Store clerks caught on camera cheating lottery customers out of winnings

Most convenience store clerks in Wisconsin are honest people, but the I-Team found a handful of clerks trying to cheat customers out of their lottery winnings.
In order to protect the integrity of the game, the Wisconsin Department of Revenue and the Department of Justice team up to conduct compliance checks in retail stores throughout the state.
The sting operation involves sending in an undercover agent with a winning “bait” ticket. The agent will then present the ticket to the clerk and ask whether it’s a winner.
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[@OWG1969]

One of the waitresses at a restaurant I managed had this happen. She had a $5000 winner and they said she read it wrong and it was only $5. She asked for it back and they refused to return it to her saying once she handed it to them, it became store property. She stood there at the counter and called the cops. Clerk was escorted out in handcuffs. It was an entertaining lunch break for her and for those of us who got to hear the story.

[@marisatai1038]

Karma

[@richardjackson7657]

@@marisatai1038 __'Karma' is not just a pretty name, it's a *Real Thing*

[@lilsyevasifuentes7628]

Smart move

[@bratwurst19]

Once you hand it back it becomes store property? Insulting, lie, and tried to con her.

[@Dacman53]

Happened to me at the Sunoco @ Davis Street and Stafford Ave. Scranton Pa. Beware!

[@carneyzx11]

Ok, let me get this straight...No Jail Time if a retailer gets caught cashing a stolen lottery winning ticket, but if you steal a Twinkie you get arrested and serve jail time and fined and probation!!

[@arcadian91007]

Oh no, you can't steal Twinkies, that's a felony! but scam the customer out of thousands of dollars of winnings, that's a civil case, just pay the fine, and be more careful next time you scam for another winning ticket, don't get caught, says the judge.

[@arcadian91007]

haha, so true....so sad...

[@fernp6724]

I'm pretty sure most states if the owner gets caught doing this they lose there lottery license and get fined

[@phillipnorton8661]

I had to Google 'twinkie', thought it was some kind of sex toy.

[@michaelryan9311]

Someone didnt press charges and the state didnt pick it up.

[@XxHarounXx]

Pay fine? They should go to jail. If I stole 5k worth of items from a store I'd get arrested

[@Tru-Zero]

Yep this checks out just the test out your theory I went into a store and stole exactly $5, 000 worth of items...I'm in the sandbox for 7 years now.

[@hanglo7606]

Shit isn't anything over a thousand considered a felony retail wise?

[@hanglo7606]

@@Tru-Zero still laughing at that

[@esetek]

XxHarounXx if you steel something from me i want you to pay me a fine not the county!!not go to jail using my tax money!!

[@dreamsteal4773]

ZERO & BeLoW lmao did u really?

[@toib.7143]

I was actually almost cheated out of my lottery winnings at a small convenience store gas station in Marietta, Ga. I already knew the ticket was a winner, but the clerk after scanning quickly pocketed the ticket, then looked me in the face and told me the ticket wasn't a winner. I knew he was lying and told him so, then I shocked him by requesting he return my ticket to me, I worked at Circle-K part of which was selling lottery tickets. so I already knew the rules. He refused, telling me that he had to submit all tickets back to the lottery agency, that he'd already thrown it away, we bantered a bit, he got his manager involved, and after more back and forths, the police were called. After the officer heard my side, he asked the store keeper to rescan the ticket which back then did not show the ticket was a winner, but had been scanned, I told the officer that the ticket was mine, and since it was supposedly declared "no winner" then I had a right to have my ticket back, I also informed him that I saw the man's actions once he scanned the ticket, putting his hand in his pocket after he pretended to bend over to put it in the trash, that most people don't bend over to drop something in the trash, they just drop it in. that I saw him put that same right hand into his right pocket while standing up straight again. The officer asked the manager what was the policy regarding tossing out scanned tickets, the manager told him, they threw the tickets away if they weren't of any value. The officer then said then return the young lady's ticket to her, they did, later I actually went to the lottery office and presented my ticket. I found out it was a winning ticket I'd won $1,500.00. After much investigation it was discovered this was a common occurrence at this station, even if it was only a $2.00 return, the owner and that clerk were prosecuted, there were some acquaintances of theirs involved also. Happy to say that business lost it's license and the business closed.

[@DrakeOola]

Love hearing these stories though I guess it sucks knowing how frequent that is. We're not allowed to gamble in hawaii sadly but why is it not a law that the machines NEED to face the customer, even make an audible sound if the ticket even wins a dollar. That'd deter dishonest clerks with lights flashing, whistles going off, firecrackers popping (well maybe not literally), but they'd be damn ballsy to claim the ticket isn't a winner when the store looks like a dance club blasting techno music... Would also be good if they played different sounds based on the amount and even better reads it out like "Congratulations, you just won 145 dollars", no way they'd be able to cheat customers like that and it makes my blood boil thinking how many people got cheated and how many millions were probably pocketed by straight up thieves...

[@Sketchbook9999]

SO glad you got your ticket back- trust your instincts everywhere plz because they are from our Guardians

[@Sketchbook9999]

1 lady must be over 70 working behind lottery stand- thought it was ridiculus because she got fed Up of me asking to check my tickets- and then told me the machine doesnt work anymore- found that dogey. Not rascist but SOME people from other country MUST get the proper training - both old n young don't matter- just have to be careful from now on

[@krazykuz13cmc]

Your story makes no sense. You said you knew it was a winner in the beginning but at the end you say you had to have it scanned at the lotto office then found out you won the money.

[@toib.7143]

@@krazykuz13cmc senseless only to those who wish to make it so. Never said Where I purchased it or even how much my ticket was worth, only said I knew it was a winner. Back in those days. It was always best to redeem the ticket at the purchasing site. And Definitely if possible at the lottery headquarters. Keeps things from becoming complicated. Out of an overabundance of caution, I suppose, I never once purchased a ticket at my work site.

[@suzzanimalchannel1030]

My coworker won 3,000$ on a pick 3 we scanned it with our phone app at lunch. She wanted me to take her to the store to cash in so we did and as soon as the clerk did he took the ticket and crumpled it up and threw it in the trash and says sorry your not a winner. She said well give me back my ticket and he tried giving her a different one that was not a winner. I was with her and said give me that trash can we are getting her ticket back it is a winner. He refused, we wouldn’t leave until we got it back. She knew the numbers so we knew which one the ticket was. She got her money and he got fired.

[@jaygasper4853]

Great story

[@dominiquedixon8600]

Good but that dirty bitch should have went to jail cause I'm quite sure he conned other people

[@TallSilentGuy]

He thought he'd get away with it because he was dealing with two women. He thought wrong!

[@Nuffsed81]

Great story bro

[@burgerbish]

Good

[@slyknezz6862]

Someone recently won 250,000 on a scratch ticket. The guy came in and gave the clerk that sold him the ticket a tip for $5000.00. Great karma!

[@abelis644]

I will do that when I win big.

[@Harley08]

🤔

[@theycallme4799]

... but... why? Some people can barely tip their delivery drivers... Why?

[@therealityofitall4819]

If you do right, the right things will come back to you..

[@theycallme4799]

@@therealityofitall4819 reap what you sow.

[@jcdemp7513]

If you check your ticket and they say not a winner, take your ticket back even if it is a loser.

[@staceyearle2817]

Always

[@dionegbama]

So true. Years ago I thought I had a $20 winner and the clerk told me no. After I got home, I started thinking about it; it was a cashword so even if it wasn’t a $20 winner, it was likely worth $2-$5. Of course he kept the ticket.

[@robertstotesbury8005]

Every time!

