Store clerk tries to hijack lottery customer’s winning scratch ticket

A Massachusetts woman turned to 5 Investigates recently for help after she said she was cheated out of some of her winnings by a lottery sales agent.
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[@JJKid-yw7vk]

I honestly think once you get caught for fraud you should never ever be able to sell lottery tickets ..

[@SansAziza]

Don't underestimate fraud. They'd just find another way.

[@getchasome6230]

That's how ohio does it. One strike and you're out, no questions asked

[@rvw3022]

Not sure how the state lottery works but if you steal from a casino you'll go to federal prison.

[@JJKid-yw7vk]

@@rvw3022 The only way you can get away from robbing a casino is if you bust out the ocean 12 crew

[@evognayr]

The lottery is fraud!

[@MrJdouble1998]

If it's over $100 I always take it to a retail supermarket. People that run gas stations are shady AF.

[@deviiineminor7988]

Yes, that's what I do, plus, where I live, anything over $600, has to be cashed in at lottery headquarters.

[@GrandMelanin]

Exactly!!

[@moderatorenforcement3001]

😂😂👍👍

[@celestialarmor695]

Facts

[@starkey8512]

Yea mostly racist Hindus.

[@keeferkent]

Happened to me...I knew what he was trying to do...watched him try to take my winners, flipped out on him, took all my tickets back, called the cops and CT lottery...they shut him down immediately

[@marisatai1038]

Good for you

[@beethao9380]

never happened

[@keeferkent]

@beethao9380 u must be the guy who did it...still upset about it huh? Lol

[@sd012082]

That clerk would have been going to the hospital if he refused to give me back my ticket, but you should understand how the game works and how much you’ve won before having them scan it for confirmation

[@Heavennebiyu]

In his casket ⚰️

[@BlaacHollow]

@@Heavennebiyu Nah, make him pay you back double. You took 500, give me 1000 and I wont call the cops. but still call the cops

[@moment-of-glory]

Sounds like a good way to spend your winnings on a bond, legal costs and state penalties

[@IsraelTorres-vg1uu]

@@BlaacHollow😂

[@kongox]

I used to work as a cashier at a7-11 in my undergrad days. Sold a lady a 10k winner. She came in the a few weeks later and gave me a 200$ tip for selling it to her. Never once was I dumb enough to think of short changing the customers.

[@dyablo2412]

@@mamaraidervlogs3429 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chuckschafer6728]

@@mamaraidervlogs3429 WHY SHOUD I YOU GET PAID DONT YOU

[@addictcar69]

@@mamaraidervlogs3429 your not entitled to his money it's up to him to give or not and maybe your not a pleasant person 😂😂😂😂😂

[@mamaraidervlogs3429]

@@addictcar69 whatever you say… lol

[@dawnchristensen7492]

kongox In that winner's case smart winner.

[@_504yaknow]

This may be one of the reasons why any prize over $500-$600 in some states you have to go to lottery headquarters to cash out.

[@alexanderthegreat5649]

I'm sure that's the way all places do it..... I've bought em from here in GA all the way to Louisiana and that's how it worked. Anything over $500 it's to the headquarters.

[@getchasome6230]

The store doesnt have the extra cash to cover the big winnings. That's why they do it that way

[@kellyobrien3875]

That's how it is here in California. I think it's any amount over $ 599. You can also mail in your ticket and receive a check. I personally wouldn't do that on a big winning jackpot though.

[@leannerichardritchie8101]

Yes. Here in VT you have to go to the lottery headquarters

[@regaladaroman2263]

Like in NYC.

[@lindavenable3475]

He needs to go to jail.

[@michaelkelly3221]

Fired? These clerks need to be prosecuted!

[@Ayoalfie]

Advice: always sign the back of your ticket and snap a photo of you holding it.

[@crystalbush5273]

My thoughts exactly

[@jaminova_1969]

Good advice!

[@LadyChelleish]

Best thing to do I agree ☝️

[@cheshire_skatkat9093]

AND snap a shot of the ticket.

[@emilligan781]

Yessssss

[@jayshul4869]

Once an established business is caught doing this, they should be banded against selling lottery tickets period.

[@MsBonijoni]

. .and be fined an amount 100x greater than the actual defrauded value, they’d be scratching their own head twice before taking a chance on fraud-

[@hotcrazycatladyme168]

They are. Those stores were bought by someone else.

[@jamesbarrick3403]

Most stores have employees that do the fraud. They should be charged and prosecuted... but if the owner is not found guilty that is that.

[@gcorleone2968]

I agreed

[@JP-st9hn]

Most of the time it’s the employee. Not the owner.

