Scratch tickets are a popular instant lottery ticket with a coating on each ticket that can be scratched to see if you have won a prize. Some people think that scratch is a form of entertainment, while others have the illusion of getting rich overnight, and they do not hesitate to spend a lot of money and time. However, some people use an improper means to gain benefits from scratch tickets and are eventually punished by law.
Ms. Liu, the proprietress of a convenience store in Donghu Street, Linping District, Hangzhou, recently discovered a strange thing. A man named Fang often came to her store to buy some daily necessities and welfare lottery tickets, but he didn't win the lottery every time. However, since late January, Fang Mou will take a few scratch tickets every day to claim the prize, and each time he can get a prize of several hundred yuan. Ms. Liu felt strange because Fang had never bought scratch tickets in her store, and the scratch tickets he claimed were all sold in her store.
Ms. Liu wondered if Fang had bought scratch tickets elsewhere, so she used the lottery machine to check and found that the scratch tickets that Fang claimed were all sold in her store. Ms. Liu was even more puzzled, did Fang have any special skills to accurately select the winning scratch tickets? Ms. Liu decided to check the surveillance footage in the store to see how Fang bought scratch tickets.
Ms. Liu carefully observed the surveillance video and discovered Fang's secret. It turned out that every time Fang came to the store to buy welfare lottery tickets, he would take a few scratch tickets from the scratch rack on the counter when Ms. Liu was not paying attention, and then quickly put them in his pocket. In order not to arouse suspicion, Fang also deliberately selected from different scratch series, some with a face value of 10 yuan, some with 20 yuan, and some with 30 yuan. The scratch tickets that Fang took were all unnamed and not reported lost, so Ms. Liu didn't know that any scratch tickets were stolen.
When Ms. Liu saw Fang's theft, she was so angry that she immediately called the police. After receiving the alarm, the police quickly rushed to the scene and arrested Fang. After interrogation, Fang confessed to his theft, and confessed that since January 19, he went to Ms. Liu's convenience store 11 times, stole hundreds of scratch tickets, and won more than 6,000 yuan. Fang said that he is a temporary worker, the income is not high, and he usually likes to buy lottery tickets, but he always does not win the lottery. He saw that there were a lot of scratch tickets in Ms. Liu's store, so he got crooked and thought about stealing a few to try his luck, but he didn't expect to win the lottery. He felt like he had found a shortcut, and the more he stole until he was caught.
At present, Fang has been criminally detained by the Linping District Public Security Bureau in accordance with the law, and the case is being further handled. It is understood that scratch tickets are a kind of valuable tickets, and the theft of bearer and non-reported valuable tickets shall be calculated according to the face value and the proceeds that should be obtained at the time of theft, such as fruits, bonuses, or prizes. Fang's theft has reached the standard of criminal punishment and will face severe punishment by law.