[@santinowilliams693]

👍

[@Samir_Haddou]

@Jeffrey Dumpster Always great to give people advice after the fact. You're so smart. You DUMB FUCK

[@JustJenRx]

God I can’t even win $5! I have a lottery app though from my state and I check my own.

[@April6243]

Me too, I was thinking they could just as a easily tell you "not a winner" on the app so they don't have to pay out the winnings. It's sketchy.

[@razony]

Smart!

[@stormyg9169]

Must be from PA or NY.. 🤣🤣🤡🤡

[@Sketchbook9999]

Please Start watching Mark Haughton videos and start WINNING

[@razony]

@@Sketchbook9999 No thanks.

[@lilshortyhm]

I always love telling people they won especially when it’s a large amount. They get so happy it’s the best to be able to be the one to tell them.

[@dogegn9643]

It's one of the best parts of working behind the register, or when you sell them said big winner

[@ifeelfantastic8956]

Good soul.

[@cw9664]

I would have even given you a bit of it

[@ChuckieMcHaggis]

You sound nice. Nice is underrated.

[@Daniel_Antonio_Arellano782]

Hope to one day have somebody say I won!!

[@chrisvesy7245]

I've had clerks tell me "not a winner" when I previously checked and had a winner...one for 50 bucks! When I caught them they got all mad and indignant like I was the Ahole! 🤨

[@elenaarman-tang7811]

Next time tell them you're going to report their lying asses to the state Lottery commission 😠

[@chrisvesy7245]

@@elenaarman-tang7811 I will! Thanks Elena!!✌

[@elenaarman-tang7811]

@@chrisvesy7245 you can't trust anyone!

[@charliehier8865]

check it yourself. There's a machine in every store.

[@chrisvesy7245]

@@charliehier8865 I do that now...thanks Charlie!

[@MrTomdemma]

Isn't stealing anything over 500 dollars a felony?

[@karmaytrip1565]

I think so

[@XtreemMetalManRedToTheBone]

That shows how we have an economic apartheid system

[@SpicyCurrey]

Over 1000 is grand theft

[@jdog7713]

TomWookieeD no

[@thinmintthemonkey2435]

$950 in California.

[@johnvaldez407]

One time I won what I thought was a dollar and told the clerk exchange it for a new ticket turned out to be five dollars and the store clerk was honest enough to tell me I won five dollars. He a Nice guy

[@stephanymariah5890]

And that's why YOU ALWAYS ASK!! FOR UR TICKETS BACK

[@yourmomsspaghetti5990]

It was a agent

[@BlacktrickSwazy]

Brooklynn Dees didn’t know this only happened to undercover agents, nice observation.

[@The.Whoever]

I was in a store once where after a guy was told he wasn't a winner, he asked for his ticket back & the clerk actually said no. He didn't want to give him his ticket back! He walked outside to get his phone to call the police. I was leaving as he was going back into the store. Not sure how that one ended. The clerk was pretty bold because it wasn't like the store was empty. It was a racetrack with at least 8 customers there. Smh ppl are insane.

[@RoyalStarr]

Why ask for it back when you couldve checked it right the first time??

[@nonajoseph8294]

You can do this anymore; winning tickets up to $50 automatically print. Anything over will ask you first. In any case, it pops up on screen In the customer’s face.

[@b.lessed6835]

When the clerk says, “NoOpe” get your ticket back

[@warpnin3]

and try another location

[@Depths17]

this is dumb and preventable by the store. my store has the machine facing the costumer, they can see well and clear if they won. and also it makes a winner noise if they do

[@anonymousjohnson976]

My store always asks if we want to the ticket back after they check it.

[@beingre_bornbrb]

anonymous johnson but do they have to ask? Aren’t they supposed to give it back right after

[@anonymousjohnson976]

Jose Munoz: No, they don't have to ask, but if they don't, just ask for the ticket back yourself. Also, do you have a computer? If so, you can check your numbers on there. What I do is I check my numbers on the computer and then I take them to the store to check them a second time, in case I missed something.

[@curtriedel5036]

I've always asked for my numbers back. One guy in Tennessee asked me why?that it was a losing ticket. I said because they're My numbers and I wanted them back to play them again. That I had payed for them and they were Mine He said I couldn't have them back. I called the cops. And it was revealed that i actually had a 2500.00 winner and that scumbag tried to tell me I hadn't won anything. Always check

[@gaithrislife]

😮

[@charlessantee8329]

You beat him in his own game

[@ay1kahS]

Did he get arrested?

[@dustigenes]

I'm in Canada, most places won't even scan a ticket here unless you have signed it! A few smaller mom and pop stores don't care and I don't take my tickets there anyway. Then the checking machines are always in plain sight and all tickets, losers and winner are placed on the counter beside the customer, along with the paper from the checker. I normally check my tickets at the public scanner first, but those are steps in place for those who don't. Many years ago, a store owner scammed a 1 or 2 million dollar ticket from someone and they are trying to make sure it never happens again.

[@jodiecrenshaw5167]

Curt Riedel I'd love to know where at because the same exact things happen to me i love in Alabama but go to Lawrenceburg and other small towns around the line amd I knew one ticket was a winner but he threw it away and said it wasn't I knew it was a win for 20.00 but still it was mine so from now on I always sign back and just scan myself

[@AW-ue2ls]

Tip: Always take a picture of your ticket before handing it over. If a clerk says the ticket is NOT a winning ticket, take the ticket back, anyway (check it again somewhere else). If they starting acting funny about giving you back the ticket….you know you won!

[@davidc4576]

Make Sure The Serial Code Is In The Picture. On The Back Of The Card Sign Or Initial It Fantastic Idea To Double Or Triple Check Elsewhere. Of Course This Is Scratch Card Advice, Lottery Ticket Draws, Check Your Self (Internet) Don't Temp Somebody To Steal Your Millions 😂

[@pogo9876]

Years ago, I worked at a small breakfast shop. I had a co-worker do this to an elderly regular customer. The customer asked for it back and then later asked me to re-check his ticket. It was a winner. Not much, but a winner. You could literally see the blood drain from my co-workers face. He claimed it was an accident. But we knew it wasn't and called for him to be fired. Of course, my asshole boss bought his story. Months later he got fired from stealing from the till. My boss should've listened.

[@shondacasselman1979]

po go • sounds like your boss should have been fired for not listening to the customer. What the hell ever happened to the saying the customer is always right. 😒

[@pogo9876]

@@shondacasselman1979 The boss owned the breakfast shop. The customer wasn't the one that called for him to be fired. It was me and a third co-worker. I don't think my boss( at the time) was willing to take two 19 year old, pt. time waitresses/college students word over the word of the guy that was working with him for years. But, we were correct. As he later found out. It wasn't too long later that he himself caught the guy stealing from him. And about a year later the place was gone, under new ownership with a different name.

[@revanreborn1219]

@@pogo9876 I believe your boss learned the old biblical adage, "You will reap what you sow..." And learned that lesson the hard way.

[@pogo9876]

@@revanreborn1219 He did. And he deserved what he got. He should've listened.....

[@christinaf713]

Yeah your boss was an idiot 🤦

[@carloscontreras4509]

Also always ask for your not winning tickets back

[@TheFrio937]

Ask for it back then use slight of hand to tear up a different one to go. Oh well.

[@BeetlesRock60]

How about checking the ticket or numbers first. Common sense. No let me ask a stranger behind a counter to be honest. Dopes.

[@tessika03]

Don't ever leave your ticket with the store to throw away, even if they say it's not a winner.

[@lapacesiaconvoi]

even if the buyer signs the ticket?

