LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A woman is arrested inside the Arkansas Lottery Headquarters Monday afternoon, and the local media's cameras were there for the arrest.
Police say Ruth Dennis, 56, tried to pass a fake winning ticket for the real thing at the claims center. Her friend, John Burch says he gave Dennis and her sister a ride from Camden with a $3,000 ticket.
Lottery director Ernie Passailaigue says the ticket was clearly not real. He says she used the three times lucky scratch tickets and allegedly cut and pasted different numbers to make it appear like a winner.
"There's no cure for stupid," Passailaigue said, "And that's what's going to happen. People are going to try and defraud the lottery and they're going to go to jail.
Over the past three weeks, Passailaigue says Monday's incident was the first "fake" ticket arrest in the state. He says the best way to win the lottery is to play it.
Police say the woman has been charged with one count of fraud in relation to the lottery ticket.
i thought the plan with fake lotto tickets is to sell to some schmoe on the street not the one guy in town who will know its a fake. ie the lottery comission.
Quote: Originally posted by savagegoose on Oct 20, 2009
i thought the plan with fake lotto tickets is to sell to some schmoe on the street not the one guy in town who will know its a fake. ie the lottery comission.
God, I'm glad she was an idiot. Too many people try the above. I love these icons. Remember, if it sounds too good, ...
Their lottery is all of what, a month old?
She was probably working on her masterpiece for the whole month. I wish we could see what it looked like.
It's a good thing I saw that article.
I was just about to type the winning numbers on my Powerball ticket.
I can't believe people think, that they can just cut and paste numbers on a losing ticket and cash it in as a winner.
her kids left peanut butter and jelly stains on the ticket......when she was working on it on the kitchen table and that was a "dead giveaway"
I can't believe how stupid some people are, thinking that they can get away with comitting lottery fraud.
TODD is it possible that you can post a copy of this fake ticket, i would like to use it.[ LOL]
Epic fail.
"There's no cure for stupid," Passailaigue said.
Stated quite siccinctly, don't you think?
Why is there no story about the Dr. from FL that won the Powerball !?!?
If your not cheating your not trying..
i thought the plan with fake lotto tickets is to sell to some schmoe on the street not the one guy in town who will know its a fake. ie the lottery comission.
God, I'm glad she was an idiot. Too many people try the above. I love these icons. Remember, if it sounds too good, ...
What is the story? Give it to us.
"Stupid is as Stupid does Sir!!" Forrest Gump
I think she might be Ballon Boy's Auntie!!