[@KayTee979]

I had an "old" Christmas scratcher ticket a number of years back that was a $50 winner (not huge, but a decent amount) that had slipped down in my purse and I had found it later. I knew it was older so checked the dates to be sure it was not out of date before taking it in to cash it. It was still within the game dates so not too late to cash it (thank goodness). Went in to a gas station to cash it and the clerk was all "this is old, you can't cash this". Yes, I know it is a Christmas one but I checked and it is still in date. She retorted back that it was not in date and I would not be able to cash it. I asked her why doesn't she just check it on the machine and she was all "it is a waste of time, it is old." So, I gave up and said, "ok give me the ticket back then." She refused. Told her she can't keep it, it is my ticket so finally she huffily checked it and gave me the $50. I am sure she thought she could convince me the game was out of date so she could pocket the $50. I now check every ticket on the lottery app on my phone and I write the amount won on the ticket so there is no confusion. I add up how much I have won and what I should be receiving back when I go to cash in the tickets. I haven't had an issue since. Once they see you are recording amounts won on the ticket, they know they can't pull any of that bullshit.

[@Gospelgirl454]

I would screen shot my winning ticket before taking it to the store from the front and back and if they thought they would play me, I would call 911 right then and there. Some people should really be ashamed of themselves for stealing from people like that and he will never have any good luck.

[@trishmarsh1968]

Everyone should do this and thanks for the tip!!!!

[@synergisticcollusion134]

Don't forget to sign the back of the ticket with a fraud proof pen too! That way NOBODY else can claim it later.

[@LP-bt4jk]

You smart

[@Gospelgirl454]

@@LP-bt4jk Thank you ❤️

[@Gospelgirl454]

@@synergisticcollusion134 yep, that part too

[@El_Patron2024]

Imagine all the people who didn’t catch him cheating

[@aridoesit247]

Cheaters NEVER really win, as we all just witnessed

[@El_Patron2024]

@@aridoesit247 Biden 2020?

[@aridoesit247]

@@El_Patron2024 that's true too thou 😭😂. But look, now WE are losing Had we let the true winner claim his title we wouldn't be in half the trouble we are in now. America is literally being scoped out as I type. It's no Bueno but this is what happens when a cheater assumes the place of a winner.

[@El_Patron2024]

@@aridoesit247 one important thing ,the democrats forget that they lost so many county’s and 61 people in the house and almost lost the senate because of the socialist progressive policy’s then the moment they get power they go far left progressive ! Now they are seeing the results again ,I think now they will adjust and hide the socialist stuff like she is hiding it deep,in the infrastructure bill .also right before the election they will creat some covid emergency to,push mail in ballots again .

[@aridoesit247]

@@El_Patron2024 facts, idk how true it is but I read in the blogs that they are expediting Trumps case and that The judge is ruling in his favor on a lot of issues the democrats tried to push. The democrats threw an impeachment as a monkey wrench. Truth be told, America needs Trump back! Like last week...or else

[@simpledude5974]

What a sweet lady. Glad she stuck up for herself.

[@MeneTekelUpharsin]

@@danpineda4447 Doesn't matter whether she's black or white

[@rogerrosen2323]

lucky he didnt steal a large ticket and didnt do a validation since it wouldnt print it for a jackpot

[@lizxu322]

​@@MeneTekelUpharsinit does remind me of the SNL skit inner white girl

[@mr.niceguy89]

I currently work at a gas station, I always check the scratcher tickets and always give them there money I would never wanna risk my job over someone’s else’s winning money just because I want more money… I get paid well enough already to be stealing someone’s else’s money that THEY paid for that’s just soo wrong on many levels 🤦‍♂️

[@AlwayysBeKind]

Always sign the back of your ticket before you let the cashier scan it. Just in case it’s a winner.

[@liberator9248]

Bingo

[@JonDoe-cg4mr]

Good one

[@maureen14]

NEVER trust a clerk to tell you how much you won! Always use the customer scan machine or a friend to check the ticket.

[@ashleymitts]

I know right

[@sureshpeshawaria347]

I wouldn't trust even a friend when it comes to anything to do with money....😊😊😊

[@marzhayez3428]

@@sureshpeshawaria347 right !

[@steakman]

Or if you don't know how to tell if you won... don't buy them...

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[@DerangedLeftWingers]

best way to solve it add the lottery app to your phone then u can scan your tickets..plus always sign the back of your tickets

[@aball7654]

You can also go into the store and scan before you hand over to the clerk

[@MarlDom]

This is really helpful. Thank you for sharing this information.

[@aball7654]

Sign the back take a witness with you to record people play too much

[@00inwiththenew00]

The app in my state sucks though... it doesn't work more often than it does.

