Lottery jailbird could scoop a £355k windfall

Fraudster may profit from house auction

- DAN WARBURTON and MARTIN FRICKER

JAILED lotto fraudster Edward Putman could bank £355,000 from the sale of his seized home.

The conman who forged a winning ticket to steal £2.5million in 2009 paid off just £94,000 of a £939,000 confiscation order.

His home was taken off him when he refused to give back the cash and has sold for £1.2million at auction.

There are fears Putman could have more than £355,000 left after settling his debt. However, the court has the power to increase the value of the confiscation order.

More than 400 bids from across the globe were lodged as the property and adjoining land, in Kings Langley, Herts, was sold under the Proceeds of Crimes Act.

The run-down house, near the M25, was damaged in a blaze last October with photos showing a large hole in the roof.