A lucky gambler’s elation turned to despair after she posted a selfie with her winning betting slip on Facebook only for someone else to collect her winnings.
The woman, named Chantelle, won A$900 on the 100-1 Prince Of Penzance in the Melbourne Cup on Tuesday, and turned to social media to share her joy with a photo of herself holding the ticket and the message: “Winner winner chicken dinner!!”
However, a less than empathetic “friend” apparently seized the chance to withdraw the prize money themselves, using the ticket’s unique barcode at an automated machine.
“To the low life who is obviously my friend on Facebook and used my photo to claim our winnings. You’re a massive dick. You ruined my day,” Chantelle later wrote.
She told the radio station Triple M that police are able to track down where the money had been collected and were confident of finding the opportunist thief.
