Woman's #Selfie Allowed #Facebook 'Friend' to Steal Her Cash Prize
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| TripleM |
Her $20 bet on 100-1 Prince of Penzance struck her with a stroke of luck that was quickly taken away when one of her Facebook 'friends' took her photo and claimed the money by scanning the bar code in an automated machine. The whole process took only 15 minutes, and Chantelle was still at the races when the theft happened.
“To the low life who is obviously my friend on Facebook and used my photo to claim our winnings. You’re a massive d**k. You ruined my day,” Chantelle wrote on the site about the cyber theft.
The unfortunate incident is yet another reminder that social media posts can be potentially detrimental to users. Chantelle admitted after the incident that she made need "a bit of a Facebook cull now". Nevertheless, authorities have located where the money was claimed and feel confident that they will track down the perpetrator.
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Woman's #Selfie Allowed #Facebook 'Friend' to Steal Her Cash Prize
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