[@sweetsyerra]

Especially as losing tickets can be written off as losses against any win you might have.

[@lyndsay369]

as somebody who works at a gas station selling lotto tickets and has also worked at a bar that sold lotto tickets,, we have to keep all winning tickets. it's unfortunate because sometimes people want to keep their winning tickets as a little keepsake

[@leyendatrikkejackson4192]

@@lyndsay369 I'm not sure where you live but in Ca you can have your winning ticket.

[@bennyhill6161]

@@lyndsay369 That's why after I scratch off my ticket I take a picture of it with my cell phone so people like you can't steal from me.

[@mikofreeman1808]

Something I want you guys to remember, most of the time these machines that scan your scratch off or lotto ticket, the official one, not the one where you can go check yourself but the one the employees use to scan will AUTOMATICALLY print out a ticket the store keeps to prove payouts. If it’s being scanned by the official machine and nothing prints out then it’s not a winner. So when you hand your suspected winner over, make sure you’re paying attention to the employee scanning on the lottery machine and if it’s a winner you’ll hear the machine print out something that the store needs to show an payout. Just make sure you’re paying attention when they’re scanning is my point

[@Logan_Baron]

Just for people's safety I will point out that machines I've worked with, if the money won is over a certain amount the machine will ask the clerk if they WANT TO cash it out. If they press no, it will NOT print out a ticket. Ours was anything $30 or over even though our policy was to cash out anything up to $100. So an unscrupulous cashier could get a ticket that said the customer won $500, and it asks the cashier if they want to pay it out, and then if they hit no, it clears it and does not print out a ticket. IF they print out a ticket, or if the machine does it automatically, that clerk can NOT take it to another store to cash it because it's already listed at cashed when the ticket prints. IF it prints a ticket, either on it's own or by the cashier hitting yes, the only way they can get the money is to process it on the registers there in the that store and take it out of the register. So if you are in doubt, ask for the ticket back. I always offered non winning tickets back to the customers.

[@Spratdragon]

In Australia the machine makes a loud sound if it's a winner.

[@joanneberg8093]

I always check mine for myself!

[@thatoneguy1092]

In the US as well... but this was 4 years ago

[@dunduddy]

Same in Canada

[@verbalassassin90]

*Cut the sound from the machine*

[@dunduddy]

@@verbalassassin90 you can't just cut the sounds off 🤦

[@adamsnow2620]

Who wouldnt check their own ticket first, the first rule in life is don't trust anyone.

[@johnD1998]

Yea especially wen it comes to money

[@rogerpbsmusic]

Exactly

[@aarongreenfield9038]

Most people do, these were all undercover stings.

[@AMP3083official]

Yep. These days we have an app scanner to check if you won or not.

[@AMP3083official]

Additionally, there's an app that can record whatever you're doing on the screen. Use this one as well so you have proof that you checked beforehand.

[@rswingman]

Now see, when someone asks me to check their losing ticket and I tell them "not a winner", I ALWAYS offer it back to them. "Don't take my word for it". This is how an honest person should act.

[@dantastic044]

I do the same thing. I also remind them that there's a second chance play on all the scratch tickets, and that you can enter them online. Most people don't bother and I simply rip them up and throw them away, but I couldn't imagine ripping people off so blatantly.

[@jessewahwah]

Store owners aren’t allowed to claim prizes in Ontario. An investigation was done years ago and found a RIDICULOUS amount of lottery winners were related to store owners. It was determined that you would win, they would give you a small pay out, and then give the ticket to a relative to cash. The scanners are now on the customer side of the counter for you to see the result.

[@lizharley5723]

Same in Alberta. But one trick that I have observed is when you win a free ticket. I've had occasions when I am eligible for numerous free tickets and the clerk short changes me and hopes that I don't notice and pockets one of the tickets. I always check the tickets myself on the lottery app and double check the number of tickets that the store issues before leaving.

[@SydMountaineer]

A spot check caught this? Imagine how many people get away with this!

[@hrdkorebp]

Imagine how futile some one has to be to not check their own numbers

[@1USAUSA]

Yes, this happens all the time all over the country. This is why YOU HAVE TO CHECK YOUR TICKETS YOURSELF FIRST. Don't trust the 3rd party to let you know... Always always check your ticket first yourself.

[@tammybrown4901]

I always ck mine

[@jacquelineithell307]

Believe me millions l was robbed of a win only £60 but am a 66 year old and still working 💪Jackie

[@WonderWhatHappened]

I thought the agent went into the store and asked if they had won and that's when the clerk said no. It was a trap.

[@ElementofKindness]

The older I get, the more disgusted by the human race I become.

[@D_U_N_E]

*Sees unicorns* I couldn't agree with you more.

[@bro...5849]

Element of Kindness Shut the fuck up you brony

[@iwtcirdoc83]

Ironic since you’re a brony and your character loves everything.

[@alexandersoto9521]

Clop, Clop, clop.....

[@josephsuarez9594]

You took the words right out of my mouth.

[@onetwo8886]

In Iowa when they scan a ticket it’s very loudly says “you’re a winner!” so the clerk can’t take it from you.

[@warpnin3]

You have to watch these clerks carefully. I say: C A R E F U L L Y ; They might switch the ticket for one they know isn't a winning one. Or am I being too distrusting and suspicious here...?

[@onetwo8886]

warpnin3 nah that’s a good point

[@maxxmabemwe4859]

I check my own ticket, so nobody is going to take it from me, and I sign it immediately if it is a winner.

[@DONKEYSHIEET]

In Texas we have our own loto checker and it tells you exactly how much you win

[@SESK98]

That's a good way to alert any criminal that might also be in that store though.

[@cloisterene]

This has happened to me many times. The way they operate is truly disgusting.

[@DonnieDGaming]

So they stole $5000 and only have to pay a $1000 fine. Sounds like they still made a profit.

[@mop714]

A sting operation for fraud ... Jail time ... They may lose that job, but may go and be fraudulent again. They will have a crime record.

[@DonnieDGaming]

I was talking about the trio at the end that stole the elderly persons ticket. It was actually $10000. I didn’t hear them say they had to pay that one back.

[@SoPoTheVibe]

ThatguywiththeBeer Sounds about white. If it was a black person they’d get a federal charge & fines 10k or something outrages.

[@joshuanduwayo7765]

They obviously couldn't cash in the ticket

[@breannahowe4154]

They didnt get to cash it

[@CS1503]

Aside from paying a fine they should be banned from being able to claim lottery winnings for life.

[@awesomeness9824]

I totally agree with you that should discourage dishonest people

[@littlegoobie]

Taht's another thing they did here. you basically cannot play if you run a store with a lotto machine. If i remember right, your immediate family also cannot play or claim prizes. This was put in effect about 10 years ago when there was a big scandal in the area similar to this news story. It's the same rule you'll see in product promotion contests where all employees are disqualified. For example, a fast food chain with a contest to win a TV.

[@orc001]

Give the ticket to a friend to claim?? Lol..

[@orc001]

@Koala Eucalyptus - ah, the only people intelligent enough to run the counter... We will have robots for that, soon

[@berzerkbankie1342]

They probably are honestly. Lotto don't fuck around

[@clarkkent3730]

Only a handful of clerks are dishonest in the state? No! Only a handful got caught!

[@cipher88101]

LOL no doubt, that is a blatant bold faced lie from a source that could not possibly know that information, unless they were God themselves.

[@shirleyfisher8313]

Even if not winner get your ticket back!!!!!

[@christinaf713]

Well said!