[@paulsirmay8405]

YES! Best practice, sign your ticket. Most places, if not all lottery retailers have a scanner to check your winnings.

[@philipgrombliniak5651]

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[@domenicaorellana2391]

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[@patrickgeorge4374]

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[@nickantiorio2874]

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[@nickantiorio2874]

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[@robertschwartzman195]

Take that clerk and place him and send to prison and sue the place that employed him. Sue them for a million dollars and send a message you steal from the lottery you go to prison for a term of 10 years and not less then 5 years.

[@maddywendall2980]

That clerk committed possibly a Felony.

[@why-even-try-brotendo]

Felony theft is anything 2000 dollars or more.

[@punker4Real]

@@why-even-try-brotendo he got fired so he lost more then what he would have gotten in wages i have seen people who tried to re-cash tickets before then whine when they got nothing

[@Rhaspun]

@@why-even-try-brotendo For all states?

[@why-even-try-brotendo]

@@Rhaspun No, I just looked into it. Different states have different dollar amounts. Where I live it's 2000 or more.

[@chase9841]

@@why-even-try-brotendo where I live it has to be $500 minimum to be considered a felony.

[@wilber53]

Everyone should know how much they won instead of a clerk telling you. A lot of places have ticket checkers machines.

[@MEGIDIOT]

I know right!

[@Joshua-ev9uw]

In NC we've got an app with a scanner that will tell you if you've won and also let's you scan your tickets to receive "second chance" points to be redeemed by having entries in a second drawing for a specified dollar amount. We're a lot freaking cooler than MA though.

[@real-h1739]

Let's u know u won but not the amount, only the app does that

[@wilber53]

Most states you can check your numbers by the internet. Scratch off tickets,you should examined your ticket first and know what you won. If the clerk says its not a winning ticket,demand your ticket back,its your ticket not theirs!

[@kelseycrace2358]

Exactly...

[@mohammedkhaliq1475]

The real thieves are the lottery themselves. The payouts are disgusting.

[@bonjourneegarmin7913]

Smart man

[@germanshepherd6638]

No duh! We’re you born yesterday?

[@constantinvaldor3742]

​@@germanshepherd6638were you not we're

[@mattywho8485]

Either people bet on the lottery with some chance of winning, or you pay more in taxes to fund the school system, where there is NO chance of winning anything, which would you choose ?

[@RAdaltonracer]

And? That’s the price of gambling. Don’t like it, don’t do it. Simple as that. Let those who want to risk it though.

[@cornpop8570]

That's why I always scan my ticket myself and the best thing to do is take a picture of your winning ticket.

[@kellyobrien3875]

This store should not be allowed to sell any kind of lottery tickets ever again. Makes me wonder how many other people they cheated out of lottery winnings.

[@criticworld874]

Not the store fault but the employee

[@supplanter.]

That guy should be on a perma list to never handle lotto in any lotto license store.

[@123RADIOactive]

1) It’s not the store’s fault, it’s the employee’s fault. 2) If the piece of garbage had tried cheating 1 person, chances are, he had done it before many times…. I would not be surprised if the numbers were at least a dozen if not more.

[@looneyrklkk1624]

They made him close down already

[@Zurround]

It should be a FELONY where you go to PRISON.

[@conradeddie3776]

The thieving clerk "lost his job!" He's selling/stealing lottery tickets again at the gas station up the street!

[@maryblushes71895]

He should be in prison! That was a felony.

[@thisbabyboomer]

Good idea take a picture of the front and back of a winning ticket before cashing it in.

[@denisemoore-walton6448]

I'm so glad they came out with the self- check scan and also scan on the app That was a clerk here in Arlington Texas did that to a customer and luckily the owner recognized the winning numbers that's the only way he got caught

[@dragoncrackers7660]

That owner got probation for stealing 9k. Isn't that a felony?

[@Saint17k]

I bet he made more than that every 2 months anyways. People really gettin themselves fucked up for some money that aint even worth a YEAR salary

[@panchang810]

Right? 👍🤨

[@kingalexander43]

In some states it is. And in others, it may be a bit of a higher amount. But you're still not wrong about that.

[@latyshal.2286]

@@Saint17k Sounds like you and the people who liked your comment either done this and/or is currently doing this to innocent unsuspecting people given your justification as to why people stealing other people's lottery winnings is no big deal.

[@riverjordan2725]

@@latyshal.2286 Are you kidding me? Cameron was clearly pointing out that these thieving Lottery Clerks are messing up their lives over money that's basically only two months salary and you think he would steal? He's clearly pointing out that Clerks ripping off innocent Customers is not cool.

[@pamwilkinson3751]

Close them down and put him in prison!

