Jean-David Estele, a French man from Toulouse, has decided to share his €500,000 lottery winnings with the thieves who stole his credit card and used it to purchase the winning ticket.
The unusual incident occurred on February 3, when burglars broke into Estele’s car and took his credit card.
They used the card at a nearby bar to buy drinks and other items, including a lottery ticket — which surprisingly won €500,000.
They used the stolen card at a nearby bar to buy drinks and other items, including a lottery ticket—which, to everyone’s surprise, turned out to be a €500,000 jackpot winner.
“My client hopes they will reach out so they can find a fair way to split the money. Despite the crime, he considers himself lucky that this happened,” the lawyer stated.
Estele and his wife plan to use their share to build a new home. “It’s not every day someone gets their card stolen and ends up feeling grateful for it. This is one of the strangest and most amusing cases I’ve ever handled,” the lawyer added.