[@jessecarliner7733]

Only a handful of clerks are dishonest. With the lottery commission investigating "more than a half dozen cases" there is no way bad guys are getting away with anything. /s

[@tomreid1342]

Screw it.. it's easy money... There should of never been lottery's to begin with they never work

[@Linda-q3u8q]

Thank you for going undercover to find these crooks.

[@katz734]

We had a customer that thought he lost on his ticket and threw it on the floor. He didn't speak good English and we had to stop him and make sure he knew that he indeed did win. It wasn't as much as these tickets here. But it was $500. We need to look out for each other cause karma goes both ways.🙂

[@texasgun2731]

fuck foreigners. should have kept it

[@ignoranceisblissfull]

Foreigners are humans too. Have you never heard of The Golden Rule you a******

[@buddywest7968]

If he threw it on the floor, that is disrespect and you should have given the money to charity.

[@presidentdwayneelizondomou1986]

Nah if they can't speak English they shouldn't be playing our lottery.

[@laloveisbad88]

These evil ass replies

[@mikestand5163]

its a 5000 dollar theft, she shouldve received jail time!

[@CadeyC1]

Anything over 500 is a felony. How did she not get a felony charge

[@GETLUCKY101]

I agreed!!

[@nicolegeorge3704]

Well...Its called being a white person. C'mon guy's this isn't anything New. We could do just about anything and not be charged accordingly. Now if we were black or mexican then we just might have a problem on our hands.

[@GETLUCKY101]

Set up sting or not my rule of thumb is always scanned your tickets before you even handing them to a clerk. As for myself I double triple checked all of my tickets just to make sure!! Have a great day and good luck 👍🍀

[@stephanieduncan9143]

@@nicolegeorge3704 🗣️ THANK you ✌🏾

[@cynthiakelly3825]

When I was a clerk, I would warn my customers of this and I would show them how to scan their own tickets, and I would tell them that if a store doesn't have a machine to let the customer check it, then don't even use that store. There are so many dishonest clerks and it makes me so mad because it makes us all look bad. That is why I would educate my customers. I wasn't about to let another clerk steal from innocent people.

[@embbermoon3381]

You're a real one ma'am 👍🏾

[@lesliebrewer2272]

You're a good , wonderful , person

[@bernieudo4399]

You are an honest soul. God Bless.

[@arthurneddysmith]

Good for you. :)

[@B_Bodziak]

I would think that each state's lottery commission would take winning tickets into stores to get them checked as a way to keep clerks and store owners on the up and up. Clerks might be more leery of doing this if they knew it was possibly a set-up.

[@laurawilliams3875]

I am glad that now days they have the ticket scanner bar facing the customers so they can see for thereselves if it's a winner or not. And we always ask if they want their ticket back. If not, we stand there & tear it up several times in front of them & discard it in the trash.

[@DrDoomCake735]

Steal 10,000, pay 1,000. Its just like the lottery!

[@EssenceOfTheVoid]

Except they didnt get the 10k.

[@blurryface8993]

they never got the money they “won” lmao

[@80block_]

Everyone above this comment is a dumbass minus the OG commenter... how long do u think they’ve been doing this, u idiots think they got caught the only time they tried it? They’ve probably done it numerous times before being questioned... smh dum niggas yo

[@jhcfight]

Paying 1.000 and loosing your job isn't winning a lottery to me.

[@DrDoomCake735]

1. Insert joke 2. Watch the drama unfold

[@charlesncharge6298]

Why don't they just fix their lottery machines to do what the machines in Texas do? When a store clerk scans the lottery ticket, and it's not a winner it doesn't do anything. If it's a winner it plays this chime, and says "You're a winner!" very audibly.

[@TeufortCTF]

going to just quote a different comment 'This is a old slight of hand cashiers trick. The cashier keeps a few popular non winning tickets near by either under the register counter etc. They usually only do this scam during a rush of customers. They take your winning ticket "drop it" quickly pick up a non winner scan it through the machine quickly tear up the non winning lottery ticket and show you the print out stating it's not a winner hoping you wont call bs. It's also common for them to switch out a $2 winning ticket with your $50 winning ticket."

[@notimportant3914]

Charles Ncharge yes, here in ohio also. I usually know if I'm a winner or not before I turn the ticket in though, I haven't been scammed yet, but don't play often either.

[@lettletts7501]

Clerks can still scam you by saying "congratulations you're a winner, here you go, you won 20 bucks!" when in reality you won $700. Theres so many ways for clerks and convenience store owners to scam customers out of lottery earnings.

[@terraaitken7815]

Put ur name on the back point blank

[@rainysunday6186]

Oklahoma too . . .

[@rjfisher7926]

I’ve always wondered why the State doesn’t use scanners that “sound off” when a winning ticket is scanned. PROBLEM SOLVED!!!

[@judsonholligan]

They do here in TX

[@babydolljones77]

Lol they do in Washington state. It's actually really loud

[@joshuanduwayo7765]

In Canada they do. This is fool lroof

[@shadegreen5351]

in wv and va they do

[@proverbs31fitfam]

Yes it’s true! I live in Canada too and these lotto machines say whether a ticket is a winner or not...surprising all US don’t have this as well? Either way, ALWAYS use a self-scanner so you don’t have to bother asking the clerk to check if you won 🤑

[@pixelthesketch5257]

The lotto system where I work makes an audible "WAHOO! WINNER!" to prevent jackasses from doing this exact thing. I've gotten more money handouts from kind winning customers after winning or cashing out, than if I'd been a theiving loser.

[@lizxu322]

Yeah but you can still claim they won a smaller amount than they actually did

[@kingkonvikzion11]

The crime is offering your brother 500$ out of 10k and him dumb enough to accept that deal

[@kingjohn6278]

Don’t the taxes get took in out right then an there

[@buyerenogurlfwendo2106]

@@kingjohn6278 nope, you got to send it in when you file your taxes

[@buyerenogurlfwendo2106]

@@kingjohn6278 on certain lottery games if you want all the money at once on a jackpot then the lottery will take a huge cut. But that’s not even considered taxes. That’s just the lottery getting their cut so they can pocket some for the government and reset the jackpot. That’s usually for bigger games though. If you win a secondary prize then they won’t take a cut but you still have to file it as taxes later. Usually they’ll give you a form. It’s pretty much the same procedure you get for winning a large amount at the casino.

[@sihTdaeRtnaCuoY]

Or maybe you're the dumb one for thinking he was going to give the money back to the other people. Obviously he wasn't. What are they going to do about it, call the cops?

[@mmaemserna9696]

Notice the age of the "dumb" one? He"s young probably never had that much cash ever.

[@xjcrossx]

The lottery: "If anyone is going to steal from you, it's going to be us. We got you fam."

[@Nuffsed81]

How are the lottery stealing from us? Care to elaborate on that?

[@randomdude4110]

@@Nuffsed81 Well first off, it's basically a scam (look at the winning statistics), second, a tax on the poor, since they're the ones gambling on the lottery, third, the tax will take a nice chunk out of the winnings.

[@Nuffsed81]

@@randomdude4110 That is not stealing. You buy a ticket then you enter and agree to the terms and conditions which are written in black and white for all or see. You entered the contract by purchasing a ticket. Nobody took anything from anyone without them knowing, nobody took anything by use of force. You have a very open definition of what constitutes stealing. Being ignorant of the rules when buying into a lottery, buying into a lottery when the odds of winning are against you, buying into a lottery that may be taxed does not make it theft. It makes it a business model that you disagree and NOTHING more. Sorry but thats just the way it is. Something does not become stealing just because it does not sit right with you. I disagree with many business models but that just means I disagree, it doesn't mean they are stealing from people.

