Lottery winner's lifetime of money gone in weeks

Comment #83

Six balls — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 03:55:13 GMT

And the fact that the court stepped in to protect him probably registered to him as the government stealing his money, ergo even more paranoia in the future.

I think his family ought to be beaten and boiled in oil.

Comment #82

mikeintexas — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 16:14:29 GMT

I think that's why she divorced me.

Comment #81

Gambler4Life — Thu, 30 Jan 2014 13:57:14 GMT

This is a tragi-comedy! I found it both sad and uproariously hilarious....and such is life. This guy obviously won because he is not desperate, so Law of Attraction matched his desire to win and...VOILA! Not to worry, he will win again. You definitely learn who your true friends are when you win.

Comment #80

dallascowboyfan — Fri, 17 Jan 2014 18:35:29 GMT

LOL you so crazy....

Comment #79

TNPATL — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 20:38:26 GMT

Exactly. It's very, very sad.

Comment #78

TNPATL — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 20:36:40 GMT

How were lottery officials to know he was mentally ill, and had a guardian helping him with financial matters? This situation is not the man who won fault. He did the best he could considering he's mentally ill. It's also not the Florida lottery officials fault. This is simply an unforntunate situation. The only people who should be ashamed are the ones who took advantage of Ramsey!!! They should be ashamed, but sadly they're not. They got what they wanted out of him. One day they will pay the p... [ More ]

Comment #77

psykomo — Wed, 15 Jan 2014 00:35:01 GMT

Quick Pick gas STATION

MGM this is the kinda place Psyko has been search'n 4 all my

life,,,but thank GOD Mr. Malcolm Ramsey found D MONEY place

Psyko alway's KNEW IT EXISTED $$$$$

BUTT and there i$ alway's a BUTT out DARE!

We You Me must keep on SEARCH'n

Comment #76

mystical parrot — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 20:55:43 GMT

To me, this was the most disturbing part of the whole article- He says he wanted the cash, but by taking it all he is in danger of losing the government benefits he has relied on to survive. That is just abuse of the system plain and simple.

Comment #75

sully16 — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 13:42:33 GMT

Karma will get them

Comment #74

helpmewin — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:59:41 GMT

Comment #73

mikeintexas — Tue, 14 Jan 2014 09:09:01 GMT

My ex-wife once lost 185 lbs. of ugly fat.

She divorced me.

She took all her crap and over half of mine when she left, too.

Comment #72

Lucky4Life — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 19:48:12 GMT

you said it

Comment #71

Lucky4Life — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 19:47:28 GMT

My husband is currently in the process of losing about 20 pounds to join the Navy. I told him when we PCS i am leaving all of this crap here and start over in the new house lol

Comment #70

mamamary517 — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 11:27:30 GMT

I would follow your advice except for calling Mayflower.....If I hit it big enough to disappear I would not call Mayflower...I would leave all my old stuff and start fresh.

Comment #69

JezzVim — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 11:00:17 GMT

If you ever hit it big? SAY NOTHING!!

DO NOT TELL ANYONE BUT YOUR MATE.

Unless your mate has a big mouth, then don't tell them.

Get lost quickly, not leaving a trace.

Move to another state.

Call Mayflower to pack your belongings and ship them to you.

Legally change your name.

And most of all..... have a plan in place just in time for the win.

Comment #68

Angel19 — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 09:09:17 GMT

Comment #67

Lucky4Life — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 17:55:48 GMT

Makes one believe the Universe truly is random. UGH

Good luck to you too.

Comment #66

helpmewin — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 14:40:26 GMT

It's like the game Clue the mystery of trying to figure out who done it?

I think the Cab driver

Comment #65

Slick Nick — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 14:14:12 GMT

It's really sad that no one (family) had any time for him when he was put there, but now the money came in, there they are, hands out

Comment #64

mamamary517 — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 13:29:20 GMT

Wow ain't this the truth! Some people buy one ticket and win the jackpot.......I try to win, I crunch numbers, I check others predictions, I pray, I spend a lot of money buying a bunch of chances for a dollar and a dream...nothing............little hits here and there but thats it. I guess I have to become dysfunctional or an addict or something, maybe quit my job....lol.

