Cambodian woman claims friend stole 12 million baht lottery win
A Cambodian woman sought police assistance after her friend allegedly disappeared with two winning lottery tickets she had bought on her behalf. The tickets, valued at 12 million baht, were reportedly documented by the friend at the Bang Na Police Station.
Piang, a Cambodian worker, yesterday, March 17, approached Police Lieutenant Colonel Kamonrat Phanoi, Deputy Superintendent (Investigation) at Bang Bua Thong Police Station in Nonthaburi province, to seek advice on the situation involving the lottery tickets drawn on March 16.
Piang revealed that she had transferred 400 baht to Ni, a fellow Cambodian residing in the Khlong Sam area of Rangsit, Pathum Thani province, to buy the lottery tickets. She also lent an additional 600 baht to Ni. Subsequently, Ni sent Piang images of the purchased tickets via Facebook messages.
Initially, Piang believed the lottery draw on March 16 did not result in a win and did not pay much attention to the tickets shown by her friend. However, upon re-examining the images the next morning, she discovered the tickets had indeed won the first prize, with the numbers 757563, amounting to 12 million baht.
Piang attempted to contact her friend immediately but found herself blocked on Facebook and unable to reach her.
Later, Piang learned that her friend had taken the winning tickets to Bang Na Police Station to record them as evidence.
Faced with the significant potential loss of the 12 million baht prize and lacking sufficient evidence beyond the photograph of the winning tickets, Piang decided to seek police assistance due to her unfamiliarity with legal proceedings in Thailand.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Kamonrat advised Piang to gather evidence, such as the money transfer records for the lottery purchase and the conversation about the transaction.
The officers assured her that if the claim proved legitimate, they were ready to investigate. However, they cautioned that if the allegations were found to be fabricated, Piang could face legal consequences.
Piang chose to collect further evidence before deciding whether to file a report to freeze the winnings, reported KhaoSod.
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