Lottery scam victim dies scarred

Comment #10

misstennessee — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 06:10:22 GMT

she is in a place where friends and money are not even a issue. And far as he goes Hell will hold no surprises for him he will get what he deserves...

Comment #9

maringoman — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:48:53 GMT

Malik just lost his chance to make the friends that he helped break up become friends again.

My conscience couldn't handle that. Not only does the world know he is scum of the earth,

he will have to live knowing that he played a big role in breaking a friendship. That is big.

Comment #8

grave — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 03:34:34 GMT

+1 thats not enough time for the person who stole the money.......

Comment #7

rdgrnr — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 02:44:02 GMT

Two years for stealing $5.7 million?

Sure doesn't sound like much of a deterrent for other crooks who are thinking about doing it.

Almost makes it worth the risk.

Comment #6

ca-dreamin* — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:48:27 GMT

This story is just sad all the way around. She lost her friends and she sounds very bitter in alot of ways i.e. the money came too late. Then she goes on to say how she could have helped etc......she could STILL help once she received her money.

Two lessons here.....As ThatScaryChick says....CHECK YOUR OWN TICKETS!!!!!

And don't wait to enjoy your life UNTIL you win....do it NOW

Comment #5

ThatScaryChick — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 18:55:25 GMT

I agree. The whole thing is really sad and could have been avoided if they would have checked the tickets themselves. I'm not trying to put the blame on the victims, because I really believe Malik should get a very harsh sentence for what he did. However, people really need to start treating their tickets as if they could be worth millions of dollars and stop trusting strangers or store workers to check their tickets. We've seen so many storys like this on Lottery Post. People lie and people wil... [ More ]

Comment #4

jeffrey — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 14:09:29 GMT

I hope he gets nibbled to death by cats.

Comment #3

LottoVantage — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:40:46 GMT

This guy Malik should get more punishment than any two year sentence in my opinion. The grief and discorce this idiot caused these people, and the magnitude of his crime, warrants ten to twenty years without any chance of parole.

Comment #2

konane — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:38:49 GMT

Sincere condolences to her family.

But Teicht was finally able to allay their mistrust after she recalled checking her tickets at Malik's tiny convenience kiosk on Dupont St.

I frequently went into Malik's store and trusted him when he told me that I had no winning tickets, she wrote. I never thought he would lie to me about something so important.

Really, all non-winners??????

I'm ashamed and remorseful for what I did, getting caught (my words) Malik told the judge through an in... [ More ]

Comment #1

sully16 — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 13:07:21 GMT

I feel sad for her and her family, shame on her friends and family for not making amends.

Lottery scam victim dies scarred

Lottery Post — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 10:45:09 GMT

Even in the last months of her life, Lorraine Teicht could not fully trust people.

She could never get over how three of her workmates had once turned on her.

Suspicious that she had filched a $5.7 million 6/49 lottery ticket that rightfully belonged to all four, they had hired a private eye to see if her lifestyle had dramatically changed.

I could not trust them after they came to my house and accused me of stealing the winnings, Teicht wrote on March 11.

I still do not feel relax... [ More ]