[@yekaesh]

Better yet, execute them

[@Spencer-us3zs]

@@yekaesh jesus Christ Rick

[@Adam-qv2bd]

@@Spencer-us3zs - lol

[@Jess1234]

Yup lock them up

[@warriormanmaxx8991]

Hey @@Spencer-us3zs - do you always use Jesus Christ to start sentences to make a point ?!? Ehhh?

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

I've had the app on my phone for years.. having OCD, I truly can't understand how someone would trust the clerk with the amount. That's just crazy to me man...

[@sinebar]

I won $100K Powerball in 2020. First thing I did was sign the back of the ticket and wrote my address, phone number and DL number. Then I took a photo of the front and back with my phone. Of course for that amount I had to go to the state lottery office to redeem the ticket and get my check. That was the best day of my life.😁

[@richallen7959]

what was your strategy, any advice?

[@charlesethridge5312]

@@richallen7959 I use a simple strategy. Buy only winning tickets. Simple

[@yve5659]

How much tax do they take?

[@chocolateboy10]

Wow nice congrats

[@ernestinevega8151]

Smart woman thanks for the advice so can you truly say that the lotteries is real well I believe that is definitely rig they only let them when a certain amount and they always keep more than they let you win

[@beberodriguez2358]

Reporter failed to mention SIGN the back of tickets It is useless to the thief 😏

[@petierican6079]

Very nice 👌 you are on point

[@andreaallen1903]

Right thanks

[@GTPhan]

Wrong, the store clerk can scan the ticket and claim the prize no matter the owner sign or not. If you gave the store the signed ticket , they scan and pay cash for the cash prize.

[@bpd8426]

@@GTPhan So the store doesn't have to send original tickets to lottery that's crazy if not.

[@NocBundles]

Facts

[@SisterSharee]

Thank You for being smart💖

[@blazingkerosene3617]

Three years probation for taking 90% of a disabled person’s winnings ?!?? I got 5 years probation for possessing Mary Jane which is now LEGAL wow

[@tdo7125]

Throw the thieves in jail, not probation.

[@omaribishop5641]

@@OGecalien b s

[@BL3SSed-Bliss]

@@OGecalien Certainly not worse. Still, it’s bad. No jail time for such an amount, though.

[@BL3SSed-Bliss]

@@OGecalien It’s okay, Eric. I knew you weren’t speaking from personal experience. Bless you. 🙏🏽 Probation *is* terrible, speaking from personal experience. It is essentially years of babysitting, which you continuously pay for in every way, including monetarily. Nonetheless, I’d *much and far* prefer that over incarceration. Some career criminals hold the sentiment your friends expressed to you. The time, location, their rep/record/number of “strikes”, etc. all factor in. Still, prison is *not* a place you ever want to be…unless you are truly _gone_ 👉🏽🧠🖤, or in some cases they severely need to ween off of their drug addictions. Also, never make the error of thinking that a small bit of time is nothing. My friend (in a famous case) got into a fight within 14 days or so, and was beaten into vegetative state/a coma within 90 seconds of said fight. He subsequently died, albeit after 18 months. Each person is different. Never speak in certain terms without personal experience. And continue to live your life as blessed and best you can. ☮️

[@dominiquexo4772]

Jail are for serious crimes lol scamming is just a way to survive without following the rules 🤣

[@conradeddie3776]

They don't even throw muggers in jail anymore!

[@gazcoleman]

I was in a store when I won a $100 on a scratch card & they wouldn't redeem it, even after they scanned it. The guy was acting shady too & said it wasn't a winner. I quickly grabbed my ticket back from the clerks side of the counter. He actually tried to block me too but I must have summoned some inner ninja skills cause l snatched it up real quick before he could lower his arm to block it. I left the store & went across the street to a gas station where they scanned it & said it was definitely a winning ticket. They gave the win slip out of the machine & payed out the winnings. That first store clerk was trying to keep the ticket & cash it in himself. I reported him to the cops, but there wasn't much they could do as he hadn't actually taken anything. Makes you wonder how many people they have actually conned out of their winnings.

[@droo3010]

Nothing they could do? How about attempt to steal. So if I try steal a cop car and fail doin so, nothing happens to me?

[@paxhumana2015]

Gaz, the store most likely had cameras, so they could tell what was being said in the video by who and then the actions of the store clerk that tried to cheat you could be used against them as well.

[@dcomputers]

That almost happen to me on a 20 dollar winning. Clerk tried telling me I won only 2 dollars. I asked him are you sure and he continued to lie so I ask for ticker and showed him and he was like oh my mistake. So now his scanner is showing 20dillar prize all of a sudden.

