The Lottery Liar: I Faked 11 Million Dollars! (True Crime Documentary) | Real Stories

The bizarre story of how painter and decorator Howard Walmsley deceived his wife, family, friends - and bank manager - into believing he had won an £8.9 million (US$11.5 million) jackpot in the UK National Lottery.
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[@CL2005]

'I had to keep lying to her, or she would have found out the truth' bloody good point 😂😂

[@dianeharrison4975]

😂😂

[@thomaseidst3170]

And now the hole world knows the truth 😂

[@Kidd23Kidds]

Yea, I’ve found that when people don’t lie…I generally get the truth.

[@ssss-df5qz]

Hah!

[@em9316]

“I had to lie because if I hadn’t of lied, she’d have known the truth” . Yeah that’s generally how lies work 🤣🤣

[@Venus-gn5oi]

😂😂😂

[@mwituamweene9850]

He's so juvie ,delinquent.

[@Maxley..]

That was my favourite line too. Haha.

[@annespacedroid]

Using the power of deduction this genius has cracked the code.

[@krisamagus1]

there is no such a thing as ''hadn't of'' in English. I know this, as an intermediate in English... Fool.

[@robbydaniels1776]

People will always spend time with you when you have something they want.

[@Mathombisi]

Did you see them disappear the minute they found out there was no money?

[@irene-jb7jc]

I agree ? But he didn't have anything 😆😆😆😆😆😆😆

[@workinprogresssince1974]

Someone should make a film out of this because it is truly unbelievable how one person can make so many bad decisions in such a short space of time.

[@garryharriman7349]

Jo Biden. 😁

[@christianbarry1999]

He was a calculated deluded doughnut 🍩!

[@workinprogresssince1974]

@@Ajax93 Yeah, I discovered that after I wrote that post. I also read about how he's also screwed three grannies out of their money by promising to marry them and is on the run in Vietnam, so the detective saying he'd give him about 2.5 hours after he got out before he was up to his old tricks was right. Also, Howard Walmsley isn't even his name apparently! He is a career con artist!

[@ThePoliticalLambaster1]

@@workinprogresssince1974 Bonus ball struck again lol

[@jimjones1130]

Hold my beer..

[@didinos]

If he had actually won the lottery, this would have become a story of how he lost every penny!

[@martynjames5963]

Spot on.

[@ruthannmarie7119]

Yeah not all that be lieve able

[@ToniHunterOne]

IRK?!

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

I’m sure you’re exactly right

[@Joe-ym6bw]

@@Joes45 I agree it's bs

[@paedahe4975]

The pool guy: “He ain’t no lottery winner, he’s a Wanka”. This statement made me laugh. 😂

[@23buzzchopper]

Could you float me a loan mate?

[@darlene4152]

In UK slang I don't loan to wankers..............................................................

[@HailOdin-cz1qf]

What a complete wker😂😂😂😂😂

[@clarkejoseph49]

(Does the W***er sign)

[@annafattore1273]

😂😂

[@williammartin2842]

In a small town near me when the lottery first came out, an old codger told bar patrons that he won the lottery. He bought a ticket with the Friday winning numbers on Saturday morning. He had a newspaper to show the winning numbers. Everyone saw that he had the winning numbers but no one checked the date on his ticket. He said he needed money to travel to the state lottery office. People were lined up to give him money. He stayed at the bar drinking on his new found wealth. He fooled them all.

[@lynnkayee1015]

Okay but that's kinda funny

[@fablm6286]

That's the way, he did, surely! It was, my question! How did he convince everyone, and at first, the Bank? So easy to fool people, in fact! 😏😏

[@brianfitch5469]

That's a good way to get your head bashed in a few times.

[@habibasouleymanou1855]

The where all greedy 😅😅 what a mess

[@PalangeStrange]

What a good idea. I will trick my BF hahahah

[@jonny46ba]

what the architect said to the pool guy...."he ain't no lottery winner... he's a wanker"... spot on that man

[@darlene4152]

Wanker slang so funny .unfortunately not for some. Just started watching 3:30 pm Canada. Mom being from Scotland, Inverness. Lived in London England during WW11 five years as a Civil Servant telephone operator. % years under rations and a Blackout so not to be bombed by show of lights. RIP Mom Am myself now this next month ^5 yrs of age. We love you.

[@adamaguire]

It's the right word since after all, he's a fantasist!

[@grannythebuilder395]

He is on the run from police in the Uk for conning older women out of their life savings. Horrible, horrible man

[@laswan5]

How he was able to buy things on just his word is beyond me.