Comment #63

savagegoose — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 07:43:47 GMT

cuz lady luck is a blind bitch

Comment #62

golfer1960 — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 05:25:03 GMT

It seems only you and I are the ones to feel the agony of defeat.

Comment #61

DDOH937 — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 04:48:07 GMT

Same same. This is like my 4th post and i still havent fiished reading it, i simply could'nt. I will eventually though.

Comment #60

DDOH937 — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 04:46:17 GMT

Its the great mystery of the Universe Lucky. I think of this stuff ALL the time. Why? Why? Why? Its some sort of cruel humor. Some win...loose their tickets. Some win....forget to check their numbers. Some win......have no idea how to manage their new found fortune. Some win......Drugs, Broke, Death. Some win....and win again. You really can't make this stuff up.

And then there's us....waiting, praying, waiting, trying, keep buying, and waiting, and hoping....

You really cant make this stu... [ More ]

Comment #59

helpmewin — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 01:54:58 GMT

Comment #58

Shelby Mustang — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 01:54:40 GMT

I couldnt even finish reading the story. It sounds like he was a combination of Abraham shakespear and Dave Edwards

Comment #57

RedStang — Sun, 12 Jan 2014 00:30:24 GMT

The voices in his head told him what to do.

Comment #56

mamamary517 — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 23:37:08 GMT

For someone who is supposed to be mentally ill he sure did a good job of knowing to but the scratch off...he knew he won....he knew enough not to show the ticket to the clerk he probably didn't trust ...he knew to go to the cab driver and ask what to do to claim it...he knew how to take a bus and get his birth certificate ...he knew where to go and get his ID card....he knew to open the bank account for direct deposit....and he knew enough to take a cab to claim it at the lottery.......and then... [ More ]

Comment #55

Guru101 — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 22:08:33 GMT

I would have taken the $500/week for life.

Comment #54

Teddi — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 21:02:09 GMT

Yep. I was definitely thinking it. I've said it before: if you don't stand a snowball's chance in hell of properly managing money, you stand a much better chance of winning the lottery.

Once you have it all worked out, know who to hire, how to invest, how to spend/how not to spend, you can buy tickets until the cows come home, you aren't winning the jackpot. Seems you need to be mentally impaired, be a deadbeat father, or have some kind of addiction to win it big. Okay, that might be an exagg... [ More ]

Comment #53

Teddi — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 20:47:29 GMT

I know he doesn't get that having the courts decide he needs a guardian to help him is a good thing, I know he only sees it as them taking away his money. But all I could think of reading this was at least he won't end up like Mr. Shakespeare. Chances are he won't get poisoned or shot or done away with in some other nefarious way.

Comment #52

ochoop17 — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 17:07:50 GMT

Comment #51

Lucky4Life — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 16:45:50 GMT

yes but the money was already in his account. and the money was claimed in his name. So it doesn't matter if he put it into money orders or not it was still claimed using his SSN.

Comment #50

sweetie7398 — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 16:40:19 GMT

So true.

Comment #49

DDOH937 — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 15:16:05 GMT

The man was taken advantage of by everybody including the cab driver and the check cashing place

That was the point i was trying to make. Not that he was stupid/dumb, but rather that he was taken advantage of. I certainly was not critizing the guy as its clear he has a deminished mental capacity. It was just such a bizzare story to read. The cab driver and the check cashing people are dirty f***ers. The family coming around is neither strange or surprising, that would happen to ALL of u... [ More ]

Comment #48

LottoBux — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:39:06 GMT

Which also makes me wonder why he felt the need to purchase all those darn money orders in the first place

There are certain income and resource restrictions in order for you to be eligible for the benefits, says Patti Patterson, a Social Security Administration spokesperson. So you can only have so much in the bank.

By Purchasing The Money Orders,The Money Would Not Be In His Account,Where It Would Jeopardize His Eligibility.