[@dcomputers]

@@droo3010 the law is strange . Attempted murder is a crime

[@rogerrosen2323]

the screen hee in ny shows the amount

[@LudwigVanSkorm]

I love how this video offered us solutions to this problem.

[@hulonthesurvivor5884]

Great reporting.

[@helenab3999]

Sign the back of your tickets and take a picture of them

[@dmotta2811]

That’s a good idea

[@M.C.Blackwell]

Great idea!!!!

[@dominiquexo4772]

When we’re black they don’t believe us😢

[@sweetloveandhoney21]

I was about to say, please do so and keep all the receipts 🧾

[@TS-ls7uz]

Normally when it’s a high amount it tells you to go to the lottery Agency , I have worked at a convenience store , I have seen my own workers do that and they got fired for that , it happens more then you think !!

[@amandasmith9149]

I work at a gas station and the machine won’t let u cash over a certain amount

[@benaitch9394]

Same.

[@frankbrennan7040]

In.

[@frankbrennan7040]

Not in mass when you scan ticket should tell you what you win

[@211sweetypie]

Many have been fired from my local Race Trac gas station for this.

[@JO86666]

What I learned from this, is photo stamp your winning ticket and also record it as you go in the store.

[@justincarroll542]

Make it life in prison if you steel someone winnings they will think 100 times

[@rjpennypacker1085]

he does it all the time-- she was just smart enough to call him on it

[@anthonycollado4389]

Yes take a picture of the front And the back of your ticket, and They should make it a mandatory rule for the clerk to give you a receipt of your winning Amount. I have argued with them in the past about letting me see a receipt of the amount. $$$$

[@lori9820]

Here in Canada that doesn't really happen people need to sign the ticket and the lotto place needs to give you the ticket and receipt it's the Law

[@acemuneath4369]

Good to know.

[@BL3SSed-Bliss]

Yes. My local places (one being a grocer) has the machine that shows you the amount digitally. Basically, there is a screen facing the clerk *and* one facing the customer. Similar to shops (unless suuuper outdated) with the registers that display your total cost.

[@anzelvessup1515]

That happened to me in Renton Washington the store owner kicked me out of the gas station! And called the police on me! She sold her station and moved! GOD Blessed you, you got something!

[@alicetheegreet]

I can't believe anyone would go back to a store to cash any tickets with winnings of more than $500. I tried to cash a $2,500 winning ticket at a store once and the clerk told me that they're not allowed to cash any tickets over $500 because those get taxed; and that I'd have to bring it to the lottery office. Same thing happened to a friend who'd won $1,600.

[@mrrusss510]

That’s dirty that guy should lose his license to sell lottery

[@punker4Real]

it was the employee not the owner the guy got fired all ready

[@joatmon7621]

@@punker4Real the employee took $500 out of the cash drawer. I don’t think an employee would do that if he was worried about his boss catching him, I’m fairly certain the boss was in on it.

[@glane3962]

@@joatmon7621 That’s opinion and not fact

[@nathanieljohnson3253]

Lottery should be shut down permanently its draining people's pockets its legal robbery.

[@joatmon7621]

@@glane3962 When did I say it was fact?? i literally said "I don't tkink..." and "I'm fairly certain" neither of which indicate what I was saying was to be taken as facts.

[@jeffarp7409]

The best advice I can give someone who wins big like this, sign your ticket and scan it and take a picture of it. This will make it useless to anyone else, like the reporter said.

[@mattwhaley1865]

Sign all your tickets before you scratch

[@dominiquexo4772]

Someone dropped their winning ticket in the parking lot… it was just $300 I took it and no signature 🥴😅 I couldn’t find the owner of it

[@onetravlnnurse]

If it's 500 or under there is no need for a signature.

[@amazon4716]

Prison.... Those people deserve to go to prison.

[@floridaorbust5038]

Who ever does this should be permanently revoked along with the property for life.

[@iloveschicken6527]

3 years probation? That's the problem right there! He should've gotten 5 years hard time!

[@haitianprodigy8600]

Some people are just fowl when it comes to money, they'll sell their own mother.

[@TheDarkDresser]

It's "foul."

[@haitianprodigy8600]

@@TheDarkDresser thank you for correction, made a mistake. Peace and Blessings.

[@TheDarkDresser]

@@haitianprodigy8600 You're welcome.

[@VisualizeHealing]

Shucks, someone already caught the foul error. I was already to start clucking! But you are right on target with some folks and money. Such a shame.

[@doratiscareno5856]

And Her Dog.. 🐕

[@manuelmoraleda9684]

Somebody somewhere is thinking on the best way to separate you from your money.

[@Megamanthemachine]

Having a picture of the original validation ticket or using an app is a good helper too.