[@marleysankor]

That's how a person gets credit cards etc to buy stuffffff... jus saying/agreeing to make the payments. Really small town and everyone believed it by his new "lifestyle" change. {from the bank loan} Fake it til ya make it only.... he never made it. That's normally how it is with really rich people, they live the high life on the spot without paying a dime. The bills rack up everywhere they go but it all goes to their accountants later on, instead. Rich people, tend to get the most "expensive" things for "free" from the top brands/businesses/companies just because of, who they are. The expensive car dealership & the whole town were all seeing money signs. "We'll give him everything because he won the lottery, he's good for it & then, he'll come back to our business and actually spend even MORE money" Something in it for, them. #Greed

[@joanmargaret4899]

That's what I can't figure out. How is he BUYING any of this? I'm halfway through and don't understand where the money is coming from? Borrowed at first, but then what? I don't get it at all.

[@CradleEpiscopalian56]

I have to go back to the beginning bcs I'm totally confused. It's like a bad tv movie.

[@jfearondasparky]

He had a mistress that loaned him 30,000 for a deposit on a house but he then used that to convince Kathy hes won the lottery

[@hennerzz3460]

@@joanmargaret4899 bear in mind this happened in the 90’s when checks were still usual tender and when people where generally more naive to this sort of scam. Once he managed to establish himself as wealthy ( though sly deceit and a decent amount of dumb luck ) he was then taken at his word whenever he went. It seems strange because today it would be and you’d never get away with anything like it nowadays. At least that’s what I think anyway

[@Bookish_Lattes]

They both had no sense whatsoever. The husband or the wife.

[@tjCooper88]

Why wouldn't she believe him tbf. He's her husband.

[@Joanna7428]

The only thing they had compatible was perhaps their hair!

[@pattycakkes1718]

🤣🤣😊

[@CradleEpiscopalian56]

She should have/could have asked for proof. Their marriage was already on the ropes so she stayed for money, money he did not have!!! That's HER fault.

[@tjCooper88]

@@CradleEpiscopalian56 well apparently he's on the run now. Google him

[@suzzanimalchannel1030]

34:00 He’s standing there casually talking to his wife about where the pool should have been in the yard of that farmhouse. 😂😂 I would be embarrassed for life.

[@manuelcaycedo561]

shes actually delusional for staying with him and re-living and telling the story like it was a fun time or silly joke

[@Alan_GA]

The chap is a nutter & they both deserved each other. 😅

[@PrincessNads1]

@@manuelcaycedo561 Exactly!!

[@IG2036]

What did she even mean when she said “we put a lot of work into it”? lol she had plans drew up

[@manuelcaycedo561]

@@PrincessNads1 like I really don't understand how she could stay with him and be okay with it after all of that deceit. And then casually talk about her husband scamming people as if it were romantic.. scary 😅

[@MithrilMagic]

I’ve been married 16 years. I trust my husband but, if he told me he won the lottery, I would definitely need to see proof. Anyone reading this…make sure you have an open book policy with bills, checking/savings accounts. I also did social work for 15 years and I saw women and men who were in the middle of divorces or separations or their loved one passed away and they had no idea how much debt they were in. Their husbands/boyfriends/partners forging their names for credit cards, loans etc. Financial autonomy is one of the most important parts of a relationship. Stay informed.

[@ariel393939]

Agree, stay informed, be involved.

[@michelle_mitch_p]

Agree x

[@killyourtelllievision]

Also make sure when dating online that you get a live or proof of identity note from them with "HI" your name hand written on paper with today's day and your person's face in background and only give them two minutes which should be more than enough time to take a selfie

[@shari9721]

@Facts Based. If her children were living well because she was spending the child support on them did her new husband never ask her where the money came from and if he saw that her kids were living well why would he not have spent more on his son instead of them if his son was doing without?

[@tj-8422]

Would you need proof because your husband is capable of lying about such a thing? Or because he could legitimately be mistaken? Just curious.

[@vb9043]

The fact that he asked the girlfriend to take out a loan of £30 000 and use it on his wife makes him the first actual Tinder Swindler. She is such a beautiful woman. She can really do better

[@karadodge7118]

VB I think she is incredibly beautful as well, and such a sweet spirit to stick by that wanker. She would make a lovely wife for someone else, and I hope she is happy now. I can relate, I have been married to and dated some real douchebags, and can't figure out where my self esteem was at during those times. Women need to know their worth!

[@vb9043]

@Kara Dodge You are so right. He knows she's out of his league, so we will never know what he or anyone else said to her behind closed doors to doubt her worth

[@nigelcarren]

@little Dorit Very interesting comment! 🤔👍

[@CoolHand273]

never underestimate the power of low self esteem

[@johnholt9062]

When a guy does this it's wrong, when a woman does it then it's called a relationship.

