PARIS: A winning French lottery ticket for 500,000 euros ($523,000) was purchased by thieves using a stolen card. However, they disappeared before making money, and they are currently one of the most well-known fugitives in France.
According to police records, Jean-David E., the individual whose card was taken, is proposing to divide the money with the fortunate winners. He also wants his wallet returned.
Meanwhile, the robbers run the possibility of being taken into custody. No one had turned in the ticket to cash out as of Saturday, according to La Fran aise des Jeux, or FDJ, the state lottery operator.
“It’s an amazing story, but it’s all true,” Pierre Debuisson, Jean-David’s attorney, told The Associated Press on Saturday.
According to the attorney, Jean-David learned earlier this month that his backpack, which included bank cards and other documents, had been taken from his car near Toulouse, a city in the south. Jean-David discovered that the card had already been used in a nearby store and urged his bank to stop it.
A salesman at the store informed him that two individuals who appeared to be homeless had purchased the winning scratch-off lottery ticket using one of his cards.
According to Debuisson, they were so ecstatic that they left their possessions and cigarettes behind and left like crazy people.
According to Debuisson, Jean-David reported the crime to the police, but he is willing to drop the case provided the robbers come forward so they may split the proceeds.
“No one would have won without them,” Jean-David stated on France-2, a public channel.
According to the attorney, prosecutors might attempt to confiscate the earnings because they were deemed unlawfully obtained.
On Thursday, the attorney issued a nationwide appeal, urging the offenders to get in touch with his office in order to reach an agreement.
Nothing is at danger…. He said, “We’ll share with you.” Additionally, you may alter your lives.
He cautioned that the ticket would soon expire.
“Time is not on our side,” he remarked.
The Associated Press
