Lottery winner tells of lost millions

Comment #4

Pick-4_Master — Mon, 19 Apr 2004 22:27:08 GMT

I feel for the guy but that was very stupid of him to trust strangers like that in a foreign country with all that money.You don't trust people so easily when large sums of money or at hand.Everybody wants to be your friend all of a sudden I'm quite sure he learned a valuable and costly lesson.The criminal seems to have gotten punishment for his actions as well he's dead.

Comment #3

Lotto Czar — Wed, 24 Mar 2004 12:59:56 GMT

Sounds like the Jack Whitaker of England.

Comment #2

mayan27 — Tue, 23 Mar 2004 21:20:07 GMT

Be careful for what you wish for in life and take into consideration the friends you make,they either make or break you.Always surround yourself with people that will help to lift you up says Oprah.

Comment #1

fja — Tue, 23 Mar 2004 13:26:05 GMT

You gatta feel sorry for the guy, all he was trying to do was live a happy life, try to make new friends and enjoy his winnings

Lottery winner tells of lost millions

Lottery Post — Tue, 23 Mar 2004 09:43:45 GMT

A former ambulance driver in St. Albans who scooped 6m on the UK National Lottery lost his fortune after his new life turned into a nightmare.Tom Papworth, 46, moved to Spain after his 1995 win, but says he was taken in by conmen, swindled, framed, and jailed for cocaine possession.He told BBC's Newsnight programme this week that while he languished in jail for crimes he didn't commit, his new friends emptied his bank account and sold his plush apartment.Mr Papworth claims the man behind the... [ More ]