National Lottery winner claims she's been left "out of pocket" after she failing to receive her winnings.
Every month, mum-of-one Gemma Murray does the lottery for herself and her mum through the app. While not thinking much of the tradition, she found herself winning a cash price back in October 2022.
She won £30 but has said she's been left in limbo and is yet to be given her winnings.
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Speaking to the Echo, Gemma said: "Every month when we get paid, me and my mum put the lottery on for the month. She won three numbers - £30 - so I withdrew it from the account and we were told we'd get it by November 2, but we still haven't had it.
"I've spoken to the lottery and they said the bank could trace it but the bank can't find any trace through any of my statements and National Lottery keep fobbing me off. They told me last Friday it must be there but the bank has no evidence of it."
The National Lottery said the money has been successfully returned to Gemma's account, and that the company that deals with the debit card transactions has confirmed this. However, Gemma's bank would need to contact them in writing to trace the payment and Gemma argued that her bank can't do this.
Gemma continued: "It's been an absolute nightmare, we've been back and forth and I'm constantly calling them and they are palming me off. I must've called 100 times and I'm at the point now where it's not even the money, it's the principle.
"Imagine if it was £800, I do the hot picks so what if it was my three numbers? We've had no problems in the past but it's doing my head in. I've had to give it my mum so now I'm out of pocket. My point I'm trying to make to them is surely they have a better way to deal with these issues."
A spokesperson for the National Lottery said Gemma will be contacted by the customer care team, who will do everything they can to help.
They continued: "In the very small number of cases that we see [like this], the funds are finally located at the bank’s end."
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