Thieves win €500,000 lottery prize with stolen credit card, card owner offers to split the money

Comment #8

LottoBux — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:39:39 GMT

Time's Up or almost up!

Lottery winners in France only have 30 days to claim prizes for scratch-off tickets.

The robbery happened on Feb 3rd.

One of the items the criminals purchased was a scratch-off ticket, which happened to be a winner for a 500,000 prize.

Comment #7

Powerball765 — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 09:53:07 GMT

It doesn't always have a happy ending like a strip club . They will come back and steal your half deal with the Devil

Comment #6

Dreamhorse — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:36:40 GMT

Funny

Comment #5

Dreamhorse — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:34:43 GMT

Continued. such a what are the odds of it ever happening situation. This kind man wants to reap the benefits with the homeless folks who will no longer need to steal. It's a gift from heaven for both, and should be allowed . The law could be lenient in this case and they have an unbelievable story to tell their older gr. kids. Who agrees? Say yippee

Comment #4

Dreamhorse — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 07:18:55 GMT

I think the man who wants to split ticket bought w/his credit card should have the right to resind his police report against homeless thieves. It's a win/win. They might become friends + laugh at such a

Comment #3

Brock Lee — Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:14:32 GMT

it's kind of brilliant.

Comment #2

garyo1954 — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:51:46 GMT

Yes, please come steal my wallet. I'll help you. The driver's door will be unlocked. My card will be in the center console. License is GARYO1.

And buy all the tickets you want

Comment #1

MzDuffleBaglady — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 22:13:02 GMT

Thieves win €500,000 lottery prize with stolen credit card, card owner offers to split the money

Lottery Post — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 21:03:01 GMT

Card owner offers unusual plea deal to criminals

By Kate Northrop

Thieves who stole another French man's credit card used it to buy a lottery ticket and won 500,000 (US$524,000), after which the credit card owner offered to split the cash with him.

In a bizarre string of events, a French man whose credit card was stolen, used to purchase a lottery ticket, and won 500,000 is extending an olive branch to the thieves who took it in the first place.

On Feb. 3, two thieves broke into... [ More ]