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A woman in the US has been accused of faking her own kidnapping to get the day off work.

Sheila Bailey Eubank, from San Antonio, initially told police that a man abducted her and forced her to drive him to various locations for drug deals.

She also claimed that the man assaulted her, attempted to choke her with a rope, tied her up and left her in the car before a policeman found her, Metro reports.

However, officers investigating the case have since found a lottery ticket that she purchased within the hours Eubank claimed she was kidnapped.

CCTV footage of her buying the ticket shows her "healthy, unhurried, and pleasant with the clerk".

They also reviewed footage of Eubank at an ATM where she claimed to have been kidnapped. Police spotted her withdrawing cash but said there were no signs of anyone else with her.

Eubank was confronted by investigators and admitted inventing the story, explaining that she wanted attention and a day off work.