New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- John Wyllie, a 61-year-old man from White City, Oregon, believed his life had turned a corner. In August 2012, Publishers Clearing House, a company that awards sweepstakes, showed up at his house to inform him that he had won the prize of $5,000 per week for the rest of his life.

This meant that Wyllie no longer had to work and could start living lavishly. However, he received a rude shock this year when the money flow stopped. On enquiring, it turned out that PCH had gone bust and filed for bankruptcy.

This meant, as per KGW8, that Wyllie had to sell some of his valuable items and start looking for a job again, something he had not done for more than a decade.

"Why didn't somebody give me a heads up? 'Hey, we're...