[@aquamonkey69]

So sad. You can see how truly broken she is deep down. Probably only accepted him back because she thinks she’s not worth more. She’s worth so much more.

[@ricksterk7014]

So sad

[@noahscott7272]

She’s not all that great. She promised not to tell anyone and immediately went and shared their financial situation and proceeded to try and spend it all as fast as she possibly could.

[@noahscott7272]

In fact, he would have told her except then he would have to explain it to the town.

[@lyntondouce8623]

She is very attractive

[@markmike7933]

Or because she married him and unlike so much garbage today, she believes in "for better or worse"

[@eimearnighriofa1116]

Wife feels guilty about spending £8 on a pair of shoes. He orders 3 Jaguars without blinking.

[@KiệtNguyễnvăn-y4o]

Love

[@TheDreamer1980]

@@eimearnighriofa1116 she was prob in on it, they were married 5 years she would of already worked out hes a pathological liar!!

[@molly_jean]

He’s not right in the head and the same goes for her for staying with him.

[@orionxtc1119]

He left her years ago for others he has conned... that doc is over 2o yrs old....

[@toddstarkey6820]

@@orionxtc1119 hopefully she found a good man who treats her right, I think she deserved it.

[@Dustandfuzz]

No accounting for some people’s taste. In this case it’s a liar and a cheater.

[@truevanpencil5403]

@@orionxtc1119 she died of a heart attack at 49 sadly before he fleeced a few other ladies out of huge sums.

[@debbiebarrow7557]

​@truevanpencil5403 Is that correct please seems no mention of her death anywhere??

[@ambrr_lily]

This elaborate lie is giving me terrible anxiety. All I can think about is the debt they are creating!

[@Allthekingshorses2]

Same… LOL

[@burntfingers2241]

She looks completely miserable,someone who can lie like that is dangerous

[@tye-bosse3062]

Very

[@stephenkelly7397]

He's done his time . He knows he made a 'ball's of it. God bless them both, I just wish them both the best of look.❤

[@annafattore1273]

I think he believed in his own lie.

[@stephen3654]

​@@stephenkelly7397 he's actually on the run now look him up

[@thomasswainson2047]

@@stephenkelly7397 he done it again.

[@sayambularr]

He is a sociopath the way he speaks with no emotion.. I come back for this every few year bc it’s so fascinating how it all happened..

[@matildadhumxoxo5801]

I’m afraid so.

[@joelwillems4081]

Yeah, I've watched it a few times too.

[@BruceLeroyUK]

Have you watched it again in 2024 yet?

[@GrandpaOnATunedScooter]

I live there 😢

[@paullangton-rogers2390]

I agree there's something abnormal about the way he speaks it's kinda of robotic almost. His face and body language shows he lacks empathy or emotion. The only time we see any real emotion is when he realises he's going to prison the morning before court. I'd tend to agree with your assessment that he probably has some kind of sociopath scale and is potentially very dangerous and likely to re-offend. He clearly showed no regard for the harm he was causing to others around him he ruined so many lives and thought a letter to a judge would fix that. What stood out for me was the cruel thing he did with to the farming couple, leading them to believe he was buying their house and watching them incur thousands of pounds in costs and pack up all their things from the house and move out, knowing full well he would not be moving in and it was all for nothing. And even laughing while he watched them dismantle the family home and pack everything up. That is not a person who has any empathy or guilt or consideration for others he's harming. That was a modest farming family with children probably struggling to make ends meet as small farms like that often don't even make a profit.

[@theresaohman7187]

I don't understand why she took him back after all he did to so many people. How could he ever be trusted again??

[@alexisortiz952]

Hope she checked her credit report!

[@Dawna-gp1zk]

Exactly! I have to wonder if she knows more than she lets on .... hmm

[@manuelcaycedo561]

@@IMMORTALDIO i dont get your joke brother haha

[@truevanpencil5403]

She died at 49 of a heart attack and he went in to scam 2-300k more from a series of women before going to Thailand (last reported location) She went with her heart not her head

[@Godzillaman]

@@truevanpencil5403 they actually divorced not long after this documentary. She saw the light.

[@christopherkerzel2165]

Prison nickname bonus ball made me laugh out loud! Gotta love the northern sense of humour.

[@brandonscottsanchez]

You can tell that she’s still broken from the lie. He doesn’t deserve such a woman that would stay with him after such a sham. Sad to see the pain behind her eyes. Not that she didn’t get the money but rather how she was deceived and how far he went to do it.

