Get the biggest daily news stories by email Subscribe Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy notice Could not subscribe, try again later Invalid EmailA national lottery winner has denied a £2.5 million jackpot fraud. Builder Edward Putman, 53, was arrested for allegedly faking a winning ticket after a three-year investigation by Hertfordshire Police. He was paid £2,525,485 in 2009 as the winner of an unclaimed ticket - coming forward just before the six-month deadline. (Image: PA)The charge alleges that on September 1, 2009 at Watford produced a fraudulent National Lottery ticket intending to take the £2,525,485 winnings for himself. In 2015 Camelot, the lottery operator, was fined £3 million for serious failing after an investigation by the Gambling Commission.

Source: Daily Mirror February 07, 2019 13:28 UTC