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Friends denied £4 million Lotto win to call police on Camelot for refusing to pay

Two mates who bagged £4 million on a Lotto scratchcard say they're going to "call the cops on Camelot " for withholding the cash.

Mark Goodram, 36, and Jon-Ross Watson, 31, won the incredible sum after buying a £10 scratchcard on Easter Monday.

Since then, they've been celebrating with champagne and cocktails.

But Camelot is yet to pay the pals anything - as the firm in charge of the Lottery is believed to have opened a "thorough investigation" into the ticket.

Dad-of-two Goodram today told The Sun : "We have a winning ticket, where’s our cash?"

"We’ll go to the police to report Camelot. They’re being unscrupulous. I know my rights."

Goodram and Watson, both of Bolton, Greater Manchester, do not have bank accounts and say they should now be "living like millionaires".

Mark Goodram has been celebrating 'like a millionaire' with champagne and cocktails (Facebook)

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They deny claims the winning ticket was bought with a stolen debit card.

Watson, also a father-of-one, said today: "The Lottery catchline is 'It Could Be You'. Well, it should be us.

"Camelot bosses are messing us around, probably because they know we’ve had a lively past and been in prison. Well, that’s too bad.

Watson said 'Camelot bosses are messing us around' (Facebook)

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"They need to pay us what we are owed or else.

"We’re partying like the millionaires we are."

Since buying the ticket at a Waitrose in Clapham, south London, the friends have been downing champagne, cocktails, lager, vodka, Jack Daniels, cider and wine.

Goodram has 22 convictions for 45 offences, according to reports by the Bolton News and The Sun.

Dad-of-one Goodram has 22 convictions for 45 offences (Facebook)

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And Watson was on the Bolton News site's "Bolton's most wanted" list in July 2017 as he was reportedly wanted on warrant for failing to appear regarding an offence of burglary.

A Camelot spokesperson told Mirror Online yesterday: "Security procedures form a key part of the process of validating a winning ticket to ensure we maintain the integrity of The National Lottery.

"Should there be any doubt surrounding the validity of a claim, we would undertake a thorough investigation to ensure we pay out the rightful ticketholder."

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