Shopkeeper tried to dupe pensioner, 77, out of £1million lottery win by offering to throw ‘losing ticket’ away… before trying to claim prize himself

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By Anna Edwards

PUBLISHED: 04:53 EST, 1 August 2012 | UPDATED: 06:18 EST, 1 August 2012

A shopworker tried to cheat a great-grandmother out of a £1million lottery jackpot by telling her that her winning ticket was worthless.

When Maureen Holt, 77, took the ticket to Farrakh Nizzar and asked him to check the numbers at a shop in Oldham, he told her that she’d won nothing and offered to throw it in the bin for her.

But the numbers actually matched up to a seven-figure jackpot and Nizzar, 30, who had known Mrs Holt for a year, then tried to use it to claim the money for himself.

In for the win: Maureen Holt, 77, and husband Fred could not believe that 'Lucky' had tried to dupe them and they could be millionairesIn for the win: Maureen Holt, 77, and husband Fred could not believe that ‘Lucky’ had tried to dupe them and they could be millionaires

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2 Replies to “Shopkeeper tried to dupe pensioner, 77, out of £1million lottery win by offering to throw ‘losing ticket’ away… before trying to claim prize himself”

  1. Gees Farrakh Nizzar sounds like a MUSLIM name how typical for someone from the religion of peace to do that to somebody like Maureen a typical BRITISH female.
    Lock this sand monkey up for sometime facing west and no halal for this bad little piss ant.

  2. Also warn people to check their tickets against the posted numbers, there is such a thing as being too trusting.