CONNIVING brothers used a “secret code” in the most audacious lottery scam in history – but a mistake meant they never got the cash.
Eddie Tipton began his “Hot Lotto” fraud in 2005 while working for the Multi-State Lottery Association in Iowa, USA.
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He developed a cryptic computer that he rigged up to the lottery random number generator.
This meant he could generate his own codes and go on to claim a lottery win.
He won two draws through his scam while brother Tommy won ten years prior.
Two other people won the jackpot thanks to Tipton.
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In December 2010, he was seen on CCTV buying a ticket for a £13 million jackpot at a Des Moines convenience store.
He chose the correct numbers and “won” the Hot Lotto multi-state prize.
But Tipton had to remain anonymous to not get caught out – so he set up an off-shore trust based in Belize in order to claim it.
On November 9, 2011, a man…
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