Realistic looking scratch off lottery ticket. "Winner" gets $10,000.

The victim scratches his ticket off and thinks he wins $10,000. But, not so fast there sport! It's a fake. Lesson learned: there's no such thing as easy money. Get a job!

Cheap Tricks carries the TRICKTICS (tm) brand of fake lotto tickets. These are the folks who originally came out with this prank and they're still the best on the market. Read the back of the ticket. It's actually funny unlike the cheesy knock-offs of this product.

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Bob had purchased his fake lotto ticket months ago and was waiting for the perfect time to use it.  That opportunity came during an extended car trip with some friends.  They stopped at a convenience store in a state that had scratch off lottery tickets. He bought one for everybody in the car and handed them out once they got back on the highway. The "winner" got very excited and wanted to turn around once they neared the state line. "What's it say on the back?" Bob said.