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In my other thread, I mentioned how cop who was in on a undercover lottery investigation told a Clerk who claimed the winning ticket was a loser and then tried to claim it for herself that the winning check was ready and he'd give it to her at her job. Of course, he was helping to set up her arrest.
Has anyone actually gotten a winning check given to them at their job?
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Quote: Originally posted by Artist77 on Oct 13, 2022
The thief might have thought it was just publicity for the lottery. The thief was not unfairly set up.
And I'm pretty sure that in these sting operations the lottery is targeting retailers that have been the subject of multiple complaints by players. It's not a good use of resources to just randomly sample retailers to check their honesty. There has to be smoke.
I think Karentasha should download her lottery's app so she can check her tickets herself and stop worrying so much about getting conned by a shady retailer.
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Quote: Originally posted by cottoneyedjoe on Oct 13, 2022
And I'm pretty sure that in these sting operations the lottery is targeting retailers that have been the subject of multiple complaints by players. It's not a good use of resources to just randomly sample retailers to check their honesty. There has to be smoke.
I think Karentasha should download her lottery's app so she can check her tickets herself and stop worrying so much about getting conned by a shady retailer.
Exactly. I think she is more worried about the retailer being " conned " by a visit from the lottery to pay a winning ticket and thinks it is entrapment. It is not.
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Quote: Originally posted by cottoneyedjoe on Oct 13, 2022
And I'm pretty sure that in these sting operations the lottery is targeting retailers that have been the subject of multiple complaints by players. It's not a good use of resources to just randomly sample retailers to check their honesty. There has to be smoke.
I think Karentasha should download her lottery's app so she can check her tickets herself and stop worrying so much about getting conned by a shady retailer.
The segment did point out that most of the retailers they visited did the right thing by explaining the ticket has to be cashed at a lottery office or by mail. Some even gave her the claim form and explained how to complete it.
It could have been complaints or people who cash a lot of winning tickets who were associated with these stores. If someone is cashing a lot of winning tickets at the lottery office and they are in a job where they check lottery tickets, such as a clerk or owner of a store that sells tickets, that could be a red flag for both stealing winners and ticket discounting, which was also discussed.
Revealing how they decided to pick these stores would be a bad idea because it may alert other dishonest individuals to change their methods so they don't get targeted in future sting operations.
I agree though, since most people have a smartphone today, use a lottery app to check tickets on your own, it's safer and more convenient.