[@hennerzz3460]

She’s cut from the same cloth as him if you ask me : vacuous self-centred, insecure and amoral. She knew all along, she just wanted it to be true enough to suspend her critical faculties and dive headfirst into Howard’s delusion. She’s as bad as him if you ask me :)

[@nikstar1313]

She chose to stay with a conman 😢

[@cityofabscissae]

The path to becoming a millionaire almost never includes purchasing lottery tickets, but people believe the fantasy no matter how astronomically distant it is!

[@angelahounschell]

I cannot understand how she stayed with him after realizing how far he'll go to lie to her and keep it up. He's not only made her look like such a fool for believing it but also for staying with him. Perhaps it's different in the UK but in the US your credit, financial future, and name would be ruined for the rest of your life.... And she stayed with him... Wow. He's obviously a psychopath... Zero guilt, zero shame.

[@suzielizabeth]

I mean, it all happened in 1998, so she may have by now.

[@Joanna7428]

Indeed, he then went on to con another woman out of money years after this, he had changed his name and altered his appearance and ruined another unsuspecting woman. The man is a serial con artist.

[@juanitarichards1074]

@@Joanna7428 OMG! I'd love to read that story! He doesn't seem to have that sort of personality...

[@user-xg3uy6hq9g]

"for richer for poorer, for better or worst, until death do us part"....

[@user-xg3uy6hq9g]

@Top G. really? all of us? how many of us have you surveyed in order to arrive at that conclusion?

[@andymcnab2.0]

When the woman said "it was me that got the tacky settee" Comedy gold 🙊

[@buzzin-hornet]

This guy is so psychopathic that he still has no guilt. He almost looks proud, like it was a fun little game for him, with zero thought for her emotions… Sad!

[@benjamindover4337]

He gave her the life she always wanted. Even if only for a moment. Have you done that much for your lady?

[@Bookish_Lattes]

@@benjamindover4337 He had a history of being a conman, he lied, watched his wife give away her possessions and on top of all of that he had a mistress. Your bar is on the floor

[@Maria-0017]

@@Bookish_Lattes He only had the mistress to get the £30,000 probably, he obviously loved his wife to go to this extreme! Besides everybody lies in one form or another, maybe you just don’t find out about them . Plus all this is probably what he needed to turn a corner.

[@josephinepeery6938]

@@Maria-0017 😂😂😂

[@24Roxyx]

@@Maria-0017 Turn a corner to be on the most wanted list by the FBI?

[@lostboys_uk]

Behind her eyes is so much sadness. Behind his eyes.... nothing

[@ReinaldotheRepublican]

When he's in the backseat w the safety belt on looking like a kid who just got caught lying to his teacher 🤦‍♂️

[@lusimyer]

😂😂🤗

[@krystingrant6292]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Jesusisthetruth2]

I enjoyed watching this for the comedy value of how unbelievable it is and how he got away with it but also because I was able to reminisce how the world once was... ahhhh yes... the 90's !

[@nickjay2619]

Everyone seemed so much nicer back then

[@dpb8780]

They seem to not realize how they harmed other people as if their imagination could just wipe that away!

[@catherineferguson7388]

He’s so smug about it, what a total loser. Those 3 victims who suffered his fraudulent life style, I feel so sad for them. His poor wife, how she stayed with him is beyond me. I hope she’s free from him now, it made her look silly as well. Xx

[@5castles893]

She stayed for the money she thought he won ! Goes to show what she's about!

[@sarab288]

@@5castles893 exactly

[@jamiecurran3544]

@@5castles893 I fully agree, she certainly didn't pull her face n refuse the shiny bit of metal he bought her?🤔😏😂✌️

[@Dawna-gp1zk]

Agree. Wife must be a fool ... or knew about the scam from the start ...

[@NolanLamond]

He's been at it again-defrauding some gullible lady out of tens of thousands

[@thrashaddict_805]

How is she still with him?! Guy is insane

[@benjamindover4337]

They had 8 kids and lived in a council house. What other option do you imagine she had?

[@thrashaddict_805]

@@benjamindover4337 not sure what a counsil house is but maybe move in with parents or friends until she can get her own place?

[@Maria-0017]

A lot of men (and women) lie, maybe not to this extreme, but they lie, at least his reasons was to win his wife back !

[@AL-fl4jk]

@@thrashaddict_805 a lot of assumptions built into that question kid

[@sandrapalacio9614]

@Benjamin Dover I didn't know they had that many kids! she must love the guy to keep him. she's getting housing and food assistance, right?

