A MAN whose stolen credit card was used to buy a winning lotto ticket worth £400,000 has offered to split the cash with the thieves.
When Jean-David visited the local store called Tabac des Thermes, he was told by the owner that homeless men had used his cards to buy cigarettes and some French scratch-off lottery tickets.
La Francaise des Jeux (FDJ), the state lottery operator, said no one had yet submitted the ticket to claim the prize.
When it emerged that no one had come forward to claim the cash, 40-year-old Jean-David, went on national radio to offer the thieves an unusual deal.
According to French lotto laws, scratchcard winners have just 30 days from the date of purchase to claim their winning amount.