[@Serai3]

Nonsense. Anyone who buys a ticket knows they only MIGHT win. Nobody is fooled into thinking the lottery is a sure thing.

[@xjcrossx]

@Jee Dee when you steal a common phrase and sound stupid. .

[@hellreza]

here in Canada, the machine let's out a "woo-hoo" when a winning ticket is scanned.

[@aliciamullins4466]

Beware, that's a controllable feature on the machine. I came to work a couple weeks ago and found someone had turned off that function. Made me suspicious. Btw, if I scan a ticket and it's a loser I always ask if they want it back.

[@stephaniesmith1086]

We also have to sign our tickets before they can be scanned by the clerk, we also have machines that you can check yourself and an app you can put on your phone. So no really excuse anymore that a store clerk should be able to steal it .

[@TheWriterWalker]

In this case, your sentence should use "lets," without the apostrophe, and not "let's." The latter means "let us."

[@hellreza]

TheWriterWalker thanks Mr. Walker but you forgot to leave a grade

[@TheWriterWalker]

@@hellreza, lol! Good one, Sir.

[@j4genius961]

In Germany the screen that displays the results is facing you when they scan the ticket, so there's no way for the clerk to lie about whether you won or not since it's right in front of you, unless you're blind of course, the US should adopt a similar system.

[@Treblaine]

Pay a fine?! Some poor kid gets caught stealing 5k he gets YEARS in a hellish penitentiary. Fines are for shit like littering and vandalism, not stealing such large amounts for yourself as it's so easy to steal more money than it costs you in fines for the few times you are caught.

[@catherinejackson9022]

That's an example of privilege!

[@catherinejackson9022]

@Chris Barnes will not shutup..truth is light.

[@catherinejackson9022]

@jane doe no excuse. A crime is a crime!

[@colinjava8447]

Yeah it's retarded, they are still stealing $5000, they should get the same time, unless the person caught stealing $5000 was robbing people at gunpoint or something, then they should get longer cause of mental damage they are causing.

[@kiastokes8312]

That's called pale people's privilege 🤷 Or Triple P... She probably got plenty on her record the way she just blankly lied, she's just simply a WHITE WOMAN ..... Any other race would of been doing TIME NOT PAYING FINES... Oh and I'm white so save it ❤️

[@sidewalksurf800]

I wouldn’t be able to hide my excitement for them, I’m too empathetic I guess. I’d like OMG DUDE YOU WON. I love giving people good news.

[@Keychan64]

Will you marry me?

[@lapacesiaconvoi]

you're doing what all the clerks are supposed to be doing.

[@sweetsyerra]

My fear would be I'd get TOO excited telling them and make a big deal out of it, and they get mugged outside the store from some jerk who was there at the time. I'd be more tempted to whisper, "Yeah, it's a winner."

[@alyssac0]

@@sweetsyerra lol they get mugged

[@DesertEagle90]

Honestly I rather it be private… Not so loud… Can’t trust anyone around me when I win a large amount! I always appreciate the excitement from them but no one is safe walking out the door.. That’s just me though!

[@kierstenr1993]

I used to work at a gas station and it was always exciting when somebody won. I loved seeing them start to smile big when I told them they won. I would celebrate with them. I couldn’t imagine taking their winnings away from them like that.

[@historiqueafricaine]

You have a good heart unfortunately not everybody is built that way

[@silvernlavender]

Dude! I love it when customers win! I get to tell them, and if I sell them one that hits the jackpot, I always get promised a new car or vacation. Why would people steal? 😕 Taking joy from others, that's messed up. Giving joy to others is what is going to save us from the way society is headed.

[@sab0nes]

When a winning ticket Is scanned the register should play a celebration sound so you know if you won

[@twandagreat885]

Some states do

[@lethalwolf7455]

It does in Florida, and the winning amount is displayed on a screen facing the customer.

[@openEyes60]

That could be kind of dangerous tho especially if you scan your ticket in a store full of people ad the machine start screaming this nigga won yall lol

[@lethalwolf7455]

@@openEyes60 lol no my friend, if it’s a large amount it simply says see lottery commission

[@openEyes60]

@@lethalwolf7455 oh ok that makes sense lol

[@brianchristopher5588]

My friend was caught with $40 worth of weed and he got jail time. This lady stole a lot of money and got a fine...haha wow, what a world.

[@Yourmomscrib23]

Overtime nah u can pay it unless he was broke and had to do the time Most cops just give u a citation if it’s under a Qtr but most of em aren’t that experienced with bud so they probably thought it was a lot really depends where you at

[@starsiq199]

Weed kills ppl tho

[@brianchristopher5588]

Starsi Q no it doesn’t. Please don’t spread those lies. Thx.

[@starsiq199]

Overtime it can’t directly kill you but side affects can

[@boop6473]

@@brianchristopher5588 depending on the person and how it's used, yes it can kill people

[@IAmHellsFallenAngel]

That's why you sign your ticket before you hand it over to be checked

[@GreekDino]

That doesn't matter if its a 600 or less winner. No id required to cash.

[@IAmHellsFallenAngel]

@@GreekDino you need to be of legal age to play any kind of lotto. Even scratch tickets

[@isaiahhykes5157]

@@GreekDino omg, dummy he meant so that people see that's its your ticket when they see your name on it, seriously how stupid.

[@nunyabidness8656]

I check tickets at my job and I can't even count how many people don't sign them. I remind them before I scan them because, at least here, legally they must be signed before giving out the winnings. I ALWAYS sign mine as soon as I buy it- so even if I lose it, it can't be claimed.

[@mi2092]

Nunya Bidness good tip! Thanks!

[@thefeetstation8360]

What worries me is how convincing they look when they say "Nope, not a winner"

[@SteveinSanFrancisco]

California requires every location to have a self-use ticket scanner... maybe that should be a federal law

[@smokinpods9149]

No thank you commies

[@SteveinSanFrancisco]

@@smokinpods9149 lol... okay Karen 🤣

[@hvacexplained9341]

I’m surprised that wasn’t considered racist...

[@gasdajuice3918]

Big boomer is a you know what....

[@mrsatire9475]

@@gasdajuice3918 ... Yes, an American.

[@rombed8312]

back in my country when the clerk check the ticket & the ticket is winner, the computer make a lil music so we know we win

[@TheNiners6949]

But what if the music dont turn on

[@cynv2808]

In Canada too, it's a loud music too and we have the little scanner in the store.

[@hasan_z]

Yeh but they either scan a dud ticket instead or fake scan it (like wave it under the scanner the wrong way but you cant tell from where you stand). Either way the music wont play and you'll leave and then they scan it for real and keep any winnings

[@OyengaProducer]

I’d thought you’d be Canadian. In Canada it makes a “ Woohoo “ sound when you win.

[@SenkoTTV]

Over here in Canada you can self check with a little machine and it makes music and says winner on the top part.

[@colin1626]

I work in a gas station so I redeem tickets all day long. They recently added a musical sound effect that plays if the ticket is a winner so the person can hear it. No sound=no winner. Music=winner. Brilliant Florida Lottery...

[@hrothgardoyle7223]

Our lottery machines here in Ohio where I'm at yell "wooo winner winner" lol So cant really hide that. Also we have the little self scanner things people can check their tickets that do the same thing.

[@kingjohn6278]

Then you get robbed outside the dam store 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Piratehead421]

My alarm clock makes that exact noise. Haha

[@jimwerther]

But you don't know how much you won

[@ramacreates8470]

I had one customer who was busy chatting with others and didn’t have a winning ticket. I returned it to him, but he kept insisting it was a winning ticket. Everybody in then queue and my colleagues had to tell him that why would she return the ticket if she wanted to pocket the winning, and we had to kind of sing the tune that the winning tickets make lol. Oh life.

