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| Lottery warning after fraud case | Lottery warning after fraud case |
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| Lottery organisers have warned people to guard their tickets after a couple who found a £30,000 winning ticket and cashed it in were sentenced for fraud. | Lottery organisers have warned people to guard their tickets after a couple who found a £30,000 winning ticket and cashed it in were sentenced for fraud. |
| Amanda Stacey, 34, from Swindon, Wiltshire, reportedly found the prize ticket on the floor of her local Co-op. | Amanda Stacey, 34, from Swindon, Wiltshire, reportedly found the prize ticket on the floor of her local Co-op. |
| She and her husband Michael reportedly spent some money on clearing debts. | She and her husband Michael reportedly spent some money on clearing debts. |
| The Staceys admitted charges of making a false representation, and Amanda Stacey also admitted theft. They were given 11-month suspended sentences. | The Staceys admitted charges of making a false representation, and Amanda Stacey also admitted theft. They were given 11-month suspended sentences. |
| Police were brought in after Dorothy McDonagh proved to lottery firm Camelot that the ticket was hers, The Sun newspaper reported. | Police were brought in after Dorothy McDonagh proved to lottery firm Camelot that the ticket was hers, The Sun newspaper reported. |
| Police reportedly froze the remaining £15,000 and brought charges against the couple. The pair admitted charges of making a false representation and Amanda Stacey also admitted theft. | Police reportedly froze the remaining £15,000 and brought charges against the couple. The pair admitted charges of making a false representation and Amanda Stacey also admitted theft. |
| On Tuesday, a judge at Swindon Crown Court said the pair had acted out of financial need, not greed, The Sun said. | |
| We are reminding players to keep their tickets safe and fill out their names and addresses on the back Camelot spokesman | We are reminding players to keep their tickets safe and fill out their names and addresses on the back Camelot spokesman |
| A court hearing in July will decide if Ms McDonagh, 61, will get the remaining £15,000. | A court hearing in July will decide if Ms McDonagh, 61, will get the remaining £15,000. |
| On Wednesday a Camelot spokesman said: "The dispute is now between the two parties involved. | On Wednesday a Camelot spokesman said: "The dispute is now between the two parties involved. |
| "We are reminding players to keep their tickets safe and fill out their names and addresses on the back. That way there can be no dispute. | "We are reminding players to keep their tickets safe and fill out their names and addresses on the back. That way there can be no dispute. |
| "We have a clear lost-and-found policy, so if a member of the public finds the ticket they should send it to our prize payout department, setting out in writing the circumstances of the find and the steps they took [if any] to reunite the ticket with its rightful owner. | "We have a clear lost-and-found policy, so if a member of the public finds the ticket they should send it to our prize payout department, setting out in writing the circumstances of the find and the steps they took [if any] to reunite the ticket with its rightful owner. |
| "If no corresponding prize claim or lost ticket notice has been received, the prize may be paid to the finder at Camelot's discretion after the expiry of the 180-day claim deadline." | "If no corresponding prize claim or lost ticket notice has been received, the prize may be paid to the finder at Camelot's discretion after the expiry of the 180-day claim deadline." |