Lottery Winners May Lose Jackpot Because They Can’t Verify Bank Details

Lottery Winners May Lose Jackpot Because They Can’t Verify Bank Details
An undated photo of scratchcards from lottery company Camelot in an undisclosed location. Courtesy of Camelot
Richard Szabo
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Two lottery winners may not see a cent of the winnings until they can verify that a bank account used to buy the scratchcard on April 22 was used legally.

Convicted criminals Mark Goodram, 36, and Jon-Ross Watson, 31, thought they had literally hit the jackpot after discovering two matching £4 million ($5.17 million) prize symbols on the same scratchcard, bought at 10.39 a.m. local time in the Clapham neighborhood of Waitrose, South London.

Richard Szabo
Richard Szabo
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Richard Szabo is an award-winning journalist with more than 12 years' experience in news writing at mainstream and niche media organizations. He has a specialty in business, tourism, hospitality, and healthcare reporting.
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