Snapshot Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38337470 "The Gambling Commission has fined National Lottery operator Camelot £3m for poor controls which led to a "deliberately damaged ticket" winning." I'm intrigued to know what a "deliberately damaged ticket" is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamston Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38337470 "The Gambling Commission has fined National Lottery operator Camelot £3m for poor controls which led to a "deliberately damaged ticket" winning." I'm intrigued to know what a "deliberately damaged ticket" is. A ticket, which has been altered in some way, to create the impression, it is a winning ticket. I am surprised, someone appears to have got away with stealing such a large sum of money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin-H Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 A ticket, which has been altered in some way, to create the impression, it is a winning ticket. I am surprised, someone appears to have got away with stealing such a large sum of money. This person, according to the Daily Mail.. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4041982/The-convicted-rapist-paid-2-5million-National-Lottery-submitting-deliberately-damaged-ticket-gets-Lotto.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Joker Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 This person, according to the Daily Mail.. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4041982/The-convicted-rapist-paid-2-5million-National-Lottery-submitting-deliberately-damaged-ticket-gets-Lotto.html The mobile phone, or the person holding it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dardandec Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Lets have a see now "google, whats the best way to mash a lottery ticket" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey Shaw Posted December 17, 2016 Share Posted December 17, 2016 Better: Camelot should announce that it no longer pays-out on any illegible/damaged/lost tickets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamston Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 It makes you wonder, how many people have got away with similar scams, where honour has remained among thieves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted December 18, 2016 Share Posted December 18, 2016 It is claimed that systems have been changed to prevent recurrence. It would appear that a Camelot employee has had access to information that helped the fraudster make his claim. I would guess that the fraud was along the lines of: Insider provides the selling point and time of sale. Additional info regarding lines purchased and numbers on losing lines may have been needed. Fraudster buys a ticket with matching lines etc as close to the time as possible. This leaves a minimum of parts of the ticket that need 'damaging'. I'm guessing part of date, part of time, part of barcode might have been enough. Still leaving enough of the ticket that matched the winner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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