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Bank teller steals cash to play lottery, replaces it with hell money

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A bank clerk replaced cash he stole with “spirit money”, at front. Photo: SCMP Pictures

A bank clerk stole 142,800 yuan (HK$167,100) from his workplace and replaced it with “hell notes” to play a lottery, after already spending all his savings buying tickets, West China City Daily reports.

The 27-year-old man started working at an unnamed commercial bank in Ziyang, Sichuan province, in 2015, where he was responsible for automatic teller machine management and cash control.

The unnamed man learned of a lottery called Shishicai through QQ, a Chinese instant messaging service, and read of many people making money playing the game of chance.

He spent all his savings buying tickets, then started taking cash from the bank. He substituted hell money for the missing cash, intending to replace it once he won.

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