I Wonder How Much Money The Cab Driver Charged Ramsey For... [ More ]

Comment #47

canyon — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 14:26:05 GMT

For those that are criticizing the winner, you definitely didn't comprehend the story! The man is mentally challenged! Everyone that took money or benefited from this man should be investigated. Do you not know what mentally challenged is? None of his actions make sense to a normal person; I assume like the people that posted here! It is very obvious to me and apparently to the people that posted here that his actions were out of this world INSANE! So how would you say, as 1 person posted, that... [ More ]

Comment #46

Lucky4Life — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 13:49:42 GMT

better yet why didn't he just go to the counter and ask to withdraw cash from his account? makes no sense.

Comment #45

Saylorgirl — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 13:17:53 GMT

The $14,000 cash checking fee is because he went to a check cashing place. Had he left the money in Wells Fargo he could have withdrawn money as he needed or wanted and there would have been no fees.

Comment #44

loonasee2 — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:59:31 GMT

Money always brings out the SUCKERS ,.....................BLOODSUCKERS that is.Aleast he will see his family members more often ,...them keeping tabs on him,...so they won't miss a penny.And these fees at banks are out of control,Its all about money these days.yikes

Comment #43

Candlelight777 — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:36:23 GMT

SSI and medicaid will not hold this man accountable for his actions either given he is mentally incompetent. They can however shift their focus to the people put in charge of his care.

Comment #42

sully16 — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 12:28:24 GMT

Yep, that's a dirty rotten shame, Bad Karma when you take advantage, especially the weak , old and sick.

Comment #41

helpmewin — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 09:47:21 GMT

Sad Story but what a Nice guy spending his money on others

God sees everything (Jeremiah 17:10) (1 Samuel 16:7)

I hope he does win again it's just money, Thank God he didn't end up like Abraham Shakespeare.

Comment #40

KY Floyd — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 09:01:17 GMT

This guy obviously has some mental problems.

What tipped you off

Comment #39

KY Floyd — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 09:00:15 GMT

That's their standard rate - 4.9% for cashiers checks of more than $5000. Places like that must expect that their customers are on the wrong section of the bell curve, but even if they knew he was mentally incompetent they probably weren't breaking the law against exploiting the disabled since they treated him the same way they would have treated any other customer.

The basic business model is perfectly legal, but mostly dependent on people who are morons, mentally incompetent, or suffering f... [ More ]

Comment #38

DDOH937 — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 07:01:26 GMT

There are sooo many things to address with this story that I have to go to bed and get back to it in the morning:

The first thing to blow my mind was: who the F*** goes to a bank to get a cashiers check then take it to a cash checking store to cash it???? and pay $14K in fees to cash a check that could have been cashed for free at the same bank???? (obviously this must have been the cab drivers idea and we all know why)

Reading this was so upsetting i have to log off now and MAYBE get back... [ More ]

Comment #37

jeffrey — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 06:23:32 GMT

maybe his relatives can help him.

Comment #36

JoeCanWin — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 04:54:20 GMT

It was said in the beginning of the article that the guy was chasing the $500 a week-for-life ticket. NOW, he is chasing the $2,500 a week-for-life ticket. So the guy understands enough about money. Maybe that having money is a good thing. He is probably smart enough to realize $54 a month is peanuts. So he tries to win more by playing the lottery. Then he wins, but he needs help because he has no transportation, or ID. People rip him off, relatives come out of the woodwork, quite normal if you

Comment #35

rdgrnr — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 04:27:46 GMT

Wimmins too

Comment #34

mikeintexas — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 03:55:41 GMT

Comment #33

psykomo — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 02:34:41 GMT

DM:

story is sad on many levels. This could only happen in A

3rd world country BUTT why does it HAPPEN N

DUSA

Comment #32

malin1257 — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 02:26:13 GMT

Can you read? Better yet read again the news story and I mean read every word. I made my post not only for the statement that you made, but for all the others that failed to comprehend this man's situation. Also, don't get your knickers in a knot.

