Meet the Man Who Makes N1.6million Every Month by Pretending to be Disabled (Photos)

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Meet the Man Who Makes N1.6million Every Month by Pretending to be Disabled (Photos)

Gary Thompson, the man who pretends to be mentally and physically handicapped while he goes around the streets begging claims he makes up to $100,000 (about N19.9 million) a year from his panhandling. This means Thompson earns about 1.6million every month.

According to DailyMail, Gary Thompson, from Texas, gets around Lexington, Kentucky, in a wheelchair which he says he needs because he has difficulty walking.

He also maneuvers his hands in a way that would lead the untrained eye to believe he had difficulty using them.

Added to the fact Thompson seems to have difficulty speaking and fully understanding, he manages to illicit a lot of sympathy from others - sympathy and money.

Thompson was awarded $2.4 million in a lawsuit tied to a motorcycle accident from 1993, money he said he and his family spent.