Lotto ‘winner’ crooks who claimed £4M scratchcard payout finally ADMIT fraud after buying tickets with stolen card
TWO Lotto "winner" crooks who claimed a £4million scratchcard payout have finally pleaded guilty to fraud after buying tickets with a stolen credit card.
Jon-Ross Watson, 34, and Mark Goodram, 38, went on a four-day bender after hitting the jackpot while on a trip to London.
They faced trial after claiming they won the money "fair and square" but both changed their plea at the last minute to guilty.
The pair initially claimed they were given the credit card details by a man they had helped earlier in a brothel.
Bolton Crown Court heard they had travelled to Clapham, from their hometown in Bolton, Lancs, to “beg” as they believed they could make more money.
While there they knowingly used details from a debit card that didn’t belong to them to buy scratchcards from Waitrose.
The pair first won £10 on a scratchcard, which they were given in cash, and then scooped £4million on a second.
They “immediately” called Camelot the same day on April 22, 2019, to claim their windfall before partying for four-days to celebrate.
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Pictures posted on social media showed them with champagne and downing cocktails and both men were nicknamed the Blotto Louts after drinking heavily for several days.
They did not get any of the £4million and their “only monetary gain” was £172.34 after shopping in Londis and Waitrose.
Goodram and Watson have now both pleaded guilty to three counts of fraud by false representation.