Comment #31

duckman — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 01:51:54 GMT

This whole story is sad on many levels. But it happens over and over, often to people who are not mentally impaired. The world is full of people willing to take advantage of a situation like this. Even worse, they see nothing wrong with it as if it is their money in his pockets.

This is also one of the rare times when structured payments is better than the cash option for a winner...

Comment #30

mrcraft — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 01:35:30 GMT

I'm glad the judged cared enough to actively get involved. It was only after she got involved that things moved quickly and stabilized the situation.

Comment #29

HaveABall — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:43:59 GMT

Well, the problem STARTS with these assisted-living home's administrators. Most of their employees see several of their patients/charges at these next-door, taxis, thrift stores, AND lottery retailers buying tickets on a DAILY/WEEKLY basis. Then these employees/administrators don't care enough to do anything about this HUGE abuse to income tax payers/government/patient!

Ahem, it is good to read, again, how government assigned multi-client financial conservators, way under-care for their charg... [ More ]

Comment #28

Astekblue — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:38:40 GMT

Amen To That

Vultures In The Sun I always call them

The dollar will never drop as Low in value.......as some people will stoop to get it

Wouldn't bother me , if they gave all the people that took advantage of him , 30 years , per the law mentioned in the article

Comment #27

Goteki54 — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:36:30 GMT

This is one of the main reasons I say I will always take the annunity if I hit big instead of a lump sum. That way I would have money for life

.

Comment #26

lottolaughs — Sat, 11 Jan 2014 00:18:49 GMT

Here in Calif too as I'm sure many other places.

Comment #25

maringoman — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:56:07 GMT

You seem to have mental illnesses and that is why you come at me in this fashion. Take your Prozac pills and once your mind calms down come ask me why I posted what I did instead of assuming things about me.

Comment #24

MegaSuperPower — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:31:51 GMT

This is a sad example that money can't buy everything. I'm sure the way his family (the leeches, that is) saw it, he's too mentally unfit to properly appreciate the money. But their use of it, even in abusing his mental incapacities, was a bit short sighted. What I don't understand is- how was he able to even deal with all the opening of bank accounts, getting cashiers checks, etc.? I don't view that as do-able activities for someone with such mental capacities. BTW people- Paranoid Schizophreni... [ More ]

Comment #23

OldSchoolHits — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 23:06:07 GMT

Why is anyone criticizing the winner? Do you people not have any level of reading comprehension? He is mentally ill and can't make proper choices for himself, that's why he was living in an assisted living facility. Scamming the government? For what, the $54 dollars a month? You who criticize him aren't grasping the fact that we aren't dealing with someone who understands normal reasoning. He doesn't have the mental capacity that you, supposedly, have. Good grief.

Comment #22

Win$500Quick — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 22:06:08 GMT

SMH

Comment #21

MDguy — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:42:56 GMT

Everyone that took advantage of that man should be lined up and kicked in the groin.

Comment #20

OldSchoolPa — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:36:33 GMT

I am just going to say this. Even people living on government benefits and who are not in their right mind get lucky sometime. It is unfortunate that this man did not first share his fortune with the trusted legal guardian, who could have set up a trust for him at a local bank, thereby avoiding that $14,000 gouging and protected him from the vultures that circled him in that month.

I do not think the criticism of him is racist since folks slammed Leroy Fick, that Michigan man who won $2M and

Comment #19

dallascowboyfan — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:23:19 GMT

Yep.

Comment #18

brees2012 — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:07:00 GMT

Brand new homes which one is behind me , brand new and nobody lives in it for $243,000 , which is high

because their's another brand new home for $200,000 and it all depends on where you want to live .

This area quiet , clean , friendly and neighbors minds their own business .....rarely see them ....

You can go to another town where you can buy new homes for $100,000 - $200,000 ........again depends

on where you want to live ........6 miles away you can go and buy homes for $500,... [ More ]

Comment #17

luckyshoes — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 21:01:42 GMT

Relatives still coming to see him..... guess they want to be in the know as soon as he hits the $2500 wk for life.

Comment #16

brees2012 — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:59:08 GMT

Surprised they don't make him pay back for medicaid , SSI , etccccccc with that money .......that's abusing the system ...