[@maccoll3644]

Changed name to John Eric Wells - accused of tricking three grandmothers out of £400,000 in 2019 - was living in Vietnam with a wealthy lover, 18 years after jailed - The detectives correctly forecast his criminal career.

[@Wolfietherrat]

Her saying she was a millionaire takes the cake.

[@The25Sister]

😂😂

[@sue5980]

Yes, not just a piece but the whole cake !!!

[@vinsimioni5324]

@@sue5980 the whole bakery!!

[@cheryl5994]

DELUSIONAL 101

[@tabithalawrence1518]

she meant it in her head so she believed it qwas real

[@mildredpierce4506]

I bet he told his girlfriend that he wasn't married. In order for him to tell and stick with such an elaborate lie, he had to have been lying like a rug before he met his wife. You don't go from zero to an 8 million pound lie over night.

[@li5322]

Obviously he told her, that's why he said he needed the £30,000 to start a new life and get out of the house with his wife

[@lou5191]

I did some research and sadly he ended up doing similar to two other women in the mid-late 2010s, conning them out of thousands of pounds. He is believed to be on the run from police, apparently hiding out in Vietnam. No remorse, repeat offender. His wife in this video died of a heart attack at 47.

[@RoseJacksonHRJ]

Thanks for that update, I’ve always wondered what happened afterwards! I imagine the stress probably contributed toward Cathy‘s heart attack.

[@mcleanization1540]

I don’t know how she took him back. How could you ever trust someone who had lied that much to you?

[@Dawna-gp1zk]

You couldn't.

[@jessicaem_ily]

Right?! She's just as sick as he is! 😵

[@mike.47]

Justice would be served if the wife had subsequently won the lottery and then left him.

[@toddstarkey6820]

Or a real millionaire came along, and swept her off her feet.

[@RockyDave]

Howard: Would you still love me if you won the lottery? Kathy: Yes, but I'd miss you.

[@angelastormeful]

😂😂😂​@@RockyDave

[@petesil005]

This guy should not been given any attention for doing something that vile. He is still gloating about it, instead of feeding sorry for what he did.

[@jessicaem_ily]

Right!? This isn't something funny or to make light of? This is pathological behaviour! Frankly, he's a sociopath..! Can you imagine what else he's capable of? 🙅🏼‍♀️😦

[@zebragiraffe1]

This is from the 1990s. It seems that the psychiatrist telling him that he would revert back to his old tricks is true, as he's been conning old women out of their life savings.

[@michellehitt1976]

Wow. Is he still married to his wife?

[@renataostertag6051]

They gave it to him voluntarily - these old, sick c#nts! No crime was committed.

[@swallowedinthesea11]

If I won the lottery, I would donate all of it to the Federal Government to help reduce the national debt because I'm an American Patriot and I want better for the future generations!

[@williammartin2842]

@@swallowedinthesea11 , You can spend money more productively for the USA than the corrupt government.

[@circusshizshow]

@@swallowedinthesea11 And not a cent would get there, and that much more would be gone in minutes. How naive can you be!

[@HollyTexasProud]

Crying before court..... He's only crying because he got caught!

[@maurreese]

I am still in shock how this was real 😮

[@fitkingly]

The second-hand embarrassment is so real... I wouldn't be able to sleep with all the lying and bounced cheques.

[@benjantzen8910]

Liar? Con man? Monotone robot? You decide.

[@HollyTexasProud]

Yeah the monotone robot!! Face muscles don't move as he speaks!! Talk about the best poker face ever!!

[@jessicaem_ily]

Dude is flat-out pathological! Frankly, sociopathic..! 🙅🏼‍♀️

[@EXTRA300s]

He didn't realize he actually won the lottery, his girlfriend is a huge win!

[@primemover1930]

He gained all.kinds of " friends" when they thought he was rich, then lost all the " friends" when he was exposed as a fraud. All past friends say they would have been friends with him anyway. LOL. Good thing that's not the type of fraud you go to jail for

[@sle2979]

People are amazed but you wouldn't believe how many people lie about this sort of stuff and worse. Lies always get bigger

[@OfFiCiAl_CaRgO]

I remember this story it was funny and sad at the same time !! 🙃😁

[@sandrapalacio9614]

I felt the same way! I was laughing and then felt bad for those involved

[@ericnelson9100]

It was funny then. But in the age of Trump, George Santos, Anna Delvey and other con artists, well, no it's no longer funny!

[@ashleelarsen7765]

10:00 damn girl, I hope you have a sister

[@jessicaem_ily]

This is pathological behaviour..! Frankly, it's scary..! You can just imagine what else he is capable of..!

