Thanawat "Pete" Khamhaengpol (second left) in custody at Khok Kham police station in Samut Sakhon province on Monday. He also posted a photo of the winning tickets, and later claimed the winning customer gave him a gift or 100,000 baht as a thank-you gesture. People turned up at the petrol station wanting to buy lottery tickets from him. But the man went from hero to zero after sceptics decided to investigate and found out that the winning tickets were fabricated. "Honest Pete" now faces charges of fabricating lottery tickets and deceiving the public for personal gain.

Source: Bangkok Post September 10, 2018 05:38 UTC