SHOP OWNER RUNS AWAY WITH £430,000 SCRATCH CARD WON BY HIS CUSTOMER

Police in Italy who set up a manhunt has now found the culprit. Gaetano Scutellaro , 57 who is a shop owner ran away with a scratch card worth £430,000. Mr. Scutellaro was breezing through his shop on that good day when a retired 60-year-old lady came in to buy a scratch card, the lady…

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MAN RUNS AWAY WITH SCRATCH CARD WON BY HIS CUSTOMER

MAN RUNS AWAY WITH SCRATCH CARD WON BY HIS CUSTOMER

Police in Italy who set up a manhunt has now found the culprit. Gaetano Scutellaro , 57 who is a shop owner ran away with a scratch card worth £430,000.

Mr. Scutellaro was breezing through his shop on that good day when a retired 60-year-old lady came in to buy a scratch card, the lady proceeded to give the card to one of the employees to verify who then passed it on to Mr. Scutellaro the shop owner to do a final check, but when he realised that the scratch card is a winning number, Mr. Scutellaro, abandoned his shop, his customers, jumped in his motorcycle and flee with the scratch card.

Mr. Scutellaro was caught trying to leave Italy and jet off to vacation on the Canary Islands
Mr. Scutellaro was caught trying to leave Italy and jet off to vacation on the Canary Islands

Two days after the incident, he was stopped by police at the airport as he tried to jet off the country to Canary Island. 

According to Daily Mail. The man did not have the card with him. And proceeded to tell the police that the ticket is in a bank two hours away from the current location, Insisting that the cash prize actually belonged to him and not the customer.

What would you have done in this case if you were the customer? Drop a comment below and let me know.

30 responses to “SHOP OWNER RUNS AWAY WITH £430,000 SCRATCH CARD WON BY HIS CUSTOMER”

  1. Mary Uzoamaka Avatar
    Mary Uzoamaka

    The shop owner is a third and needs to be treated as one.

    1. Anya Oluebere Joseph Avatar
      Anya Oluebere Joseph

      My money should just be given to me if am the customer

      1. Nneoma Glory kalu Avatar
        Nneoma Glory kalu

        No long talks
        Oga give me my money mbok

      2. Nwankwuda Jacob Ije Avatar
        Nwankwuda Jacob Ije

        Reporting to the police

    2. Anya Oluebere Joseph Avatar
      Anya Oluebere Joseph

      I will try to collect my money, because the money belong to me not d woner of the shop

    3. Phidelis Obaseki Avatar
      Phidelis Obaseki

      If I were to be the customer, the shop owner needs to return my Scratch Card back to me and then the law enforcement agency will decide what to do with him for breaching trust between him and his customer

  2. Beneatha Emmanuel Avatar
    Beneatha Emmanuel

    This is unbelievable

    1. Jane Chidinma Avatar
      Jane Chidinma

      I will make sure he pays for everything

      1. Ramat Avatar

        I will collect my money, because the money belong to me not d owner of the shop

      2. Goodman Avatar
        Goodman

        He should return back my money and explain the reason behind his action

        1. Nwankwuda Jacob Ije Avatar

          Reporting to the police

      3. Onyeka Jerry Ogbue Avatar

        I studied Environmental Science, with a bias in Clinical and Environmental Toxicology. I intend going for graduate studies too if I am given the opportunity to come to the UK. I thank you in anticipation.

  3. Vanessa alphonsus Avatar
    Vanessa alphonsus

    🤣🤣 the shop owner is a crook and must return it!

  4. Vivian Avatar

    I will make sure his return everything and also pay for damages or rot in jail

  5. Agatha Avatar

    It’s my scratch card, so I’ll collect it bank, but that shop owner will be punished for making me suffer

  6. Princess Ugi Avatar
    Princess Ugi

    Ahh he didn’t behave right at all
    I’ll make sure he pays me back for all I’ve spent and compensate me

  7. Adeshewa Avatar
    Adeshewa

    Lol…..He Is a thief and should be arrested

  8. Aderemi Adeyanju Avatar
    Aderemi Adeyanju

    The shop owner should provide the card

  9. Bet Mill Avatar
    Bet Mill

    If I was the customer,I’d request for compensation and my card too

    1. Stephen Dozie Avatar

      For me, he will really pay
      The card is not his

      1. Oyetade Covenant Avatar
        Oyetade Covenant

        Of course, he will. He can’t escape that.

        1. Rosemary Avatar
          Rosemary

          The best way to avoid is the customer to collect his money back

  10. Oyetade Covenant Avatar
    Oyetade Covenant

    The 60 year old woman had only one witness, which is one of the employees, the one she asked to verify the authenticity of the voucher before handing it over to Gaetano Scutellaro. But, the employee, in other to save her job, might try to take a side with her boss.
    The only thing that gave Gaetano off was the fact that he was caught on the run – while trying to escape the country. Why was he running? That was quite suspicious. He didn’t inform anyone he would be travelling. Did he just made up his mind suddenly?
    Also, he could have been caught on camera when he fled his shop in a hurry. The way I see this, I don’t think he can escape. He’s been made already. Every evidence on ground point against him.

    1. Dearsonma Avatar
      Dearsonma

      The police are in his case. No escape. 😀. He is funny though to do that, imagine he abandoned his place of business.

  11. Ebini Adetoye James Avatar
    Ebini Adetoye James

    the shop owner should not have done that, she should have tell the old retire woman that she won with her card, its possible she might even dash him some of those cash, he run away with somebody’s luck and police later arrest him, anyway the man has to face the lord or the woman should just claim her scratch card back and forgive the man, though the man was a wicked one but we have to let it go.

  12. Stella Omoyele Avatar

    Police u do d needful for the person to get his money back

  13. Taiwo Azeezat jumoke Avatar
    Taiwo Azeezat jumoke

    If I’m to be the customer, I will collect everything I won from them…since police is involved everything will be sorted out

  14. Adaobi Ezenwa Avatar

    The shop owner is really a Crook and most return everything o

  15. Kelvin Avatar

    If am the customer, I will collect all I won

  16. Lucy Nwabueze Avatar

    The shop owner should give me my money

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