[@leepearce3148]

Hes made them both a laughing stock and she's still stayed with him 😂😂..

[@Thingymajigs]

You would be amazed at people, a woman came into a previous business I worked in saying she had won the lottery and could they help her build up her own TV station. I said from the off, she is a fantasist. Everyone, literally everyone said I was being ridiculous, even jealous . Until it was found it, she was just that and didn't have a penny. Money is the biggest manipulator to make people with common sense turn into gullible idiots.

[@havisionfitness864]

" in prison his nickname is bonus ball" 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂comedy gold

[@Sarah-mg2pp]

Thas epic😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@markleaning107]

All the sharks gathered when they thought he'd actually won . 😂

[@lizardruby1573]

His nickname in prison was bonus ball 💀💀💀💀🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@wasabee8228]

Lmao 😂😂😂😂 ahahaha I’m dying over here

[@katiza5468]

well said

[@rayfabris2512]

I haven't watched it yet but read your comment and I had to laugh I get the basics of the story dude coned his family sounds like trump 😅

[@russell-di8js]

Sucks! don't he?

[@tootsie3612]

@@rayfabris2512 I don't know what coned is. A cone, like the orange ones they use on roads when they're being worked on ? And trumped ? How can a cone be trumped, are you talking about bridge ? A cone playing bridge ?

[@gavkynman]

I cannot comprehend how any of this actually took place!

[@fallin2high]

He isn't sorry. He's sorry he got caught.

[@fashionat85]

If I hadn't lied, she'd have known the truth 😅

[@straight.no.chaser1708]

This happened close to where im from. I ve seen this soo many times i now come back for the comments from the new viewers 😂my favourite line is from the wife when she says ive got good friends and neighbours but there's far too much crime going off round here!!! ermm yeah your husband is one of the crooks!!!🤣

[@GA-fz2wt]

What cracks me up is when they go looking at the house that would have been theirs and what they were going to do to it. Omg and his nickname in jail was BONUS BALL! 😂

[@straight.no.chaser1708]

@@GA-fz2wt 😂😂😂😂BONUS BALL!!!!! 😂😂😂😂They are like the epitome of Northerners .I didn’t think it could get any funnily but his nickname tops it😂

[@GA-fz2wt]

@@straight.no.chaser1708 I laugh about it often haha I'm northern too 😁

[@connishmaude2036]

This is one of the funniest stories I have ever heard. couldn't help but watch again

[@connishmaude2036]

@@kelly6739 I know. I mean funny because it's so bizarre the way everyone just believed him

[@shark_playz4750]

Look at the way he’s sitting in the car😆😆😆. I always laugh😆😆😆.

[@ED-209UHD]

The pair have about as much personality as a cabbage! 😂😂😂

[@doublemarvellous5525]

So any classic lines in this legendary documentary, The solicitor talking about the jail sentance: "the shorter the better, from your point of view".

[@kevinwalker2952]

"I had to lie or she would have known the truth"

[@martyreking5487]

"Bonus Ball" LOL That made me laugh so hard for the fact that I got the same nickname, but for a much different reason...I have an extra testicle.

[@jax993]

😂😂

[@funkybuddhaInit]

HE DID IT AGAIN! : Published on The Star website, Dated: 22nd Jan 2023 "John Eric Wells is wanted by South Yorkshire Police. He is also believed to have used the named Howard Walmsley and Howard Hemmings" "Aged in his early 60s and originally from South Yorkshire, he is wanted in connection with three high value romance frauds, during which three victims lost money totalling more than £400,000." "The offences are reported to have taken place from September 2014 onwards. The victims lived in locations across the UK including Doncaster, Sussex and London." "Officers searching for Wells believe he may be abroad."

[@MikaHakkinen-vj5sb]

@funkybuddhalnit Do you reckon this guy has changed his name by deed poll? The interviews with his solicitor showed paperwork with Walmsley on it, and that’s also how the police referred to him. I looked online for John Eric Wells & it is this same guy, just many years down the road. All the newer stuff under Wells says that Walmsley is an alias.

[@shondra6]

Woah 😮

[@London-v1e]

He’s in Dubai

[@London-v1e]

There is a video about him one of his victims was on This morning show talking about how he scammed her out if thousands of pounds.

[@kellyshomemadekitchen]

How embarrassing for his wife. No way I would have stayed with him!

[@Dawna-gp1zk]

Why did she? Hmmm.... perhaps she knew more than she is admitting.... how could she not know anything?