[@feliciabrown7904]

Scan yourself never let them do it.

[@amilllion1]

How can you scan?

[@feliciabrown7904]

@@amilllion1 there a machine right in front of the lottery machine.

[@1hellokittymeow]

imagine how many times this has happened and some people especially older folks may not have noticed

[@rogerrosen2323]

im older but smarter then younger people have given advice on stim checks and tax returns so nothing can get passed me i get all govt benefits im entitled to so older dosent mean your not mentally aware

[@pauldavis5665]

This guy was so quick to do it, probably wasn't his first time ripping someone off.

[@jeffreyb8770]

Another risky thing is giving scratchers as presents (xmas, birthday, etc.) because if it accidentally wins BIG, the giver is going to demand HALF, even though they said they won't .

[@miked7745]

the shop owner is clearly a crook, but wouldn't you take 2 min of your life to verify the amount, sign the back and take a pic of the ticket. i'm glad she got her money.

[@vincentstevens2573]

Anything over $600 will have the customer redeem at a lottery redemption office.

[@tbossi69]

That's what I thought 🤔 so who's paying the taxes on that?

[@405DCFL]

Any thing over $599 got to be turn in

[@RejectedSpiritX]

@@tbossi69 when it comes to the states, most tickets with a value or $5000 or less doesn’t require withholding taxes to be paid up front. They murder your tax return for it, though.

[@tbossi69]

@@RejectedSpiritX Wrong. Anything over 600, here where that ticket occurred.

[@RejectedSpiritX]

@@tbossi69 depends on the area. Over 600 requires a trip to a lottery headquarters since over 600 requires reporting. Some areas have a threshold where you won’t pay taxes. My state is $5K

[@yourmajesty2804]

**READING IS FUNDAMENTAL** Dear Customers: Take a pic of your winning tickets, before turning them into the shiesty clerk!😑

[@spirituallyyoung5295]

Also sign the back of the ticket.

[@yourmajesty2804]

@@spirituallyyoung5295 Yesssssss, once you do that there is NOTHING anyone can do....🎯

[@kingofgotham417]

Why is Chicago so bad?.

[@LordRothschild666]

@@kingofgotham417 lol

[@BL3SSed-Bliss]

LmAOOOO. *The irony.* It’s _sheisty._

[@davidwatson1268]

When I get my tickets scanned at the grocery store I keep a sharp eye on them so I won't get screwed over but most of the time I use the scanner at the gas station to check for myself.

[@vivianjohnson0579]

This is why I always scan my cards first and have the lottery representative on speed dial because I can call them to explain what happens and they will call the retailer right there and I wait for the retailer to give me my money got this happen to me a couple of time where they tried to keep my winnings

[@lindaschmidt981]

Moral of the story is call the lottery office yourself.

[@shiwan45]

This is why you always check your ticket on a winner machine and if it doesn't work then find another machine

[@yogidemis8513]

I think some states have a app that you can dl and snap a picture of the bar code and it tells you that you won or not. My state does. It makes it nice and easy.

[@woodedlane]

Seems to me if the store is the one to check your ticket, you're already being scammed. My liquor store has that thing just sitting out on the counter for anyone to do their own checking.

[@lordstanleyjr2015]

Every lottery terminal in Canada has a self check scanner.There is also a lottery app that you can scan your scratch & lottery tickets with your phone.

[@davidsmith2650]

Taking a picture immediately of the front and back is a great idea.

[@Crazy-Chicken-Media]

As somebody who works at a gas station I can tell you a couple things, if you win under a thousand dollars it makes a woohoo sound, if you win over a thousand dollars it makes a completely different sound. I love joking with my customers asking them if we're going to be best friends after I scanned the ticket. And I always offer to give the ticket back regardless of winning or losing. The Only exception is one of the stores I work at require us to keep any ticket that wins over a hundred bucks. But if they ask for the ticket back I will definitely give them the ticket back. And happily hand them the money. Also fun fact stealing even a dollar from the lottery is punishable in federal court.

[@rogerrosen2323]

yes but it cant print a validation if its large can it its not being cashed there

[@Crazy-Chicken-Media]

@@rogerrosen2323 anything $100 or more it's going to ask if you want to print out a ticket up to I believe 500. Anything more than that it just plays trumpet sound. Always always sign your ticket, another fun fact even if you turn the volume all the way down so it doesn't make any noises it will still play a very audible sound if you scan a winning ticket of any denomination.

