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McMillions: How the mastermind behind £16.2m McDonald’s Monopoly scam was busted

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For years, McDonald’s made the dreams of its customers come true with the massively popular Monopoly promotion that saw many win big with massive cash prizes.

But in 2001, the global fast-food giant was left feeling more of a clown than mascot Ronald McDonald after it was discovered the promotion had been hijacked by real-life hamburglars.

Since the promotion was kickstarted in 1987, grimacing mastermind Jerome P. Jacobson managed to scam $20million (£16.2m) out of the company.

The scam became infamous in the US and rights to turn it into a blockbuster were snapped up by stars Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, while HBO signed onto creating a documentary miniseries.

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