Selfie on FB leads to $825 stolen within minutes....
Here in Aus the first Tuesday in November is Melbourne Cup day.....A six million dollar race that rich folk from all over the world come to try and win....
It truly is the race that stops the nation...Everyone has a bet on the race....
This year a 100 to 1 long shot won...a local horse....
One woman had $20 on the local winner and was so excited she posted a selfie of herself on FB with the ticket....Within minutes someone made copy of the bar code and cashed in the ticket and stole her winning....
Some people are just so dumb when it comes to posting on FB and online in general....SMH...LOL....
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Woman who posted selfie with barcode on Melbourne Cup ticket had $825 winnings stolen
Date
November 4, 2015 - 9:17PM
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Kate Aubusson
A woman who posted a selfie of her winning Melbourne Cup ticket - including its barcode - has been fleeced for her $825 winnings.
"Winner winner chicken dinner", read the caption on the photograph of an elated Chantelle holding her winning ticket.
The Perth woman - whose last name has been suppressed - backed the 100-to-1 shot Prince of Penzance and jockey Michelle Payne in Tuesday's Melbourne Cup.
"When we found out we naturally took a bit of a selfie to show my friends," Chantelle told Merrick Watts on Triple M.
[B]Just 15 minutes later she took her winning ticket to the TAB only to be told it had already been claimed.
The barcode was used by an unknown person to withdraw the $900 winnings from an automated machine.
"Someone had a pretty good game at filtering my picture and cutting out my barcode and putting it into an automated machine," Chantelle said.
The theft was made all the worse after Chantelle realised the culprit must be one of her Facebook friends.
"To the low life who is obviously my friend on Facebook and used my photo to claim our winnings. You're a massive dick. You ruined my day," she later posted to Facebook.
"I might need a bit of a Facebook cull now," she said.
Police were able to track down the machine that was used to withdraw the money and were confident they would be able to identify the person or people involved, Chantelle told Triple M.
The incident served as a warning to social media users posting seemingly innocuous images that may contain sensitive information.
Facebook users were sympathetic and scathing in equal measure once the radio station posted the story online.
"Wow what a scumbag," wrote one user.
"Wow !!! Who need enemies with a 'friend' like that? [sic]" posted another.
Then came: "Stupidity at its worst. Moron."
"Bahahahaha serves her right," read another comment.
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