[@rogerrosen2323]

@@Crazy-Chicken-Media the validation ticket comes up automatically here in new york on a small ticket even a free ticket on take five dont know about the sound on big tickets anyone knows big tickets cant be prsented to clerk

[@Crazy-Chicken-Media]

@@rogerrosen2323 every state has its own regulation regarding it. But yes people do mistakenly read the tickets every now and then and present me with one that can't be printed anything under a hundred bucks will automatically print out a validation ticket that I have to cash. Free tickets and everything else will automatically print. Especially if it has more than one draw on it then it will print out an exact copy of the ticket that I scanned as a replacement.

[@ButtonsCasey]

@@Crazy-Chicken-Media I think you mean felony and not federal. Lotteries are state ran, and have nothing to do with the federal government. You can't be charged with a federal crime for stealing from the state.

[@laurencaulton103]

Poor lady! I'm glad she caught it. That's a lot of money for people.

[@InvictumLupus]

One clerk did that to me many years ago. I just shrugged my shoulders when she crumbled up the paper and threw it in the trash after telling me it was not a winner. I believed her and went home but afterwards, I started to doubt & think she had done the same to many others.

[@ericcartman7600]

How do you know it was a winner? If you knew why did you let her crumble it up and throw it away? Why don't you check it yourself? Why would you risk playing the lottery if you don't know how to play correctly?

[@booner1252]

@@ericcartman7600 lol right

[@jalisacaple8980]

YOU MUST LIVE IN THE COUNTRY

[@reillymoore3257]

The prize amount appears right next to the 3 matching symbols. She can easily see that each line on the ticket has a corresponding prize.

[@MarySmith-lv3mo]

Which is why her gut feeling told her that $500 she got was only HALF of her Winnings...

[@pizza-mana.k.a.pizzaparker3615]

@@MarySmith-lv3mo gut is correct...cause it was not that small brain

[@techtiger217]

Background checks are a double-edged sword. I applied for a job with a major retailer and they were going to hire me until they did my background check (last charge was 30 years ago all minor stuff). Now I have a job that I love with another major franchise making twice as much money, they did not do a background check and I am one of their full-time trusted employees😊😊

[@deanjeffers6583]

If I was the reporter I’d of had to ask her what sound did it make again? Lol

[@vulcan2882]

One of my cousin's thought she had won $2 million dollars on a scratch off about 10 years ago. She fainted when she saw that, when she came to a minute later she realized she only won $20,000. She said well 20 grand is better than nothing, she's not one to be greedy.

[@juanshaftpatel7488]

is she blk?

[@charlesmullen3539]

That actually happened to me at a HEB in Rockport, Tx. I bought a lottery ticket at a gas station and won 200.00; however, the clerk said they could not cash tickets of 200.00 and suggested I go to HEB. So I already knew I won 200.00. When I went to the Customer Service at HEB, the clerk said, oh you won $5.00, I said no mam. I won 200.00 was already verified at the gas station, and she just laugh and said she was kidding. Since there was a long line waiting, I did not report it because I did get my 200.00, but I regret not doing it. I used to go to the customer service there quite often and did not see her there anymore. Maybe she did it to someone else and was reported.

[@jahouser6273]

Take pictures of your tickets front and back before handing them over to your local thief

[@sheilaj4645]

At least she was on point enough to call the cops and the lottery commission👍🏿

[@luistiznado3604]

Honestly didn't even know that these Clerk or owners we're scamming people like this ,that is crazy, I trusted these fools, got me thinking different now

[@oscarlavista7677]

They are watching the little thief's very closely , while nobody is watching them embezzle the big bucks.

[@automatic_systematic]

Thank goodness they did, maybe the winner could be unemployed or facing eviction and sorely needed that money

[@daveycrocker4466]

Call out the small thieves so the big ones go unnoticed.

[@ef4768]

@@automatic_systematic dumbass if they needed the money why would they buy a lotto ticket

[@automatic_systematic]

@@ef4768 because they needed more money you gaping farthole. Why do people gamble in Vegas or bet on sports? Are you listening to the garbage you're spewing? Go back to high school an earn a GED you tenth grade dropout

[@hannibalchow8492]

Felony charges for attempted felony theft. Period! Charge these people!!! Shady AF

[@ryancook7297]

In Canada they won't validate the ticket unless it's signed by the customer

[@Raejing]

This is why I don’t do the lottery. You really can’t trust anyone when you win

[@opichocal]

You’re smart too I quit about 25 years ago

[@topheavy7616]

I still buy tickets, but I make sure I don’t win because who knows what problems it’ll bring. It’s working well so far.

[@opichocal]

@@topheavy7616 lol

[@ZoomILike2flyAway]

So the clerk no longer works there but where’s her ticket?

[@zylphaaziza3725]

After investigating she was paid the remaining winnings of 1k.

[@onetravlnnurse]

Any store that doesn't have readers for the customers to check their own ticket is suspicious.