[@BrainMonkeyBooks]

There are many scrumbag store/gas station clerks who wouldn't hesitate to steal your winnings. I hope they all go to jail.

[@blacksheep7055]

I used to work at 7-11 when I was younger. We sold tons of tickets and never once did it cross my mind to steal from someone. I'm no saint but what kind of person takes from another person?! You don't know what that money might mean to someone. Pos

[@joelmarks6777]

Right. What is if that was for utilities, food, etc. besides being honest is much more rewarding, you’re conscious isn’t killing you. Lol I saw someone drop a hundred from her purse while shopping one day and returned it too her. She told me it was part of her rent money. She offered me a twenty but I refused. Not being mean but knowing I did something honest is much more rewarding. People often take the reward but not me.

[@revanreborn1219]

@@joelmarks6777 I'm with you on that one. People think greed is a good way to get ahead in life, in business. I disagree, because in the end, greed consumes whomever gets involved in it. Tied in with pride, it's one of the deadliest sins in the universe.

[@virnan]

The kind of person who had parents who never disciplined and gave tough love.

[@blacksheep7055]

@@codexennial6931 First, calm tf down lmao. Why are you so mad? You must be one of the thieves. Second, I grew up poor af and guess what, my parents would buy lottery tickets before soap. So stop making excuses for people. Third, it's NOT THEIR MONEY TO TAKE..... so there's that 🥴🥴

[@xelorrl6776]

Ayyyy I just started working maybe 5th week at 711. I always handle the scratchers and would still never think of telling them it’s not a winner when it is. Truth full is a key. This one customer tipped me 5 bucks after I think 100$ win. And later that day came back to tip another worker so kind of him tbh

[@erichchan3]

They should have made the lady pay the fine equal to 50% of the total redemption value. Dont care and have no sympathy if it makes them broke for the next 30 years.

[@chrisbaker2669]

They should have made her pay at least a 100% of the redemption value maybe even 300% of the redemption value as a penalty.

[@izdatbOi]

Agreed

[@succulentravioli954]

150% if not returned, and 50% if returned

[@lukiso5734]

Wtf is wrong with you, yes she an asshole but god damn throwing sentences like that aint no joke

[@osha_t4]

@@lukiso5734 cheating people out of their money isnt a joke either

[@TheEarthRealm]

She didn't confess, y'all had proof she was wrong, so she couldn't lie anymore. Also she should have went to prison for (major) theft, not simply pay a fine. 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@opulence_prime]

It was entrapment so that’s why she only paid s fine.

[@LightStorm.]

@@opulence_prime proof?

[@user-uw2xe9uy4h]

She white

[@opulence_prime]

@@LightStorm. the video is proof. The definition of entrapment is the action of tricking someone into committing a crime in order to secure their prosecution.

[@TNoStone]

@@opulence_prime nobody tricked her. It’s called a sting. It would have been entrapment if they had someone convince her to steal it. She stole it on her own.

[@TBLGuns]

When I was working as the night manager for a gas station, I would always ask if they wanted the loser tickets back just in case they didn't believe me

[@Arantxa2091]

I work at grocery and we always ask the customers if they want their tickets back (win or lose).

[@bennybtw5084]

If somebody says I didn't win I'm asking for my ticket back lmao

[@jacoballen9789]

Bennybtw that’s how you do it, I always ask my customers if they wanna keep them

[@shahji2010]

When I'd run my dad's business, I'd always inform the customer it's not a winner and proceed to ask if they'd like me to rip it up or if they'd like it back. And I'd shred the ticket in front of them. Messed up some people would take advantage of this.

[@SideLine55]

Lol once its scanned it's useless, that's how it works.

[@phatcrayonz]

Fuc*in’ aye! Bro!

[@SideLine55]

@TheShinobiCode I work part time at a shell gas station. When the lottery ticket code is scanned a second time, it will say "cash rejected, previously redeemed".

[@neuorder4100]

The key word is "Nope" when you here that word you know they're lying

[@scallywagsmith127]

Before the self scanners, thousands of those clerks got away with tons of money! Disgusting...

[@kellyc4144]

These crooks should face the same prosecution as anybody else who steals! Why are they allowed to get a free pass? How disgusting.

[@jakcarn4184]

its best to check your ticket yourself never trust the store workers.

[@ibehappylike5815]

yep i wouldn't ask if my ticket is a win i would tell them i just won

[@georgegreen3470]

The lottery is a scam

[@ASmith-jn7kf]

Oh please. There are so many clerk's you can trust that's complete bull.

[@charlescrowe9565]

@@georgegreen3470 not really but i understand people like you with low iq will never comprehend reality. Ive won far more than I ever spent

[@mattolds9068]

you shouldnt buy tickets if you dont know how to play

[@emceehammer8054]

I've noticed when ever I've went into the 7/11 by my house the clerk is always so pushy about checking my ticket for me even when I'm going to check it my self. It makes you wonder.

[@juliemcalister2557]

Give her hell. Know exactly what u won before u go in☂️☂️

[@lisaellis2593]

That's,what happen to me, The woman was so nasty!towards me! Now I know why!

[@mezza001]

I don’t understand, why are these criminal store clerks not jailed?

[@vajee5]

That is STEALING. They should get jail time!

[@apeako]

All the dislikes on the video are store clerks who do this 😂😂

[@princewilliams9388]

..I approve this statement 😁

[@alancallejas3316]

My name is Alan and I approve this message. Lol

[@FartSexOfficial]

I Hate comments like these

[@Ganksy_]

I feel like all the dislikes are people who don't understand that the dislike doesn't go to whatever bad guy the story is about, just the person who made the video.

[@jaylajordan1685]

Boolooon Why? Because you disliked? 😂

[@tonygraves738]

you steal 5000 grand and get a fine, you steal 5000 from a bank your going to prison.

[@YKZBlender]

Tony Graves Big difference

[@ibieiniid4240]

@@frog1492 yeah, it really is. 5000 grand = 5,000,000. 5000 = 5000. wait, is that not what you were talking about? I'll see myself out.

[@jlh8830]

LMFAO ummm yea because in a bank robbery someone can get hurt even if its not an armed bank robbery. This lotto theft isnt gunna get any one physically hurt. Make sense now.

[@hunterhollingsworth9058]

Bank robbery usually consists of threatening peoples lives with guns, and quick getaways as well as needing immediate police response plus its stealing money that belongs to different sources, so it is therefore multiple counts of theft

[@possiblyurmom8351]

ibieiniid McKay yes they’re different but 5 grand is what he said means 5000 and that’s the same as stealing 5 grand from the bank but yes the robbery can threaten people so it is different

[@MrSockez]

"proof the justice system in the US is a fucking joke when you can steal a winning lottery ticket and not serve jail time" there i fixed your title

[@stevewixom9311]

It's all over the world, not just here

[@B91168]

But stealing food to eat gets you automatic jail time. Fuck that

[@philiptucker7590]

I’m surprised the government didn’t sweep it under the rug just to get their tax cut quicker and save money by having to pay police and agents 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@darrellclark9596]

@@B91168 in Sharia law you get your hands cut off..remember that Minasota

[@therealityofitall4819]

Selling a damn plant in a beg will get you a couple of years in the pin.. How in the hell did she get away with this is beyond me??

[@WaitAMinute1989]

The fine should be double the amount of the winning ticket.

[@PRANKurFACE]

Claims a $5000 ticket... Pays $1000 fine... No jail time.. what the actual fuck?!

