Man lied that he won the £171m EuroMillions jackpot

A lottery liar claimed he won the cash and was going into hiding after his win, but made it all up and lotto bosses have confirmed his claim is 'fishy.' 

Rob Strain, 33, from Newcastle, claimed he had won £171 million and said he was going into hiding in texts to family and friends.

He also told people that he was shopping for fancy cars and on the look out for private security.   

Lotto company Camelot confirmed that the 33-year-old's jackpot story was 'fishy.'

This is because winners can get the money quickly once the ticket is validated. A family source told the Sun: 'Some people have fallen for his story and given him money, but most of us know he's deluded and that it's all lies and he's on the take.

The 33-year-old's fake lotto win comes after he previously told Chronicle Live about losing his £2,000-a-month job due to Covid.

He told the newspaper that he was on Universal Credit which did not come through.