法國女子中獎後瘋狂購物 丈夫發現竟是烏龍

A Frenchwoman who went on a huge spending spree after "winning" the Euro Millions lottery was ordered to pay the huge tab back after belatedly discovering that she had got the wrong the number

近日，法國一女子發現自己“中了”歐洲百萬彩票後，開始瘋狂購物，隨後卻發現自己看錯了彩票號碼，不得不面臨被銀行催債的窘境。

The 46-year-old, whose identity was not disclosed in the French media, believed she had won a massive jackpot. Within hours, and over the course of three weeks in February and March 2014, she issued a series of cheques – splashing out on perfumes, jewellery, clothes and ornaments to celebrate her good fortune.

法國媒體表示，這名女子現年46歲，但並未透露其他信息，只稱她以爲自己中了鉅獎。2014年2月到3月間的三週時間，她就開了多張支票，大肆購買香水、珠寶、衣服和飾品，慶祝好運到來。

Her spending quickly surpassed 4,000EURO, but with no word or cheque in sight from Euro Millions, her family started to fret.

很快她便消費超過了4000歐元。但樂透官方並沒有找過她，也沒有寄來支票。這讓她們一家人開始焦急起來。

Eventually, the woman's husband got his hands on the ticket and checked the numbers. He discovered to his horror that one of the digits failed to match and informed his wife.

最後，該女子的丈夫找到彩票並查看上面的號碼。他驚恐地發現，其中一個數字並不符合開獎號碼，並告訴了妻子。

The woman, a mother living in the Doubs département in eastern France, faced charges of fraud for a string of cheques that bounced during her shopping spree, according to l'Est Republicain, the regional daily.

據當地一家名爲“東部共和報”的日報報道，該女子住在法國東部的杜省，已身爲人母。她因在購物狂歡過程中所開的“空頭支票”，近日被控欺詐罪。

Once she realised her terrible mistake, the woman made matters worse by inventing a story that her handbag had been stolen in a bid not to have to pay back the cash. She even burned the handbag to get rid of the evidence. However, she was caught on several shop security cameras writing out cheques and charged.

當意識到自己犯了可怕的錯誤後，她又一錯再錯：爲了逃避償還欠款，她謊稱自己的手提包被偷了。她甚至將手提包燒掉以毀滅證據。然而，她寫支票付款的畫面已被多家店鋪的攝像監控錄下。她也因此被起訴。

After initially denied fraud, the woman broke down in court to admit the charges. Understanding shop-owners had already contacted her to suggest payment in instalments, but she has still not refunded them, saying she was "too afraid and ashamed" to do so. However, she promised to do so now.

近日在接受審判時，女子雖然一開始極力否認欺詐，但隨後當庭崩潰，承認了指控。寬容的店家們此前已經聯繫過她，告訴她可以通過分期付款來償還債務。但她仍然沒有向他們進行賠付，她稱自己是因爲“太害怕、太羞愧”纔沒回去還款。不過她承諾從現在開始償還。

The Besanson court handed her a four-month suspended sentence and ordered her to work and to repay her debts.

貝桑鬆法院對她下達了4個月緩刑的判決，要求她邊工作邊還債。