[@jessicaem_ily]

She's just as sick in the head as he is..! 😵‍💫

[@JessBlake2]

I laughed out loud at the point when he said something like, "I'm sorry I did wrong. I've learned my lesson. I won't do that again. I shouldn't take such big risks". Lolol! No Dude! That's not the problem!

[@jessicaem_ily]

Right! This is pathological behaviour! Dude needs his head checked!? 😵

[@plymouthrock5281]

When I watched this years ago I always thought she was madder than him and that hasn't changed

[@jessicaem_ily]

Right!? She's just as sick in head as he is!

[@AmbersDashcamDiaries]

She was wiping a tear back when he was talking about the Jags.

[@ChelleKT1]

So, the wife was going to leave him but stayed when she thought he’d lottery, says as much about her as it does about him.

[@BehaviorDynamics]

Can you blame her? She probably had to put up with a lot of b..s before this that she thought okay now is not the time 😂

[@stacythomas9916]

Sounded to me like she really loved him and was only thinking of leaving because he wasn't working and carrying his end of the load. Hitting the lottery would've solved that problem. Just the fact that she didn't leave immediately when the truth comes out says she actually cared about him and wasn't some gold digger.

[@jeanettebird2739]

The sad part is all the people who have lost money through his actions …. He is a loser and can’t believe she took him back . She deserves someone better. He’ll always be a con man ! How embarrassing for his wife 😢

[@thedadyouneverhadchannel3544]

Yes and she’s an absolute Angel I’m sure. 🖕🏼

[@jessicaem_ily]

I wouldn't even go so far as to call him a conman? This is pathological behaviour?! Frankly, it's disturbing and sociopathic.. you can just imagine what else he's capable of? 😵

[@RigsbyPiggyBoy]

Lunatic, we need Asylums back !

[@andrewpere892]

All I am saying is that I understand. Been caught up in endless lies i couldnt get out of. never ends well though. Quite silly actually. But I am glad my people love me and stuck around. I have lost so many to this pathetic toxic trait.

[@bigrod359]

I have a friend that’s similar he lies almost every sentence nothing major but still lies he doesn’t do it on purpose he’s been like that since we were kids

[@PutinsMommyNeverHuggedHim]

you need therapy

[@ms.krueger2660]

Music is too loud.

[@London-v1e]

This should be a film

[@ObiWanShinobi85]

It was kzbin.info/www/bejne/qabPqX-boq-ahaMsi=z9JWLD0DjuskL7-c

[@kelcritcarroll]

Strange…’’i just dont get why anyone would just tell their wife that they won the lottery….🤔🤨😳

[@7even871]

14:27 I have no doubt in my mind that this dude was reciting this 1st line throughout the night and only got 1 hour of sleep. He was prepared AF

[@oofogman420oo2]

Haha yeah he was

[@worldview2888]

What are you even trying to point out? Do you know how disappointing and troublesome it was for them - they actually moved out in short notice because its not everyday someone just walks in and gives a cash-upfront deal. The happiness is unimaginable and they even gave a hefty buyout profit (when they were struggling with the current upkeep of that property - it was really a "thank the stars" moment for them.) It was just extremely lucky and fortunate there was ANOTHER buyer that really did buy over the property after this problem. (Though there was no coverage if the amount was higher or lower than what that fraud individual offered.)

[@worldview2888]

@JT They were deeply very thankful for it to happen (before knowing what was actually going to happen) because the farm was not running high profits for quite sometime. (its explained by them at the grocery scene, profits were not as high as the past and on a down trend.)

[@KMyer]

If this would have happened more recently he could have passed it off as a prank.

[@dianneedwards892]

He is more dangerous than it would first appear. Someone who is that comfortable with this, without remorse, is a sociapath.

[@jessicaem_ily]

Yes! His behaviour is pathological! 😵‍💫😵

[@rosealexander9007]

The music is to loud at the beginning. I can barely hear the narrator

[@oldhickory4686]

I agree. Gives it an unprofessional "Jerry Springer" vibe.

[@i.I.j]

She stayed with him after he made a fool of her wow

[@PGains]

Seems like this guy has no emotion? What about the woman he took 30k from, like he has no emotion or tears or anything? Guy is very scary and wouldn’t believe a word he says

[@williammartin2842]

If he shows his real emotions he is not a confidence man. He gained and broke people's confidence.

[@jessicaem_ily]

Right?! This is pathological behaviour..! Frankly, he's a sociopath..!

[@London-v1e]

His psychiatrist said:He’s in a higher risk of reoffending 😮 He was right ,he did scam other people and changed his name many times and now he has absconded.

[@josephinepeery6938]

What a 42 carat plonka 😂🙄

[@Godzooky]

He’s mad that ppl don’t want to be friends with a liar.

