After a lengthy investigation, a local lottery company has finally paid the special prize of VND1.5 billion (US$71,400) to the real owner of the winning ticket, which was wet when the award was claimed.
The prize was handed to Truong Tan Tai, 42, of Tra On District, Vinh Long Province, yesterday after the company confirmed Tai’s lottery ticket no. 774976, issued on September 3, was real.
The company had earlier refused to pay Tai, since his ticket had lost the seal printed on it.
Tai admitted that the ticket had gotten wet from rainwater, and that he had dried it using an iron. But it was not torn and everything on it remained intact, he claimed.
However, the company rejected the ticket, claiming it as invalid.
Tai went to relevant agencies to confirm it was indeed valid, but the company still refused to make payment.
Tai later signed a legal service contract with Dao Xuan Thanh, a lawyer, to claim the prize. Under the contract, Tai agreed to pay Thanh VND500 million ($23,800) if he could persuade the company to pay the prize.
The winning lottery ticket that was wet from rainwater (Photo: Tien Phong)
Thanh then filed a complaint in his name – not the name of the winner – to the Dong Xoai Town People’s Court demanding the company pay the prize to him.
When he found out what Thanh had done, Tai canceled the contract and continued to ask the company to pay the prize to him.
After gathering relevant information from the court, the company launched an investigation to identify the real owner of the ticket, as well as to find out whether the ticket was genuine or not.
Tai finally received his money once the Binh Phuoc Lottery Company concluded its investigation.
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