Unlucky Lottery jackpot win

[potatolord]

This is a modern tragedy.

They thought they had won £4m on a scratchcard bought using a stolen debit card. What they actually got was £0 and some jail time.

Disappointingly, it seems the card owner is not eligible for the win, which seems terribly unfair.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-manchester-59654724

 

[potatolord]

This story really did bring a smile to my face.

The very definition of karma.

There's an interesting point in this about ownership.

It seems the win doesn't pass to the card owner as it was bought fraudulently. It seems to have made the entire transaction void.

I'd rather get the ticket than have my £1 refunded...

 

[potatolord]

Well of course. As soon as the card was stolen any purchases were fraudulent, just the same as the original owner wouldn't then take possession of anything else they purchased at the time. You can't have those protections in place but then have exceptions when it just happens to benefit the owner.

Yeah, i know, but it would have been a heart-warming Christmas tale.

If only the crims' solicitor had done a deal with the card owner, pre-trial, they could have all been winners.