Fears Grow For Missing US Lottery Winner

Fears are growing for a man who scooped $30m on the Florida lottery and has now gone missing.

Abraham Shakespeare was earning just $8 an hour when he won the jackpot in 2006 after buying the winning ticket at his local convenience store.

But a few months ago he vanished and police now believe he may have been killed.

Shakespeare claimed he was not a material person and the money would not change his life.

But his win began causing him problems when people started asking him for money.

In 2007 Shakespeare was approached by a woman named Dee Dee Moore, who claimed she was writing a book about his life.

Moore soon became his financial adviser and bought his home for $655,000. She then took over mortgages taken out by Shakespeare totalling $370,000.

Shakespeare was officially reported as missing in November 2009.

Moore claimed she had helped him disappear and that he was simply 'lying low' because people were trying to "suck money out of him".

It has since emerged Moore was charged in 2001 with falsely claiming she was carjacked and raped.

Florida police say they are concerned by Shakespeare's failure to call his mother as usual at Christmas.

His mother said: "I hope so much he is alive somewhere and I want people to know if they ever win the lottery they know how to handle the people that come after them.

"They can be dangerous."

lets hope he just dissappeared to get away from the leeches that build up around people with money, though it would seem that he would have been seen since.

Reckon he would have called his mother at Christmas. He wouldn't have had to say where he was.

you would imagine so alright, but some people take turns and cant function for periods of time, similar to depression

True. Well fingers crossed he's juts lying low and will show up eventually.

It's sad to say but there are more bad people in this world than good.And they will eat you up if your not smart or tough.

very true franco hopefully hes ok

Originally Posted by Mooley

Reckon he would have called his mother at Christmas. He wouldn't have had to say where he was.

I don't know anyone that doesn't want to call or does call their mother on Christmas!!! Something has happened to this poor chap... I guarantee it!!

lets hope he`s ok

he is brown bread