Thieves used a stolen card to buy a $523,000 lottery ticket. The victim wants to share the winnings

Two thieves bought a lottery ticket with a stolen credit card and won $500,000. The victim wants a share of their winnings. But who’s the real victim here?

This sordid tale is so unusual that it could only be a fictionalized moral quandary dreamed up by the likes of David Lynch

'Thieves stole my card and bought £410k-winning scratchcard – but I have a plan'

A man whose bank account was targeted by thieves has promised to split the megjackpot he won after they used his credit card to buy the lucky scratch card

The French man thinks that without the thieves, he wouldn't have won either, but without him they can't collect the prize, and everyone would be better off sharing it.

Thieves used a stolen card to buy a US$523,000 lottery ticket. The victim wants to share the winnings

Thieves used a stolen card to buy a winning French lottery ticket worth 500,000 euros (US$523,000). But they vanished before cashing in — and now they’re among France’s most famous fugitives.

Thieves used a stolen card to buy a $523,000 lottery ticket. The victim wants to share the winnings

Thieves used a stolen card to buy a winning French lottery ticket worth 500,000 euros or $523,000. But they vanished before cashing in. And now they’re among France’s most famous

Thieves used stolen card to buy lottery ticket. The victim wants to share winnings

Thieves used a stolen card to buy a winning French lottery ticket worth 500,000 euros or $523,000