A French woman who went on a huge spending spree after "winning" the Euro Millions lottery was ordered to pay the huge tab back after belatedly discovering that she mistook the winning numbers.The 46-year-old, whose identity was not disclosed in the French media, believed she had won a massive jackpot.Within hours, and over the course of three weeks in February and March 2014, she issued a series of cheques - splashing out on perfumes, jewellery, clothes and ornaments.Her spending quickly surpassed €4000 (almost R69000), but with no word or cheque in sight from Euro Millions, her family started to fret.Eventually, the woman's husband got his hands on the ticket and checked the numbers. He discovered one of the digits failed to match and informed his wife.The woman, a mother living in the Doubs département in eastern France, faced charges of fraud for the bounced cheques, according to l'Est Republicain.Once she realised her terrible mistake, the woman made matters worse by inventing a story that her handbag had been stolen in a bid not to have to pay back the cash.She even burned the handbag to get rid of the evidence.But she was caught on several shop security cameras writing out cheques and charged.After initially denying guilt, the woman broke down in court to admit the charges this week.Understanding shop owners had already contacted her to suggest payment in instalments, but she has still not refunded them, saying she was "too afraid and ashamed" to do so. But she promised to do so now. The Besançon court handed her a four-month suspended sentence and ordered her to work and to repay her debts. ..