The height of supidity: Man loses £1Million given to him by brother who won Lotto

 Denis and Rose on the left, Dave and Angela on the right

A ROAD sweeper given £1million by his Lotto-winning brother five months ago is broke and £3,000 overdrawn — after being fleeced by fraudsters.
Skint Denis Ryan, 51, was handed the seven-figure fortune by Dave Dawes, who scooped £101million with partner Angela in 2011.


But by March this year, £12,000-a-year council worker Denis and wife Rose were down to their last £60,000.
Amazingly, they lost that after tricksters pretending to be brother Dave on Facebook persuaded him to part with cash with a series of far-fetched sob stories.

Refusing to accept they have been duped, Rose, 50, said: “We’re desperate for Dave to get in touch to tell us this isn’t a con.”
When warehouse worker Dave, 47, hit the jackpot, dad-of-three Denis was delighted for the “kid bro” he saw once or twice a year for a beer.
And he was ecstatic when Dave gave him £1million. Denis and Rose moved from a cramped rented terrace in Bexhill, East Sussex, to a £250,000 detached home on the edge of town. They then went on massive shopping sprees — and “frittered away” another £500,000.
The scam started after the couple looked up Dave on Facebook. They had not been in touch with him to thank him after collecting their windfall from a bank.
“Dave’s” profile on the social network had been hijacked by fraudsters. Messages on the profile said Angela needed £4,000 to help fund a friend’s cancer treatment in South Africa. Kind-hearted Denis transferred £27,500 to an account to help.
The scammers then claimed Dave, of Walsoken, Norfolk, had been caught boozing and smoking in a public place in Dubai and needed cash to get out of jail on bail. Despite family members insisting Dave was in the UK, Denis sent £13,000.
The lies continued until Denis demanded to speak directly to his brother.
He got a call from a man with a thick Nigerian accent who claimed to be Dave. But Denis still sent another £10,000 that day.
In total he was fleeced of £59,600. Denis admitted: “I can’t believe I’ve been such a fool. I had money beyond my wildest dreams.”


Is there anything more God can do for this family? have mercy Lord .....