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A Frenchwoman who went on a huge spending spree after "winning" the Euro Millions lottery was ordered to pay the huge tab back after belatedly discovering that she had got the wrong the number.
The 46-year-old, whose identity was not disclosed in the French media, believed she had won a massive jackpot. Within hours, and over the course of three weeks in February and March 2014, she issued a series of checks – spending on perfumes, jewellery, clothes and ornaments to celebrate her good fortune.
Her spending quickly surpassed €4,000 (US$4,400), but with no word or check in sight from Euro Millions, her family started to fret.
Eventually, the woman's husband got his hands on the ticket and checked the numbers. He discovered to his horror that one of the digits failed to match and informed his wife.
The woman, a mother living in the Doubs département in eastern France, faced charges of fraud this week for a string of checks that bounced during her shopping spree, according to l'Est Republicain, the regional daily.
Once she realized her terrible mistake, the woman made matters worse by inventing a story that her handbag had been stolen in a bid not to have to pay back her debts.
She even burned the handbag to get rid of the evidence. However, she was caught on several shop security cameras writing out checks and charged.
After she initially denied fraud, the woman broke down in court to admit the charges this week. Understanding shop-owners had already contacted her to suggest payment in installments, but she has still not refunded them, saying she was "too afraid and ashamed" to do so. However, she promised to do so now.
The Besançon court handed her a four-month suspended sentence and ordered her to work and to repay her debts.
French lottery 'winner' goes on huge spending spree only to realise she has wrong number
This is a special kind of L
The 46-year-old, whose identity was not disclosed in the French media, believed she had won a massive jackpot. Within hours, and over the course of three weeks in February and March 2014, she issued a series of checks – spending on perfumes, jewellery, clothes and ornaments to celebrate her good fortune.
Her spending quickly surpassed €4,000 (US$4,400), but with no word or check in sight from Euro Millions, her family started to fret.
Eventually, the woman's husband got his hands on the ticket and checked the numbers. He discovered to his horror that one of the digits failed to match and informed his wife.
The woman, a mother living in the Doubs département in eastern France, faced charges of fraud this week for a string of checks that bounced during her shopping spree, according to l'Est Republicain, the regional daily.
Once she realized her terrible mistake, the woman made matters worse by inventing a story that her handbag had been stolen in a bid not to have to pay back her debts.
She even burned the handbag to get rid of the evidence. However, she was caught on several shop security cameras writing out checks and charged.
After she initially denied fraud, the woman broke down in court to admit the charges this week. Understanding shop-owners had already contacted her to suggest payment in installments, but she has still not refunded them, saying she was "too afraid and ashamed" to do so. However, she promised to do so now.
The Besançon court handed her a four-month suspended sentence and ordered her to work and to repay her debts.
French lottery 'winner' goes on huge spending spree only to realise she has wrong number
This is a special kind of L
that's childish this is what children do
