Man whose debit card was used to buy £4m scratchcard says 'I want the money'

Joshua Addyman, whose stolen debit card details were used to purchase a £4 million National Lottery scratchcard, has been told he has no claim to the winnings. The card was used by Jon-Ross Watson and Mark Goodram in 2019 to buy the winning ticket in London, leading to their eventual guilty plea for fraud.

Addyman expressed his shock to The Sun, saying he had "absolutely no idea" about his involvement and had never met Watson and Goodram. He remarked, "If I got any of it that [the £4million] would be brilliant."

He also mentioned his confusion over the situation, noting, "No one ever told me it was because someone won £4million."

Despite being repeatedly contacted and even visited by police, Addyman stated, "I've had my card stolen before, I was like 'why is this such a big deal? ' no one ever explained it to me."

He showed interest in the outcome for those who used his card, saying, "If it was about people winning £4million on my card, I would have been interested to see what happens to these people.", reports Birmingham Live.

"They kept calling me, they even sent police to my house... but I was like 'I'm not going to Manchester to say I don't know what's going on, I don't know anything'," he continued. Even when asked to go to court at the end of 2020, Addyman claimed he was still in the dark about the full story.

"I even asked them 'Hi, what is this for? ' And they just ignored it. This was right at the peak of coronavirus >Covid, I didn't want to go to a court room full of people just for my card getting stolen."

A GMP spokesperson explained, "We conducted a full investigation into a case of fraud by false misrepresentation which resulted in two men receiving custodial sentences."

"We provided the victim with appropriate updates and information that protected the integrity of the investigation, and helped ensure the offenders were brought to justice."

Lottery operator Allwyn expressed that Josh didn't have any claim to the money since the ticket was purchased unlawfully, The Sun reported.