Manchester shop worker guilty of lottery fraud

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A shop worker who tried to defraud a 77-year-old out of a £1 million lottery win was jailed after standard checks proved he could not possibly have bought the ticket. Farrakh Nizzar, 30, of Woodlands Road, Crumpsall, Greater Manchester - who goes by the nickname of Lucky - pleaded guilty to the charge of fraud and was sentenced to 30 months in jail.

So how was he caught, and could a 'moment of madness' drive a person to these lengths?%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%