Theft on Cortelyou Rd!!

Reply #9

MillionsWanted — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 08:17:36 GMT

A bit strange to come here and complain about it and not call the lottery company about it first.

Reply #8

Stack47 — Thu, 09 Apr 2020 03:13:51 GMT

Sort of one of those stories that is difficult to tell if it's true or not. If they knew their ticket was worth $609 and the clerk handed them $40, why didn't they ask for a receipt or complain to the agent?

The winning amount is odd too unless it was more than one ticket. They are correct in calling it theft if that's what happened, but not sure what any of us are expected to do about it.

Reply #7

Karen Nathan — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 17:18:29 GMT

That device idea was an ingenious idea that seemed to have been implemented after Chris Hansen sent some of his Employees to pose as Lottery Players and test Lottery Retailers' honesty. Most of them passed but 6 straight up lied and stole the tickets and one of them although he didn't steal it, he did Discounting when the Undercover Employee claimed she owed money to the IRS or something and knew that if she went to the Lottery Office to claim her $1,000 the Lottery Office would use that $1,000... [ More ]

Reply #6

Stat$talker — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 15:24:08 GMT

Most, if not all lottery retailers by now, have a laser bar scanning ticket reader somewhere out front or near the counter, that allows the customer to scan their tickets, which will give a readout of whether or not the ticket is a winner, including how much it's worth... BEFORE handing it over to the clerk... This device was put their to ensure ticket holders aren't cheated out of their winnings by unscrupulous Store clerks and Owners...

You can lead a horse to the water trough, but you can... [ More ]

Reply #5

eddessaknight — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 10:49:32 GMT

Lock up the bandits before they steal anymore from the elderly

Reply #4

Karen Nathan — Wed, 08 Apr 2020 06:02:05 GMT

I'm assuming as their own Investigation experiment. The OP's train of thought was probably, I'm going to test the Clerk's honesty with my $609 winning ticket and see if he pays me my $609 ticket. Holy crap, he only gave me $40! What a Crook! Taking advantage of The Elderly!I'm going to put his store on blast on Lottery Post

Reply #3

grwurston — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 22:47:29 GMT

To add to that, anything over $600 you need to fill out a claim form and pay taxes on it, so the clerk / store wasn't allowed to cash it anyways without the form. Further proof they knew what they were doing.

Reply #2

rcbbuckeye — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 21:34:16 GMT

When I cash in a winning ticket, I know exactly how much it's worth. My question is if you knew it was worth $609, why did you accept $40 and walk out

Reply #1

grwurston — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 21:13:26 GMT

Welcome to the LP!

First question. Did you sign the back of the ticket in order to prove it was YOUR ticket? If so,

Did you call the New York state lottery and file a complaint against the store and or clerk? Did you tell them what happened? If not, why not? If you didn't sign the ticket, call anyway.

If there needs to be an investigation, it's up to you to get the ball rolling on it. It's your money, right? If he did this to you, he's no doubt done it to other people also. And he will... [ More ]

Theft on Cortelyou Rd!!

Ernestw1 — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 18:02:34 GMT

The lottery store on Courtelyou rd in Brooklyn NY is stealing tickets from elderly people. I went to the store this morning with a $609 cash ticket with 10 times 10 ticket and the agent scanned it and gave me $40. That's theft so there needs to be an investigation. Thank you