And he continues playing the scatch off .......

Comment #15

JonnyBgood07 — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:46:04 GMT

I can't believe this is titled lifetime of money ...this may seem like a fortune to some but the reality is a decent house in a decent town is at least that price up here in connecticut (400 G's)

I don't know about anyone else but I'd easily still have to work

Comment #14

s5thomps — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:42:14 GMT

This guy obviously has some mental problems. Why would he pay 14,000.00 to have a Well's Fargo cashier's check cashed??? That is just plain INSANE!! He should have left the money in his Well's Fargo account and purchased his 1,000.00 dollar money orders at a fraction of the cost. Which also makes me wonder why he felt the need to purchase all those darn money orders in the first place???? Like Forest Gump used to say Stupid is what Stupid does! No one to blame but himself

Comment #13

noise-gate — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:38:25 GMT

$14, 000 in fees? That's excessive.

No sooner do parasites see an Elderly person with money and the fleecing begins, mental issues or not.

Comment #12

RJOh — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:28:50 GMT

Typical kin folks, always more concerned about your finances than your health especially if you're too kind to tell them to go to hell.

Comment #11

savagegoose — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:06:59 GMT

even the judge wanted to maintain his acess to benefits

Comment #10

Lucky4Life — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:06:24 GMT

very sad all the way around. I really feel bad for him losing his benefits due to this. I bet none of the losers that took watches from him will be willing to let him stay with them

Comment #9

malin1257 — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:05:24 GMT

Can you read? The gentleman is mentally ill . Diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia People wanting so much to win the lottery have utterly become unglued in their thinking. Reasearch the illness and you might become aware of how it works and not come off sounding STUPID.

Comment #8

rdgrnr — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 20:04:42 GMT

All the hyenas who previously probably wouldn't give him the time of day were suddenly very concerned about his wellbeing.

Dirtbags.

Comment #7

Lucky4Life — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:54:23 GMT

So everybody is thinking it so I will just come out and say it:

Why, oh why, in God's name does the Lottery Fairy give it to this guy? All of us here are have laid out plans and lawyers picked out and trusts mentally prepared. and this guy, who clearly doesn't know much more than how to bathe himself, wins it and buys ...SHOES?!?!

Maybe i'm just bitter. I know some of you have heard me say it before....the market changed, my pay was cut drastically i'm back in school for a caree... [ More ]

Comment #6

LottoPerro — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:53:39 GMT

*facepalm

Comment #5

surimaribo24 — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:49:23 GMT

he should write a book about what not to do when you hit big . and he might be rich again.

Comment #4

Lucky4Life — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:46:08 GMT

seriously? Obviously he is mentally impaired. I don't think sending him to prison would do any good. He would still be on the tax payer's dime.

Comment #3

RedStang — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:34:36 GMT

I'm surprised he does'nt have a prison bed. If he can play lotto and go on spending sprees, it's obvious he's scaming the Government. I also thought it was illegal to receive a income while getting assistance.

Comment #2

WWWBUKTN — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:34:01 GMT

If nothing else I would like to see that Amscot that charged him more than $14,000 in fees investigated. They had to know something was wrong with him. That's just disgusting.

Comment #1

maringoman — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:31:27 GMT

Mr Malcolm Ramsey's story gets repeated so many times in so many ways that I have nothing to say. I hope he lives to tell the tale of how lack of planning and discipline can wipe out a fortune in record time.

Lottery winner's lifetime of money gone in weeks

Lottery Post — Fri, 10 Jan 2014 19:03:59 GMT

A few weeks before Thanksgiving, staff at the Loving Care assisted living facility in St. Petersburg realized something had changed in Malcolm Ramsey's life.

Relatives who had never paid much attention to Ramsey, 55 and mentally incompetent, suddenly started showing up in droves. Bulging bags from T.J. Maxx and Bealls filled his half of a tiny, shared bedroom. Boxes of new athletic shoes Nike, New Balance, K-Swiss towered against the wall.

Then there were the rumors that Ramsey had hit it... [ More ]