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Others even place a bet on the same winning numbers the day after the numbers are announced, and they present those as winning tickets.
Lured by easy money, a man from Pampanga province bought a "winning lotto ticket" for only P15,000.
Elmer de Guzman, the lotto ticket buyer, said Grace Enriquez approached him asking where she could find a lotto outlet because she has a lotto ticket that won P150,000.
"Tapos inalok ako na bilhin na lang iyong ticket sa halagang P15,000, binili ko," De Guzman said.
He said he immediately went to a lotto betting station in Angeles City and had the ticket validated.
De Guzman immediately reported the incident to the Angeles City police, which resulted to the immediate arrest of the suspect.
Police said that they recovered 50 more fake lotto tickets from Enriquez.
Despite the arrest, police failed to recover De Guzman's money from Enriquez. Investigators believe the woman is a part of a bigger group that sells fake lotto tickets.
Henry Abijuella, chief of lottery operations in Angeles City, warned lotto fans in the province against the syndicate.
Abijuela said genuine tickets can only be bought from authorized lotto outlets.