[@ghettoasmrexposed54]

He's been jailed since this for conning other women too lying saying he had cancer and was dying

[@WildlifeRescueCare]

I can't believe Howard wore a sweatshirt to court & NOT a shirt, tie & suit coat !!!!!--- Proper attending court attire!!!!!!!!

[@stacythomas9916]

Right, like that was his biggest problem or would have made a particle of difference hahahahaha

[@js5787]

The piano music is distracting.

[@conniethomas4753]

The pool snooker table guy is epic…direct!

[@kathyjones5085]

I find it hard to believe that she didn't ask him to show her proof. Like the letter from the Lottery board, a replica of the check blown up. I'd be putting that letter in a frame. He wasn't even in the news in print or tv. Crazy

[@gf3473]

I recently read about a double murder in Ontario, Canada (somewhere close to Toronto), with similarities. The couple (with kids) were given tickets to go on a family reunion trip to Greece. The man had no $ or credit left to cover their expenses thus revealing his financial mis-management to family- especially his wife. Who thought they had over $100,000 in the bank. He'd lie for why their credit cards were refused & bank cards wouldnt approve payments - leaving his wife needing to ask him for cash for all her purchases, for several yrs. She worked & her pay went directly to the bank but she indicated she had no access (& seemed to be ok with it, as simply a 'traditional' marriage ). Without dwelving deeper into all the lies he told coworkers, childhood friends, & family, to constantly get $ from them, it all culminated in a brutal, callous, cold blooded murder of his elderly mother & her husband. One night he douched them in gas & set their bedroom on fire, holding the bedrom door shut to prevent their escape. I dont recall all the details as to how that was supposed to fix his immedite need for their upcoming trip, but my reason of bringing this up, is the similarities with the wives in these 2 cases. This case shocked me in terms of how disinterested his wife was in the family finance. Especially as she worked full-time & had a decent salary. She accepted suspicious explenations for why her bank & credit cards stopped working & for 2 yrs she needed to use cash only -which she had to ask her husband to withdraw for her (not asking why his cards seem to work). Until the trial, she believed him, (including his denial of involvement in the murders ofcourse). Outside of an busive relationship, its difficult for me to understand why anyone would trust someone to this extent & remain in the dark while her paycheck continues to be deposited into an account she cant access. Why she didnt call or visit the bank. My apologies, I dont have links to verify this story, but it should come up in a search, for the guy who burned his mom & her partner to death in an attempt to hide his financial problems (& cash in on the life insurance )

[@kathyjones5085]

@@gf3473 Thank you I'll check that out. It seems both wives were in denial or blissfully blind to their husbands behavior.

[@mildredpierce4506]

I don't know about in the UK but in the US, you do not have to go public if you win the lottery so a winner's name wouldn't be on TV or in the newspaper.

[@kathyjones5085]

@@mildredpierce4506 I know if I won a large sum of money I wouldn't have it in the papers or the news

[@hollyshaw2469]

@mildredpierce4506 In the UK you don't have to go public many decide not to. They just print what area the winning tickets was bought.

[@mrstephenmeadify]

This is like a Victoria Wood sketch

[@weilin2418]

Both of them are sick.

[@Judgeitso]

Common assault carries a maximum penalty of six months in prison and/or a fine or community order. A prison sentence is generally reserved for cases where serious injury was caused, and higher culpability is present. Conning banks and car showrooms gets 3 years. Nice that judges take violence seriously.

[@Sol-Cutta]

She's as completely deluded as he is.

[@cafsixtieslover]

This writing a cheque for the house is the strangest thing - you don't write cheques for houses you give solicitors cleared funds for exchange and completion. Did the sellers not have any suspicions?

[@Katie-iu3ic]

If you search him online you can see he still does it. He has conned 3 woman for their life savings for over £400,000!! Now ran away and lives in Vietnam. He is disgusting, he does not care at all. I couldn’t find much on Kathy, there was something about her passing at 49 from a heart attack but I’m not sure if it’s actually her. I hope it’s not her and she’s somewhere happy with all the shoes she could dream of ❤

[@carpeomnious999]

The music added is too loud.. You can't really hear what they're saying and the music hurts your ears, especially if you wear headphones while watching this.

[@leebedford7750]

“In prison his nickname is bonus ball” 😂😂😂

[@dianeharrison4975]

I thought it was a comedy play😂

[@GeraldCummiskey]

Same here

[@ridinwithjake]

If I was a luxury car salesman and someone with such a thick working class accent turned up all of my 10 red flags would be up and waving.

[@Ja-ha]

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