Woman loses her $825 Melbourne Cup win after one of her Facebook 'friends' took a picture of the winning ticket and used the barcode to claim the cash

[hawk007]

A Melbourne cup punter learned about oversharing on social media the hard way after her winning ticket was stolen on Facebook.

Chantelle from Perth won a cool $825 by betting $20 on 100-to-1 shot Prince Of Penzance, who claimed victory in one of the biggest upsets in the race's history. Elated with her big win, she took to social media to post a proud selfie with the lucky ticket.

But Chantelle soon discovered she had pushed her luck after a 'friend' on the social networking site took a photo of the barcode to an automated machine and fleeced her winnings, reports Triple M.



A spokesperson for WA police told Daily Mail Australia said they were investigating the incident.

Chantelle told the radio station her $20 bet at Ascot racecourse in Perth was her first ever crack at gamblling.

'I've never bet before so me and my two friends went along as you do and put some money on a few different races,'

'When Prince of Penzance's name came up we were pretty stoked, being amateurs at it. Naturally I took a selfie to show my friends.'

Within 15 minutes of posting the image, Chantelle went to the TAB to collect her winnings-only to learn the thief had beat her to it.

'My fingers were covering some of the bacode, so someone had a pretty good game at filtering my picture and cutting out my barcode and putting it into an automated machine,' she said.

She said she it added insult to injury knowing the culprit was one of her Facebook 'friends', since her profile and the friends she tagged all have 'private' accounts.

'All of our profiles are private so it has to be someone who is well, we'd like to think of as our acquaintance', she said.

'I might need a bit of a Facebook cull now.'

In the original post Chantelle held the TAB ticket next to her beaming face dressed in glamorous attire with the accompanying caption 'Winner winner Chicken dinner!!'

But after getting word she had fallen victim to cyber theft, Chantelle posted a follow up message that was quite a different tone.

'To the low life who is obviously my friend on Facebook and used my photo to claim our winnings. You're a massive d***. You ruined my day,' Chantelle wrote on Facebook.

Western Australian police have reportedly tracked down where the money was claimed and they believe they can locate the person responsible.

The incident serves as a reminder to anyone posting potentially harmful information on Facebook and other social media sites.

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[rudrax]

I like her open mouth though :naughty:

[rasbridge]

As the saying goes, a fool and her money are soon parted. Well, as this situation demonstrates, some people are easier prey for thieves than others...

[OrioNeXus]

she got to be carefull next time around a selfie -_- coz ppl are becoming more selfie-ish these days :P

[hawk007]

but...I'm thinking of the police investigation....and the expenses. It should be many times of the winning money of $825. :(

[RejZoR]

Haha, owned. When will people learn not to post photos of themselves and their personal information? They just never learn. Also good job to the "thief". Well deserved trophy!

[CODYQX4]

she got to be carefull next time around a selfie -_- coz ppl are becoming more selfie-ish these days :P

She should consider herself lucky she wasn't one of those idiots in USA who fell off a cliff, or one of those idiot in Russia who shot themselves in the head, all for a selfie. Natural selection at work there but stupidity is too fast for it to keep up.

Haha, owned. When will people learn not to post photos of themselves and their personal information? They just never learn. Also good job to the "thief". Well deserved trophy!

The first rule is to trust no one, ever. "Hey I just got a winning lotto ticket let's post it on Facebook with a selfie!"

[pc71520]

[Facebook/mania (+) Selfie/mania] = STUPIDITY

[info999]

facebook should be banned