In the Great White North, also known as Ontario Canada, being a lottery retailer seems to be a licence to steal for some dishonest ticket retailers.
For more on the Hazif Malik story here are some links to visit.
- Store owner guilty in $5.75M lottery fraudAdmits he tricked customer into giving him the winning ticket
- Store owner pleads guilty to lotto fraud
- Former store owner pleads guilty to stealing $5.7-million lotto ticket
- Store owner guilty in Canadian Lotto scam – UPI.com
- Former store owner pleads guilty to stealing $5.7 million lotto ticket
- Former store owner Hazif Malikpleads guilty to stealing $5.7 million lotto ticket
- Former Ont. convenience store owner pleads guilty to stealing $5.7 …
- CTV British Columbia- Store owner pleads guilty in $5.75M lotto …
- canadaeast.com – Former Ont. convenience store owner pleads guilty …
I have personally seen retailers still check tickets with no signatures.
Retailers stealing from ticket purchasers is not isolated to Ontario as this has happened worldwide. B.C. lotto retailers ripping off customers: document
How can the public stop this? What can you do to prevent being a victim?
SIGN your ticket. If you play frequently and a lot, invest in a self-inking stamp to allow you to do this with little effort.
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