[@BloodyHazessr]

PRANKurFACE also these under cover tickets were not paid out.

[@redridergeneral2394]

Nooooo shit!!!!!!! I thought there was a grand larceny charge if over a certain amount?

[@blakejordan5078]

I doubt the lottery gave them the winnings

[@TheYUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM]

It was a fake winnings by an undercover person, it wasnt paid out

[@rodgermorrison9395]

PRANKurFACE they never got the money

[@ACEZL]

Good! I'm glad they are catching these frauds, especially for the elderly person. That is a lack of class and integrity.

[@berzerkbankie1342]

They should have made those kids paint that poor woman's fence

[@TimJSwan]

I feel sorry for people who don’t value honesty. What emptiness they must have in their souls.

[@Purplecolors88]

They dont care . they want money they not making no money with 7 bucks and hour job so they act immoral for their personal gain

[@MsBellasworld]

Some are billionaires and dishonest third party like...ijs...greed and pride has not boundary.

[@alanacartes3382]

TRY wake up from a coma and your no good mom and drug addict brother robbed you BLIND!! My entire life savings. I'm only 1 went to college, put myself through. Had international career. My kids college funds every thing including our home and paid off investment property.. I had nervous breakdown.. Tried off myself but punished myself instead. Break down because woke with traumatic brain injury stroke and ANEURYSMS SO I can't work and I can't get it back. PLASTIC surgery head to toe 3 x's so she looks like Franken freak.. At least there's that.. I have NO sympathy for people who STEAL.. ESPECIALLY from the person who ALREADY did pay for all the BULLSHIT she ever wanted. 3 private posh rehab for brother. Immediately used drugs every time.. We ALL will face our judge.. May HE be MERCIFUL with each of us.. Uncle told me he was shocked when told her she NEEDS to at LEAST TRY and make payments, sign an agreement.. Hell no, she said to his SHOCK.. Insisted he provide her referral of a crooked criminal lawyer in case my sons or I pursue her (no problem throwing brother under the bus..smh SO figures..), he's married to her sister and obviously she was made to leave IMMEDIATELY, NOT welcome there and cut off because at LEAST my uncle is honest. Neither are even slightly SORRY.. I'm VERY sorry.. I EVERY now n then I think I have let it GO and something this AWFUL .. Its like ripping open an old wound and literally pouring salt in it.. I was brain dead.. First few years seizures SO strong broke nose 3 times, broke skull several places - can't have short hair bcuz bald spots missing bone and a little brain matter too.. Stressful losing ability to work and ok it is awful but at least kids can continue private schools and college and investment portfolio strong and home had 5 years left...NOT by time I woke up.. And then not sure WHEN but I remember that JESUS, OUR LORD AND SAVIOR DID WARN that families would indeed DO such EVIL.. I never NEVER in my wildest dreams even thought NOT a fleeting thought..PLEASE, NEVER let ANYONE do anything remotely close to what I somehow must have allowed.. I remember arriving from HOSPITAL and my documents were HIDDEN in bankers boxes - sealed and well hidden in corner of attic.. Every thing TORN apart and every thing stolen.. My kids were going to be dumped into foster care..so I was allowed to return.. May JESUS bless and protect and guide you..ALWAYS..

[@onlyracistwhenblacksappear3170]

Or what emptiness they have in their stomachs

[@MsBellasworld]

@@onlyracistwhenblacksappear3170 but they're not stealing snacks, they stealing money...lol...in the words of the store clerk "nope".

[@USAlivewithGOD]

I know it happened to me at the gas station in Hales corners I purposely gave her a winning lottery ticket. She told me it was a loser but I knew it was a winner and she said it was a loser. I asked for the manager the manager came and she says in the garbage I don’t know which one it is and I said my names on it he pulls it out confirms it, if you’re wondering she still works there. I don’t wanna say the companies name but they’re the only gas station with the red bag.

[@randyh.7782]

If you go to a location that sells lottery tickets, and it doesn't have a machine near the counter, where you can scan your ticket yourself, don't check your ticket at that location. If the only way to check your ticket at a location is to have a clerk scan it on a machine behind the counter, where you're unable to see the results on the machine, go to another location. Don't trust any clerks, even if you think you know them well!

[@basillah7650]

Idiots getting them checked should not even play because it is easy to see if you are a winner with the scratch off tickets.

[@aireworkz929]

Exactly....

[@breerenee]

I didn’t even know that people let the clerk check it for them?!

[@randyh.7782]

@Buck Berthod I live in San Francisco. I've bought lottery tickets at bodegas, supermarkets and 7-Eleven stores, and I've yet to hear any of the machines out here make sounds if you win money. The ones out here will just display what you've won on the screen, after you scan your ticket barcode. Maybe it varies from State to State, in regards to machines that will have sounds if you win money. I won $326 over a month ago on a "Fantasy 5" ticket. It would've been cool if the machine I scanned my ticket on said congratulations.

[@chicagogeminigirl5129]

Randy H. Exactly!!

[@skiokillzzz1682]

I was at a stripes n this lady who didn't speak English won 500 n asked my dad if she won cuz she couldn't tell so my dad told her she won 500$ dollars n started crying because she didn't have papers to claim it so he did it for her n she tried to give him 50$ n he didnt accept it .

[@skiokillzzz1682]

Actually just one sirr.

[@Excalibur2]

Honestly that sounds like it could have been a scam. Someone pretends there's a reason they can't cash their chips, and it's actually because they're counterfeit or stolen or something.

[@skiokillzzz1682]

Shadowsumbra nah bro my dad was in line with her n she was scrating on her way out n I guess the shapes matched or sum shit n she told my dad to check n he told her su . she had won

[@somechannel1]

Shouldn't have done that for an illegal

[@bautistafreeman2037]

Slayingfiddle stfu! Europeans are all illegal immigrants! Natives don’t want u here! Gtfoh

[@andrewbatts7678]

I worked at lottery retailers before and I scanned a ticked that was a winner for $10,000. I never considered keeping it. God has given me so much, and I credits my honesty for this happening. karma good or bad comes back on you, either as a reward or a punishment. The lady who won the $10,000 gave me a $1000 tip

[@ladyd6545]

Andrew Batts When you do Good, Good comes back to you...

[@bryanclark1246]

Andrew Batts a tip for what?

[@KATONKA...]

+Janice D ... exactly! the Bible says, "if you repay good with evil, then evil will never leave your house." "keep the faith people, and keep on keeping on"

[@bensippen1881]

Wow $1000 lucky you

[@rps13sr]

jack shit doesn’t matter what the Bible said. Good happens to both good and bad. Bad happens to both good and bad. God doesn’t exist. Santa clause doesn’t exist. Difference between the 2. One is for children to believe. And the other is for people who still can’t accept reality to believe. Cause since they lost Santa Claus they couldn’t bare losing another made up creature.

[@Scratchingforcash]

Who cares about a fine? How about all the stolen winners they get away with? It should be $10,000 fine and 5 years in prison!!!

[@americanmade-1]

This stuff makes me sad. Why can't people just be normal and not greedy and sick.

[@davelowets]

"Culture"

[@JorgeHernandez-lu1mi]

@@Tanks-In-Space no worse than Republican corporate shills by a long shot. The Republican Party has shown us a string of burglars, pedophiles, embezzlers, whoremongers, klansmen, liars, Elmer Gantry hypocrites and crazies since Richard Nixon first said, "I am not a crook..."

