should be

Comment #27

CDanaT — Wed, 02 May 2012 15:11:46 GMT

scratching head ...I wonder if she works at McDonalds

Comment #26

OldSchoolPa — Wed, 02 May 2012 13:04:25 GMT

I agree she is a dim-numb-nut. Chicago tends to be home of the crooked and corrupt. Guess that is a side effect of being a bastion of blue. I won't be surprised if corruption and voter fraud surfaces in November, but I am surprised Oby and the Dems haven't proposed a special extra 10 percent jackpot lottery winner surcharge as a way to fund his monstrosity of a healthcare law and bring a warped sense of fairness to all those who play and don't win the lottery. I am just glad the lottery commissi... [ More ]

Comment #25

loonasee2 — Wed, 02 May 2012 06:00:10 GMT

I wonder if the guy that tried to rob a bank with the note on the back side of his deposit slip, is a relative.lol

She probably didn't read the whole book ,on how the early-bird gets the worm.I'm glad there's stupid people like this it makes you feel better when you do something dumb.

Well if she was only trying to get fifteen minutes of glory ,........that's about all she got.lol

Comment #24

rdgrnr — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:27:28 GMT

I hope there's room in the prison.

I think most of the Illinois Governors are in there.

Say hello to Blago, Leandria

Comment #23

Lucky Loser — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:23:41 GMT

Dumb as a box of rocks...literally.

L.L.

Comment #22

sully16 — Wed, 02 May 2012 03:00:37 GMT

LOL, Yes she did, she'll be on Americas dumbest criminals.

Comment #21

kyokushin187 — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:39:04 GMT

And it knows where they are drawn before also.

Comment #20

HaveABall — Wed, 02 May 2012 02:33:46 GMT

. Lots of desperate folks out there this past dozen years; I'm surprised that more didn't attempt a similar fraud.

Comment #19

psykomo — Wed, 02 May 2012 01:10:32 GMT

she is AH stand^thief FAKE yes but vote 4 her FFEEDOM!!!!!!

she made a mistake 2 promote poor people 2 futher yes MORE PROVERTY 4 her FREEDOM

Comment #18

NoShame — Wed, 02 May 2012 01:00:27 GMT

She must not be aware that this is the computer age...where computers can automatically determine which locations sold the winning numbers once the drawing is done.

Comment #17

Stack47 — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:28:06 GMT

The terminals at horse racing tracks are suppose to shut down when the race starts, but one day at Thistledown they stayed open until after the race was over. Some of the Tellers noticed it and made lots of bets; they were caught, fired, and charges were filed. Saw a women get caught past-posting on a Roulette table and she was escorted away by security.

Bet lots of scammers thought about trying past-posting when the lottery began selling tickets online. But only the dumbest would try it with... [ More ]

Comment #16

Littleoldlady — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:09:03 GMT

At least she went for the BIG one!!

JohnnyBgood07, you put two words together up there that have me in hysterics...what is a krotchwaffle

Comment #15

jeffrey — Wed, 02 May 2012 00:04:26 GMT

it's good when thieves are stupid.

Comment #14

JonnyBgood07 — Tue, 01 May 2012 23:58:25 GMT

Truly a krotchwaffle....can't believe someone thought they could pull that off.She should be publicly flogged lol

Comment #13

LottoBoner — Tue, 01 May 2012 22:08:59 GMT

You may be right McG...i just remember i was talking to my friend about LP and numbers i knew %100 were gonna come out...and he got all enthusiastic....so we hopped in my car and drove up to the local BP...and ran inside and the guy was like, times over ...and i was like You are fu-king kidding me right? And he was like no'...

and then the wise ass clerk was like in his indian accent... you should make a chart and put it on your wall ...i just looked at him and didn't say nothing...(its a goo... [ More ]

Comment #12

mcginnin56 — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:29:08 GMT

If Shakespeare were alive today he would be writing To scam or not to scam....that is the question

We need to be more grateful for our precious resource of scammers for the following reasons:

1. Keeps our law enforcement people gainfully employed.

2. Sets a good example for the rest of us, of what things we shouldn't be doing in our spare time.

3. Provides us with free entertainment in the form of these great media stories.

Comment #11

psykomo — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:15:17 GMT

Cook county $CAMMER$ may not BD BEST!!!!!!!!!!!!!

They R........................................... THE MOST

Comment #10

mcginnin56 — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:49:59 GMT

Must be different depending on the state. My NH lottery website says you have until 9:50 PM to play PB. Just visted the NY lottery website

where it indicated you have only to 9:00 PM.

Comment #9

LottoBoner — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:43:23 GMT

Its funny both powerball and megamillions draw at 11 pm (i believe so anyway)...in New York the

Cutoff time for MM is 10:45 PM...

Cutoff time for PB is 9:30 PM

I find this discrepancy heinously strange....

i would imaging the 9:30 P.M cutoff time would cause countless million in lost sales during frenzied jackpots....

Comment #8

RJOh — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:35:50 GMT

It's not the first time it has happened, scammers use to claim that the terminal clock was off and flip over too soon. PowerBall cut-off or flip the clock an hour before the drawing and I think MM has started doing it too in Ohio although all the local games can be played up to 15 mins. before the drawings. I always play MM and PB an hour before the drawing to be safe.

Comment #7

dallascowboyfan — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:10:19 GMT

LOL....No she didn't

Comment #6

Cletu$2 — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:03:01 GMT

Stupid,stupid stupid

Comment #5

mcginnin56 — Tue, 01 May 2012 20:02:43 GMT

This may not be the first time this has happened. We are just hearing about this recent isolated story courtesy of Todd.

Comment #4

beachygirl2011 — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:58:06 GMT

I've worked in banking for 10 years and have seen it all...this doesn't surprise me...just surprised this is the first time it has happened.

Comment #3

CDanaT — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:53:47 GMT

Know matter what.....You can't fix gormless

Comment #2

mcginnin56 — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:51:46 GMT

There is a never ending supply of greedy morons.

Moral of this story: If your going to act like a moron, at least wear a pink swine cap so we can spot you coming.

Comment #1

VenomV12 — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:47:46 GMT

Good, she is an idiot.

Woman arrested for trying to fake jackpot winning lottery ticket

Lottery Post — Tue, 01 May 2012 19:40:50 GMT

Note to anyone thinking of gaming the state lottery: it never works.

An Elgin, Illinois, woman tried to cash in on the record $656 million Mega Millions lottery jackpot with a ticket she bought online eight minutes after the winning numbers were drawn, officials said today.

Leandria Williams, 28, was initially charged with wire fraud last week for falsifying documents. She has now been charged with attempted theft and forgery, according to the Cook County sheriff's office.

An investigat... [ More ]