Woman steals credit cards, buys winning lottery ticket, gets arrested

Comment #34

oate — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 23:57:53 GMT

Exactly. I'm surprised there's any question about it. Winnings from illegally obtained tickets aren't paid out to anyone; the lottery adds it to the uclaimed prize fund, or what have you, and doesn't give it a second thought.

Sure are a lot of wacky suggestions here. Maybe the lottery should pick a random address and leave 25,000 toonies at the front door.

Comment #33

sully16 — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 11:19:42 GMT

lol, Karma

Comment #32

Goteki54 — Thu, 07 Feb 2019 00:54:46 GMT

The most realistic outcome is that the lottery winnings will go back to the lottery, because it wasn't legally won. The woman who's credit cards were stolen had no intentions of buying that ticket. The only thing she is entitled to is to be made whole by either seeking prosecution or suing the the thief who stole her credit cards.

Comment #31

Big Joey — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 14:42:31 GMT

In Louisiana if you make a purchase at a gas station counter, you can use your debit card tied to a bank account to pay for the purchase, then you're allowed to purchase at the same time up to $40.00 in lottery tickets if you tell the cashier you also want to buy lottery tickets with the purchase. Or, use the cash back option up to $100.00 when you're asked by the terminal if you want cash back.

Comment #30

music* — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 11:09:08 GMT

A thought has crossed my mind concerning theft and conspiracy to commit theft. This has to do with a major lottery winner and those who want some of it. We have heard the comments, You did not earn it so what's yours is mine. That could pay off a lot of debt . Anyone who conspires to steal my winnings is breaking the law. Conspiracy is illegal and can be prosecuted.

Comment #29

noise-gate — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 03:37:59 GMT

Wow, now that was a burst of clarity. Another way of putting it would be, if you stole my vehicle out of my driveway, it does not belong to you...or does it

Comment #28

KY Floyd — Tue, 05 Feb 2019 03:01:24 GMT

Rightly or not, the person (thief) who possesses it owns it.

I've seen a lot of stupid stuff here, but that's one of the stupidest things I've seen.

We go over this regularly. A bearer instrument is simply something that isn't registered to the owner, as opposed to registered instruments like stocks. Cash is a bearer instrument, but if you drop $100 while getting money out of your wallet at a store and I pick it up I'm guessing you'll think it's still your money. Proving who owns a bearer... [ More ]

Comment #27

cole34 — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 22:56:19 GMT

I played front pair 50 cents in Illinois lottery won only 25.00 dollars waste of money

Comment #26

Cassie8620 — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 01:49:15 GMT

Yea, thats true red.

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I'm happy N.C. my state (after i left cali many years ago)

can utilize a debit visa/mastercard to play lottery games!

i do not ... prefer cash but i am loving the fact they allow it here, for

those who prefer that. I usually use good ole' cash.

Comment #25

grwurston — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 19:11:49 GMT

I'm not a lawyer, but I did sleep at a Holiday Inn last night.

Comment #24

noise-gate — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 16:00:38 GMT

Thanks Tmm. I did not recall this piece at all. The good thing about it was reading Ridge's responses.

Comment #23

reddog — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 13:49:15 GMT

In N.C. you can only purchase lottery using a card as debit not credit so the woman would have had to know the pin number in order to use the card.

Comment #22

TheMeatman2005 — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 11:02:40 GMT

She never found the ticket. They paid her based on the surveillance tape and credit card info.

Comment #21

TheMeatman2005 — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 10:55:37 GMT

Lottery tracks down $50 million winner who lost ticket

Comment #20

music* — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 06:05:40 GMT

Try Google and YouTube. Lottery Post has it at, Lottery Post.com/news/269314

Comment #19

noise-gate — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 05:16:08 GMT

That's some heady explaining you got going there G. All l know is that the $50K cannot disappear in the ether. Someone will end up with that money.

Comment #18

grwurston — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 04:53:52 GMT

It also says on the back of any lottery ticket. This ticket is a bearer instrument. Anyone possessing a winning ticket may claim a prize.

