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German cashier steals €1.47m lottery win by tricking player into claiming a lost scratch-off card

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A gas station attendant in Germany deceived an unsuspecting customer, convincing him that his winning ticket was worthless to pocket the prize himself for 90% of its value and keep it all at once (the rest is not mentioned).

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    A German cashier tricked an elderly lottery player into believing his winning ticket was a loser in order to steal the prize money.
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    The scammer claimed that if he had played earlier or chosen different numbers, it would have been possible for him (the employee) rather than the customer to win €1.5 million.
Mar 24 A German cashier tricked a lottery player into believing his ticket was losing to steal €1.378 billion.

A lottery thief's own winning scratch-off reveals his deception when he claims a prize of one million euros.

— (Mar 25, 14:05] Loterie en Allemagne : Son ticket de loto vole le trahit lorsqu'il reclame un milion (Partner-feeds.publishing.tamedia.ch)

A gas station attendant convinces a customer that his winning lottery ticket is worthless in order to pocket the winnings himself.

— (Mar 25, 09:41] Son client lui presente un billet gagnant à 1.47 million d'euros : le pompiste lui fait croire qu'il perdu pour empocher les gains a sa place (Ladepeche.fr)

The thief exposes himself by claiming the one-million-euro prize from his stolen lottery ticket.

— (Mar 25, 07:03] Il se trahit en reclamant le million de son billet loto vole (Partner-feeds.20min.ch)

An employee tricks a player into believing their winning lotto ticket is losing so they can take the money for themselves.

— (Mar 24, 13:26] Il ne verra jamais ses un million d'euros : un employe fait croire à joueur de loto que son billet est perdant (Feeds.feedburner.com)

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