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Nightmare Lottery Win

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  • foxy-roxy
    foxy-roxy Posts: 891 Forumite
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    I think you have done more than enough for her, you didn't have to give her a penny but you did, at least you know she is not a true friend. I feel sorry for your mate having a sister like that.
  • suited-aces
    suited-aces Posts: 1,938 Forumite
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    Would she have compensated you if you hadn't won?
    I'm not bad at golf, I just get better value for money when I take more shots!
  • eamon
    eamon Posts: 2,322 Forumite
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    Money can bring out the best and worst in people and envy is a terrible evil. In your case if you can be bothered lowering yourself to her level then report her to the police for harassment. A stern word or two from the police may work wonders. Additionally change your telephone numbers and e-mail address. It will p*** her off but really that is her problem and shouldn't be yours.
  • meritaten
    meritaten Posts: 24,158 Forumite
    what does your mate think? could he have a word with her??? what she is doing could well get her into trouble with the police if you chose to make a complaint. I would tell your mate that too! as others have said she didnt put any money towards the ticket, she told you her dreamed numbers voluntarily and told you to use them.
    I think the £5000 was a nice gesture on your part and i should imagine that paying for consultants for her medical probs didnt come cheap! you may have been better off paying for a psychiatrist for her though.

    I think she has probably become a victim of the 'poor me' syndrome and its been fuelled by some idiots on facebook telling her she should have half!
    tbh, unless you are willing to have recourse to the law then your hands are tied.
    personally, I would have first approached my mate to have a quiet word with her, if that didnt work then i would indeed go to the police. this sort of abuse and harrassment isnt on!
  • savingmummy
    savingmummy Posts: 2,915 Forumite
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    Give her a pound for next weeks lotto :)

    How stupid of her to think she is entitled to something, she should be grateful you have already gave her money and paid for medical treatment - very generous!

    To be honest i wouldnt waste money on solicitors etc, let her go to the police - they will laugh!! Or you could gather proof of harrassment and go to the police yourself in regards to being hassled since having a financial gain.
    She is being very silly and as others said if she was that certain why didnt she do the numbers - her loss :)
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  • write a log of all the calls, time date etc, save all abusive texts u get, i would of still stayed on the social networking site and screen dumped the whole abusive manner and printed it out, to do a screen print is ,simple on the screen your on, press prtscr normally next to F12 on you keybourd open MS PAINT and the press control(ctrl)+V together you will then see that the screen you were on is in PAINT file/save to your desctop or documents you can print this out like any normal document but will use allot of colour in the cartradge due to the colour resolution on your picture i would print it useing a DRAFT profile in your ink settings. any abuse towards property ect call police even if you dont want them to attend you can still give details of incident and they will save this on their systems and give you a log number by wich solicitors and courts can abtain the info you gave police at the time. i would then instruct a solicitor to go into court for a injunction against her to proptect you and your property, if this injunction is not adhered to then your friends sister will face criminal charges possible prison sentence.
  • maxgwen
    maxgwen Posts: 80 Forumite
    congratulations on your win!

    she didn't buy the ticket, she didn't stake her money so she really is not entitled to a penny

    you gambled your money and it paid off

    i would out her as a moneygrabber on FB .. have you confronted her?

    well done again



    could you lend me a fiver please?




    :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:will £4.37 do i`m saving for a solicitor:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
    :undecided:undecided
  • maxgwen
    maxgwen Posts: 80 Forumite
    the numbers r noted. lol
    :undecided:undecided
  • Blue_Monkey
    Blue_Monkey Posts: 602 Forumite
    Just being nosey - how much did you win?

    That girl is lucky you gave her anything, silly moo.
  • thorsoak
    thorsoak Posts: 7,166 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Maxgwen in your first post you say why dont u put them numbers on that i dreamt yrs ago?" saying that she`s had good luck and the ppl she has given the numbers to had won money.

    Did any of those people win? And how much did she get from them?
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