[@nicolepritchard3935]

Sadly, greed is normal

[@nolan8859]

@@Tanks-In-Space you mean republicans

[@chillvibed]

Word. Disgusting

[@quietstormkel14]

They need to be in jail instead charging them a fine

[@stevewixom9311]

Or if they are fined, it should be atleast twice as much as they stole.

[@Queenbrieee]

5K Omgee I cannot imagine. I had a clerk at circle k try to steal my $12 bucks I won on a lottery ticket and I almost *lost.my.shit* .... Completely

[@bretyoung7235]

12 bucks. Wow you are a typical asshole that would shoot someone for taking tour parking space. Get some help.

[@loneemerald7997]

@@bretyoung7235 you legit comapred two separate things stealing someone's money and stealing a spot is way different one is for sure yours while the spot is public area if someone is trying to take your money and you let them you're a bitch

[@ancechanderson4816]

Hey Bret young can I have $12 through cash app? If not you're a typical loser and a hypocrite. Let me know.

[@osha_t4]

@@bretyoung7235 can i have your money? If you say i cant then you're a hypocritical pos

[@NB-lc3yp]

@@bretyoung7235 u have every right to be mad after being robbed you fuckin twat

[@tivvy9708]

Where I live in Canada , when the clerk checks your ticket there is a screen for the public to view to see whether you won or not.

[@bernicecrossin9398]

SIGN YOUR NAME ON THE BACK OF THE TICKET BEFORE THEY CHECK IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@CapnRetro]

For sure, i would sign it in front of her before handing it to her, with a smile and probably a wink. ( ͡ᵔ ͜ʖ ͡ᵔ )

[@Iamnickdude09]

I hope the real winners ended up getting their money

[@evilynicenava]

they were undercover employees for the lottery, they do it all the time to check if clerks are trustworthy...

[@jessewolf2453]

actually they said that some of them were actal customers. like the last one with the girl and two males. they stole 10,000 from an elderly woman

[@qwertyuiopas4285]

Hahaha, they rigged the lottery to prove that the lottery is 100% unriggable and honest luck.

[@qwertyuiopas4285]

The powerball lottery is easier to rig.(green screen tech on the balls, or overweighted balls that drop first)

[@denimlether5812]

Aww you're so nice and sweet on the internet.

[@impostor4894]

That's why in civilized countries, the machine showing if it's a winner is turned to the customer, not the clerk.

[@impostor4894]

@Johnny Sack Evidently.

[@dustbitten]

😂😂😂

[@christylouis2611]

@Johnny Sack Its only colonized not civilized

[@maticooli112]

Canada ftw

[@chrisrose2767]

Canada :)

[@devrabiallas1292]

That happened to me in West liberty Kentucky about 5 years ago it's always bothered me. I knew I'd won something but I wasn't sure how much because the card was confusing and I asked for confirmation that I was a winner and she looked at it and said no and she threw it in the garbage. I didn't know what to say I figured she knew what she was talking about so I left but I also thought I won something. I just didn't confront her and I didn't think of grabbing the ticket out of the garbage and taking it with me until I was down the road. It's kind of the reason I stopped buying lottery tickets. And also the scanning device was not working, I wonder why.

[@allaboutBlueBerry]

In Canada, by law, we have to sign the ticket before the store clerk can take it from us and check it! And they always give the ticket back to you.

[@arisebeats1851]

why I a Mex Amer citizen wanted to go to Canada 10 years ago

[@lauriefaithprescott]

We should have that here in the USA

[@jrmartinez3237]

Yea but we’re not in canada

[@spacedoutET]

Shame all people aint honest. I was working on a ferry as a security guard over 14 years ago. I noticed a couple acting strange hanging around. When i went to check, they quickly moved away. I noticed something around where they were hanging around. It looked like rubbish left on top of the 800 cig boxes. When i got closer, it was a purse and i could clearly see without opening it, there must have been hundreds rolled up inside. I didnt want to hand it in as i didnt know if i could trust it with someone else and could blame me if anything was taken. I knew the people haging around would have stole it, so i put it in my back pocket and had a feeling it was an elderly person who just not concentrating. I could never take anything from anyone. Sure enough, a elderly lady came back and asked the crew who were french. They pointed to myself who was english and she asked if anyone had found a purse. I asked exactly what looked like and where it was. It was spot on and i gave her it. She was over the moon and i felt gr8 about myself 4 helping someone out. That feelings better than money to me. Her daughter came back to thank me and said she cant believe not 1p is missing. Shw offered me money being so greatful and i refused. I just said, please just dont do it again as u may not b so lucky. This proves it. 😕 shame

[@daithi1487]

YA-NU DIDDLEESQUATS HAPPY GAMING don't lie..you took the money and gave the purse back. We all know!

[@unoreversecard8129]

This story gives me faith in humanity ♥️

[@nicoleriffe1430]

I shouldn’t have to tell you that you’re a wonderful human being for common decency but in this day and age that’s a rarity. Thanks so much for being a glistening light in this world of darkness. Please keep being you ❤️

[@nicoleriffe1430]

FAllEn OnE wow...

[@automat3000]

Instead of "hanging around" a purse with hundreds of pounds rolled up inside (bit dodgy), why didn't the couple just take it straight away? At least take it with them when you started to walk over, instead of just leaving it there for you to pick up instead. Have I missed something?

[@SydMountaineer]

I could tell she was guilty by only seeing 2 seconds of her body language, and the first words out of her mouth were just as obvious.

[@stivi739]

Wow they investigate these people..well done

[@Tubylubrx]

I work at a gas station and we check tickets, and a few times we had tickets that wouldn’t show up as winners and I’d tell them it wasn’t a winner and they say it was so I’d just give it back to them. But our machine says “woo hoo you’re a winner” out loud so they knew I wasn’t lying. We also have a screen that shows what goes on on our lotto machine for the customers to see.

[@MariaHernandez-sb6si]

Ppl sign on the back before you check if you are a winner or not. Sign sign your info......

[@Tubylubrx]

Maria Ramos uh I know? If they don’t sign it I ask them too. That way no one could possibly take their ticket.

[@jessiimacdonald6510]

Where i work were not allowed to check a ticket if it not signed and we alway have to offer the old tickets back to them

[@VineyardGHS]

@@jessiimacdonald6510 and if corporate found out you would be fired on the spot they do not need to sign their name on anything less than $2,500.

[@aguardiandown5482]

I would scan them and tell them the facts and if it was a loser I would then ask if they would like it back. Id they started no, I would destroy the ticket in front of the customer and proceed to throw it away. If yes, I'd tell them if they had any reasonable doubt they can take it to another store or to our lottery office to double check it. The lottery machines have been wrong before and I have seen it. Several times I have seen a "losing" ticket that was actually a winner when scanned and the other way around as well. Always double check your tickets, winners or losers.

[@battano]

She should have has some jail time because if they caught her in this sting operation how many other people has this woman stolen from??

[@skepticeevee2565]

stealing above 500 is a felony....this is a pretty bs system

[@bakerman42]

Why don't the real winners get their ticket back after the clerk says no winner?

[@cudajr12]

They should have it play Hey Ya from OutKast everytime it’s a winning ticket

[@imblackandplaygames]

Better off wearing a shirt that says rob me lol

[@ITALIA_94]

I love OutKast ❤️

[@frankokash6988]

In Texas it makes a certain celebratory sound when the ticket is a winner and they even have a self serve matching you can scan with to check before approaching the cashier to check.

[@bigred3096]

Always ask for your ticket back, and let them know you’re going to check it at another store to double check it.... You’ll be amazed at how often the clerk will double check your ticket and tell you, they made a mistake, it is a winner!!!! Lol

[@UnknownUser-jg8ry]

What A Punishment!!