[@playcousin5497]

This is why you always write your name on the ticket in ink.

[@divasdelights3879]

When that ticket is scanned by the lottery machine it's automatically put into their system. It will come up at the end of the day receipts. Which is automatically sent to Lottery headquarters. It's so stupid to steal you gonna get caught. Next time take a picture of your winning ticket before handing it in.

[@tjburr1968]

You are right, perhaps clerks like that are just hoping on that the customer wont pitch a fit and fight for it.

[@TiffanyRoutt]

I take pictures and make a paper copy!!

[@danc1197]

Those machines know that the ticket is being cashed out. It doesn't know WHO is getting the money. The clerk took the cash and nobody knew.

[@patricew.4010]

Sigh, she likely won "multiple" times. Because knew she had a lot she didn't bother to count it. Shes guilty of being too trusting. The missing millionaires is what makes me mad, they buy winning tickets and don't turn them in.

[@priscillamyrick1033]

They did this at George’s liquor in Fairfield to so many people. SMH

[@charlessantee8329]

Lottery cheating is a epidemic in America.

[@lqsi12]

@@charlessantee8329 cheating and entitlement are the new norm in America,

[@jtomally9681sGamingChannel]

It is so difficult to trust convenience store clerks who are foreign or oriental.

[@ladyday5063]

Happend to me 3 times, twice at the same gas station & once at another gas station. Mine was a number draw & not a scratch off, won $250 didn't know clerk said it was only a $5 winning ticket. Second time I played my birthday twice, you win double if the numbers are exact, she just gave me the one amount (smaller) said that was all. Played the same number 3 times, she she lied & stole my money twice in one day. Took the 3rd ticket which I had left at home to another gas station the next day & thats how I found out, when he gave me my winnings. I had just started purchasing lottery tickets. I didn't sign the other ones, so I had no proof. Always sign immediately, plus now I have the app on my phone so I can check the tickets myself. *The lady at the second gas station was fired about months later, evidently she got caught doing this to others.

[@KennTollens]

I had a cashier try to tell me that my ticket didn't win and when I confronted her, she asked me if I really want my money.

[@adg_87]

🤣🤣🤣

[@PeggyRabbit32]

wtf

[@imdurmac1]

I experienced this years ago and I should have signed the ticket before having the store check it. I was given $10 and knew that wasn’t right and checked the website and saw there was not a $10 payout for the ticket I bought. I cursed those ppl for robbing me and I should have filed a complaint against them. ☹️

[@oahuhawaii2141]

So what was the payout?

[@juanshaftpatel7488]

are you blk?

[@kimpossible1413]

@@juanshaftpatel7488 why would ask that question what dies that have to do with any of this

[@juanshaftpatel7488]

@@kimpossible1413 it has plenty to with it.... everything is racist... and blks love scratchoffs

[@harrymu148]

shoulda sued them!

[@achayootto4221]

Wow...you see levels of evil temptation manifested in different forms.

[@verticle2612]

Classic. Buying a lottery ticket at the Beer and Wine store, then expecting to be treated fairly.

[@ariesqueen7493]

This is why I sign & check my own tickets.

[@lakersin556]

I'll help you check them if you want

[@vickiefinney6073]

@@lakersin556 you're so nice

[@Jesusisgod444]

10-4 🙌🙌🙌

[@SouthernOregonOrgani]

Aww she seems like a nice lady, that’s so messed up what the clerk tried to pull

[@sumwonkool]

I’m always worried about that

[@TennoHaki]

How did she not know what she won. It shows you very clearly

[@sharpshooter012345]

Here in Canada all the retailers have a lottery monitor where it shows how much a person has won. Also, its audible. You can check your ticket yourself in the store or on your phone. Finally make sure you always sign your ticket.

[@mastrblastr1212]

I for real had the same thing happen to me. I bought 4 different 20$ tickets and scratched the first one and won 500$ , 2nd 250$, 3rd 100$ and 4th 300$. The guy scanned the first one and made the winner sound but tried to tell me it wasn't a winner so I grabbed the other 3 out of his hand and immediately called the cops because I had taken a picture of the 500$ one that showed all its information just to send a pic to my wife. Guy tried to shove the first one in his pocket on the sly and throw away the print out but I saw where he threw it. Needless to say manager was called and guy was fired on the spot and cops arrested him for theft of 500$ or more and I was given the money. You can't trust everyone and it's sad

[@hoseamatthews8256]

Lucky guy also last mont June was my luckiest month because I won $100 every week

[@SarahPToadstool]

Um, is it a bad idea to submit a stack of winning tickets with over $600 in prizes cumulative but none of them have a single prize of $600 or more?