We’ve all been warned about the dangers of social media, but one lady discovered a whole new reason to be careful last week after a photo of her winning Melbourne Cup ticket was used to steal almost AU$1,000.
Western Australian woman Chantelle successfully backed 101-1 shot Prince of Penzance while watching from Ascot racecourse in Perth and posted a selfie of herself with the winning AU$825 ticket. But when she went to collect her prize 15 minutes later, Chantelle was told the money had already been collected – by someone on the other side of the country!
It is believed that one of Chantelle’s Facebook “friends” managed to scan the barcode at a TAB outlet in order to steal the money, however the good news is that police are on the case and confident of identifying the thief.
The moral of the story? Keep your success stories to yourself!
