A winning lotto ticket in Canada will likely not be paid out because it was bought with a stolen credit card.<\/p>\n
The woman who allegedly bought the ticket was arrested by police while on her way to the lottery offices.<\/p>\n
Police were following up on a report of a stolen wallet and discovered the victim’s credit cards had been used to buy lottery tickets.<\/p>\n
The suspect was identified with security footage from the Newfoundland store where the tickets were bought.<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old suspect, who was taken into custody on Thursday by officers from the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary, was charged with two counts of possessing a stolen credit card and five counts of fraud.<\/p>\n
Const James Cadigan told the BBC that the amount of the winnings was a “substantial sum”.<\/p>\n
The Atlantic Lottery Corporation confirmed it was a C$50,000 ($38,000; \u00a329,000) ticket but said that it only pays prizes for lawfully acquired tickets.<\/p>\n
“Ultimately, if not paid, this amount will go to Atlantic Lottery’s unclaimed prize account and will be used for future prizes,” it said in a statement.<\/p>\n
“We will continue to monitor the situation.”<\/p>\n