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Is it possible to win the lottery and it be truly "anonymous"?
Posted on 7/30/17 at 5:38 pm
Posted on 7/30/17 at 5:38 pm
I don't mean with family and friends, etc. I mean could you win the lottery and the general public have no idea because the lottery keep that information completely sealed.
Or is it a thing that new lottery winners deal with people trying to fleece them or score easy money?
Or is it a thing that new lottery winners deal with people trying to fleece them or score easy money?
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Posted on 7/30/17 at 5:40 pm to Blackfield
Don't the lotteries usually require winners' likenesses to be used for publicity purposes?
Posted on 7/30/17 at 5:40 pm to Blackfield
Depends on the state. In LA, the name is public.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 5:42 pm to Blackfield
In a couple of states you can be anonymous. In most you cannot. You dont have to participate in the photo ops, but you're in the public record if someone wants to look.
One possible way around this would be to sell the ticket to a third party such as an investment bank. Obviously there would have to be some guarantees that both sides are dealing in good faith, and that itself would leave a paper trail
One possible way around this would be to sell the ticket to a third party such as an investment bank. Obviously there would have to be some guarantees that both sides are dealing in good faith, and that itself would leave a paper trail
Posted on 7/30/17 at 5:44 pm to Blackfield
most states require it to be public. A sort of promotional thing, for them, where they can show a lottery winner's face and show, "Joe Blow won 1.2 million in the Indiana State lottery" and put it on billboards.
However, even if you can be "anonymous" , you'd still probably would be fleeced by "family" and "friends".
IMO, the only way to do this is to pack up and leave town. Move into some nice area of a new town far away from where you were and live your life. If anyone questions you, you can always act like you got some type of inheritance.
However, even if you can be "anonymous" , you'd still probably would be fleeced by "family" and "friends".
IMO, the only way to do this is to pack up and leave town. Move into some nice area of a new town far away from where you were and live your life. If anyone questions you, you can always act like you got some type of inheritance.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 5:46 pm to ell_13
Name is public in all but five states. You can set up an LLC or trust after winning.
Move to the Hamptons, Orange County or Palm Beach. Not only will they not care about your "new" money, they will look down on you.
Move to the Hamptons, Orange County or Palm Beach. Not only will they not care about your "new" money, they will look down on you.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 5:46 pm to Blackfield
Possibly by setting up a trust rather than claiming it yourself?
Posted on 7/30/17 at 5:46 pm to East Coast Band
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most states require it to be public. A sort of promotional thing, for them, where they can show a lottery winner's face and show, "Joe Blow won 1.2 million in the Indiana State lottery" and put it on billboards.
It's for public faith purposes. Could you imagine a 200 million plus lottery being won by someone you didn't know in LA? I'd just assume the politicians stole it.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 5:47 pm to Blackfield
In South Carolina and a few other states you can remain anonymous. A lot of other states require the winner to be names publically though
Posted on 7/30/17 at 5:48 pm to UHTiger
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Possibly by setting up a trust rather than claiming it yourself?
Possibly? Under what authority are you suggesting this? It's certainly not possible in LA if you want to collect winnings. You can do that after collecting winnings, but not before.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 5:49 pm to Blackfield
Think it depends on the state. Some states give you the option to remain anonymous, others don't give you a choice.
But I don't really care because if I hit a huge Powerball jackpot, I'm changing phone number, deleting all social media, and moving far away. Only contacting close family and friends
ETA: How much money did you just win in the lottery?
But I don't really care because if I hit a huge Powerball jackpot, I'm changing phone number, deleting all social media, and moving far away. Only contacting close family and friends
ETA: How much money did you just win in the lottery?
This post was edited on 7/30/17 at 5:50 pm
Posted on 7/30/17 at 5:52 pm to East Coast Band
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If anyone questions you, you can always act like you got some type of inheritance.
If anyone questions me, I'd tell them to go eff themselves, since it's no one's business how i got my $$, lottery or otherwise.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 5:55 pm to UHTiger
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Possibly by setting up a trust rather than claiming it yourself?
In Louisiana, a legal person (i.e. corporation, trust, etc.) can claim a prize instead of a natural person (meatsack), but all the natural people that comprise the legal person must be disclosed to the lottery and are public record. You cannot claim a large prize in the state of Louisiana and remain anonymous.
This is good because our politicians would fricking steal every penny if they could remain anonymous. As it is, they're limited to only stealing most of it.
A person holding a winning lotto ticket in the amount of six hundred dollars or more from a lotto game must provide his or her name and city or area of residence to the corporation to claim a prize. When the prize claimant is a legal entity other than a natural person, the name and city or area of legal residence of each natural person holding an interest of any kind in the legal entity shall be provided to the corporation. Such information shall be deemed a public record as provided in R.S. 47:9006 and may be used by the corporation for publicity purposes.
This post was edited on 7/30/17 at 6:00 pm
Posted on 7/30/17 at 5:55 pm to Blackfield
I would have my attorney go pick it up. But I don't play the lottery either
Posted on 7/30/17 at 6:04 pm to TigerstuckinMS
Sounds like the best way to win is to be part of a large group that agreed in advance to split the jackpot. Then you all get a share but there are enough winners that each one gets lost in the shuffle as far as publicity.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 6:04 pm to East Coast Band
I would wait a month before helping anyone. Those who never asked for a dime the whole month will get my help.
I can't stand anyone with an entitlement mindset.
I can't stand anyone with an entitlement mindset.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 6:09 pm to Blackfield
I have a very common name and I actually go by my middle name,which the lottery commission will never hear outside of an initial.
Of course I don't often participate in voluntary taxes so there is that
Of course I don't often participate in voluntary taxes so there is that
Posted on 7/30/17 at 6:09 pm to TigerstuckinMS
quote:What if the sole owner of the trust is an offshore entity wherein the names of the shareholders are kept secret? Like Panama?
Louisiana, a legal person (i.e. corporation, trust, etc.) can claim a prize instead of a natural person (meatsack), but all the natural people that comprise the legal person must be disclosed to the lottery and are public record. You cannot claim a large prize in the state of Louisiana and remain anonymous.
Posted on 7/30/17 at 6:09 pm to shutterspeed
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Don't the lotteries usually require winners' likenesses to be used for publicity purposes?
In some states, yes.
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