UK shopkeeper guilty of lottery fraud

Comment #29

jamella724 — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 01:54:46 GMT

Those kind of people are really annoying. It seems like you can't trust anyone when it comes to money.

Comment #28

noise-gate — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 22:58:47 GMT

l think an example has to be made for those clerks who are willing to screw you over.

Nepali accused of stealing $1M lottery prize in USA

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

AUSTIN, Texas, Oct 22: A 25-year-old convenience store clerk pocketed a customer s $1 million winning lottery ticket, claimed the prize and skipped town, possibly back to his native Nepal, authorities said.

Pankaj Joshi took 67-year-old Willis Willis winning Mega Millions megaplier ticket after Willis asked Joshi in

Comment #27

jeffrey — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 19:26:44 GMT

a slap on the wrist, shucks i'm sorry i was caught.

Comment #26

sully16 — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 16:38:55 GMT

Yep, I always know if I have a winner or not.

Comment #25

Ronnie316 — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:38:51 GMT

I want Powerball to add a Pool Play option to their tickets. Make the charge a dollar a line.

Comment #24

ShowMeTheMoney$ — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:24:35 GMT

The term lottery syndicate makes these players sound so ominous like the mob or gangsters. I like the term lottery pool because I think of fun in the sun in a swimming pool. That's were you will be if you win the jackpot. Partying in the POOL!!!

The article also mentions the missing ticket being screwed-up. I think that better describes the thief shopkeeper. And, what does that mean anyways? Was the ticket crumpled up, altered, ripped, or something else

Comment #23

sully16 — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:59:03 GMT

More words of wisdom

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sully16 — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 01:58:18 GMT

Words of wisdom

Comment #21

rdgrnr — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 00:46:37 GMT

That shopkeeper needs a good old fashioned ass whoopin'.

A real good one.

Comment #20

noise-gate — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:36:31 GMT

Its across all racial lines.This guy is just one of many.Out here in California the State lottery investigations have reeled in all kinds.Chris Hansen from Dateline how to catch a predator did a piece on this practice. Its amazing to watch how these clerks are always surprised when they caught, its like l didn't know it was illegal to do that!.

Comment #19

RJOh — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:21:40 GMT

If you play a lot, making copies of all your tickets gets old after a while. I check my own tickets and only ask clerks to cash them or verify them and give me the paper work to take to the local authorized bank.

Comment #18

helpmewin — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:20:09 GMT

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helpmewin — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:19:26 GMT

i want this lottery ticket give me my receipt pronto

Comment #16

dallascowboyfan — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:09:50 GMT

WOW!!! Always check your own tickets and always make copies.

Comment #15

VenomV12 — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:51:19 GMT

No one touches my tickets once they are in my hand, ever. I can check online and my state has scanners that you can check them yourself. Also, as I have said before, print your name on your ticket.

Comment #14

tnhope — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 17:24:55 GMT

...and ask for a receipt

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Ronnie316 — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:52:02 GMT

Never trust the leader of the pool, OR the clerk.

Comment #12

RJOh — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:50:02 GMT

The guy buying the tickets for the pool may trust the clerks but not everyone in the pool trust him.

Comment #11

Ronnie316 — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:38:54 GMT

I always ask for the terminal generated receipt, and watch to make sure they dont pull a switch.

Comment #10

Ronnie316 — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:32:47 GMT

I will play in pools whenever I can.

Comment #9

Ronnie316 — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:31:39 GMT

Those darn clerks.

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luckyshoes — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:27:23 GMT

Funny that hes from Graves end. Look like he ll get his

Comment #7

RJOh — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:21:14 GMT

This story should send a message to all lottery crooks clerks, you can con a single player easier than you can a group(syndicate).

Comment #6

maringoman — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 12:32:37 GMT

Wow hsg2000 is this 2013 or 1913? Educate yourself by watching Dateline's lottery ticket sting operations and by reading books LP stories, and get to know a few muslims and hopefully you are still young enough to learn something. Do you think you can do that

Comment #5

hsg2000 — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:04:26 GMT

This Imran Pervais (also known Pervez), a muslim. Muslims are crooks and are known to lie and con people out of money and their assetts. These radicals are known to use any method to get their ways either by hook or crook.

This person should be dealt severly and punished, his license need to be taken away so as to prevent further such abuses and the business be under surveillance. Other businesses owned by muslims to be under surveillance too to prevent fraud.

Comment #4

hearsetrax — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 11:01:53 GMT

just the other clerk that needs to have his bollocks handed to him

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Toni Love6 — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:58:09 GMT

Glad that this disbonest person was caught.

Comment #2

JoshUK — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:45:53 GMT

Crazy, this is quite close to me aswel. I always check them online, and if I do go to a store I sign my name on the back and ask for it back.

Comment #1

helpmewin — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 10:14:29 GMT

Wow! i always check my tickets and if i do win something i ask for them back

UK shopkeeper guilty of lottery fraud

Lottery Post — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 09:02:20 GMT

A shopkeeper from Gravesend, a town in northwest Kent, England, has been found guilty of trying to con a lottery syndicate [pool] out of nearly 80,000 (US$120,000) in winnings.

Imran Pervais, 26, misled the winning group into thinking they had won 10 when in fact they had scooped 79,887 after matching five balls and the bonus ball.

He was convicted by a jury at Maidstone crown court of fraud by false representation following a two-day trial and he will be sentenced at a later date.

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