The credit card co. wouldn't get it because they don't possess it. They only provided the funds to purchase it. Kind of like, if you borrowed $20 from someone to put gas in your car, would that person own the gas? Would they siphon your tank if you didn't pay them back? Probably not, but they wouldn't loan you anything the next time you asked.

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Comment #17

noise-gate — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 04:43:37 GMT

Where can l read of this Canadian woman losing a $50million ticket music? I promise not to get upset, l can handle the truth.

Comment #16

music* — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 02:21:43 GMT

There is a story of a Canadian woman who lost her winning ticket worth $50 million CAD. She did not know about this. The investigators tracked her down using her credit card information. She had used her card to buy the ticket plus other items and she was on the security camera. She got her money after being interviewed and answering questions.

Comment #15

dannyct — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 21:30:22 GMT

I'm surprised that Canadians can use credit cards to purchase lottery tickets. In Australia, you can't.

However, it is great that she was caught. I hope the card owner gets the lottrrl prize.

Comment #14

KY Floyd — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 20:19:26 GMT

If the ticket had been bought with cash that was stolen there might be a reasonable argument that the ticket rightfully belongs to the person who rightfully owned the money. Since it was bought using a stolen credit card there's probably only one sensible choice for who is entitled to the winnings, assuming the lottery pays the prize. When a credit card is used fraudulently it's the credit card company that pays the merchant, not the card holder or the person who bought the merchandise. Assuming... [ More ]

Comment #13

noise-gate — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 19:44:39 GMT

There are always...options

Comment #12

uprrman — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 17:47:19 GMT

just another reason why crime does not pay

Comment #11

Artist77 — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 12:22:51 GMT

What normally happens with a fraudulent credit card charge is that you get a credit and the charges are removed. I doubt the owner of the card will get a dime of the lottery win since the underlying charge was fraudulent.

Comment #10

s5thomps — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 07:40:30 GMT

Or at a minimum at least cover the expenses of the charges that happened while she was in possession of the card. Maybe they could spilt the proceeds 50/50. 25,000 for Law Enforcement to help fund programs within the department and 25,000 for the victim. It's a win win situation. But my guess the money will go back to the lottery corporation.

Comment #9

Tucker Black — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 05:49:05 GMT

You can buy a lottery ticket with a credit card there? What a shame.

Comment #8

misslucky$ — Sat, 02 Feb 2019 00:51:20 GMT

It s obvious the money should go to the owner of the credit card but they will more likely not give it to him on a technicality just so they won t have to pay...but let s hope they do,he deserves the money behind this

Comment #7

AmuzingP3s — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 22:18:48 GMT

Sorry that happened to this gentleman, but as a second thought, EnReval has a good point; if it turns out that way, it was really a blessing in disguise.

Comment #6

LiveInGreenBay — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 21:17:01 GMT

Just another reason to leave the liberal utopia of Oregon.

Comment #5

music* — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 21:00:08 GMT

There was a similar case in Oregon. The woman was caught. The winnings went to the Police. That is the law there. It acts like an incentive for the police to continue their good work.

This is also a Lottery Post story. Oct. 28, 2005, Christina Goodenow stole from a deceased relative. She had won $1,000,000.00

Comment #4

noise-gate — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 19:35:58 GMT

The man who had he's credit card stolen should get the $50K. Why you ask? For pain, suffering undue stress. That's why!

* After all, it was his credit card that was used, and the person or machine accepted that form of payment. He should get what his card paid for.

Comment #3

TheMeatman2005 — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 19:31:22 GMT

What a good idea

Comment #2

sweetie7398 — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 17:19:59 GMT

Comment #1

EnReval — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 17:08:59 GMT

The proceeds needs to go the the rightful owner of the card and say thank you thief.

Woman steals credit cards, buys winning lottery ticket, gets arrested

Lottery Post — Fri, 01 Feb 2019 16:51:47 GMT

A 33-year-old Canadian woman hit it big in the lottery, but ended up on the losing end when the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary charged her with theft of a credit card used to purchase the winning ticket.

The woman was arrested when she tried to claim the winnings at Atlantic Lottery's office in St. John's. She now faces two counts of possessing a stolen credit card and five counts of fraud.

A store owner in Paradise confirmed the scratch ticket was purchased at his shop, but declined an i... [ More ]