Why Would Lottery Winners Want to Stay Anonymous?
Lottery winners should watch their backs. In November 2015, Craigory Burch Jr. won $434,272 in a Georgia jackpot. Two months later, Burch was killed in his home by seven masked men. His family members said the public announcement of the lottery winnings had made him a target.
In 2006 Abraham Shakespeare won a $30 million lottery prize. Two years later, he was approached by Dorice “Dee Dee” Moore, who claimed she was writing a book about how people were taking advantage of him. She soon became his financial adviser and gradually stole his money. She finally killed him and buried him under a concrete slab in her backyard.
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Right now only seven states allow lottery winners to maintain their anonymity: Delaware, Kansas, Maryland, North Dakota, Texas, Ohio and South Carolina. And six states also allow people to form a trust to claim prize money anonymously. California entirely forbids lottery winners to remain anonymous.
$560 Million Powerball Winner Sues to Stay Anonymous
This January a New Hampshire woman won $560 million in the Powerball lottery, which is the country’s 8th largest lottery jackpot. Under New Hampshire law, the winner’s name, town and winning amount are public record. Because the woman signed the ticket in her own name, state officials told her that they would be compelled to disclose her identity in the event someone files a Right-to-Know request for the winning drawing.
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The winner learned later from a lawyer that she could have avoided revealing her individual identity by claiming the lottery money via a trust. But because she already signed her name on the winning ticket, any alteration to the signature would nullify the ticket for $559.7 million. The winner has not actually turned in the winning ticket to lottery officials yet, which means the she is missing out on about $50,000 in interest (using a 5 percent rate) every day the ticket is not claimed.
Why won’t this winner just move away from her town or state if she’s worried about public attention or safety? According to her lawyer, she wants to give back to her community and “be a silent witness to these good works…” The New Hampshire winner has now sued, using the name “Jane Doe,” to stay anonymous. But she may end up attracting more publicity because of her lawsuit.
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If you win the lottery and really want to stay anonymous, research the rules for your state. You might be able to claim the money in the name of a trust. Then find trusted advisors like tax attorneys, trust and estate attorneys, and accountants.
If you won a huge jackpot, would you want to stay anonymous? What are the pros and cons of going public?
I believe lottery winners should remain anonymous so they have a chance to claim their lottery jackpot and without the public going after them unnecessarily. More people would claim their lottery winnings if they could remain anonymous no one needs to know who the winner is and where they live. People want their money not scrutiny.
If the winner is allowed to remain anonymous then what’s to prevent the lottery from declaring a winner, and there isn’t one, and keeping the money in the lottery system’s pocket? Announcing a winner prevents fraud.
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exactly, i don’t know why these “officals” never thought of the repercussions and consequences that come from the public as becoming a target to attack when you win the lottery smh
Git off it California, you know the criminal element I our state. Gangs, cartel will come after the winer’s, if they reveal they r the winer, change this rule let them be safe from harm, or do u care that’s the real answer here do u care for there life’s,
I believe anonymity should be required or/and the lottery commissions and the individual states should be held accountable. There is a big percentage of crimes generated because these winners have become increasingly targeted, some even killed.. At the very least most if not all are harassed to no end !
I live in New York..I don’t play the lottery because I want to remain anonymous. I think in all states you should have the opportunity to remain anonymous. I feel bad because I would like to play the mega and powerball.I only do it when I am in a crowd. Do you know if anyone tried to change this? Be well and safe, Debbie
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I TOTALLY AGREE. If I won the lottery- I’d be in danger. IT IS NOT ETHICAL FOR CALIFORNIA or any other state to force a person to expose their winnings. It’s a PERSONAL winning. The person won it and they decide who can know. Don’t force them to tell people.
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Good morning Dr. Benjamin
Is it true that you could help me win the Lotto Max jack pot here in
Canada by giving me the right numbers? I have $37.00 in my bank account and wonder why I cannot have the life that I wish for.
I have never won anything and I keep buying tickets and NOTHING.
What do I have to do?
Looking forward to your reply.
Francine Girard
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What right does the govt have to violate a person’s privacy? You hear of murders going on after and yet you still think it’s the public’s business? If someone wishes to remain anonymous than thats their right!
I think that forcing lottery winners to make their identity known is wrong on so many levels. You, AND, your loved ones will be the targets of every schemer, scammer, or even KIDNAPPER on the street. Is the lottery commission going to pay the ransom if a loved one gets kidnapped??
If I win I would like to be anonymous for the safety of my family and friends and even me.there might be some crazy people wondering around due to the coronavirus..so if I win…I want to be Anonymous
I believe lottery winners identity should remain anonymous for their safety
I have never won the lottery and glad simply because of the fear for safety for both me and my family. I think every winner should have a right to remain anonymous. Why is a lotto winner different from any other person of wealth?
I believe that making a lottery winners name public can be very dangerous.One might not even want to go out in public much less travel knowing the risk of being kidnapped.
I don’t think one should be compelled to give his or her name
I agree. You shouldn’t be forced to come forward publicly when you win the lottery. That’s literally putting your life in danger. I refuse to play the big lotteries because the money isn’t worth my life
why do people got to show their face on the news right after they win the lottery all its going to do is get them killed it just don’t make no sense it is very dangerous they need to change that law and let people stay anonymous for their safety the world is going through so much people can’t barely feed their kids and provide a roof over their head so I asked again why do people got to show their identity on the news a old person can simply get Rob they cannot defend herself from a man that’s 300 lb unless she got a gun but what old grandma you know ride around all day with her gun and her purse Tyler Perry don’t count he’s a man dressed up as an old lady
I don’t think that people should have to reveal themselves because we’re living in different times now we have Corona virus for one and not to mention all of these crazy desperate people which some have never worked in they’re lives, but they want to steal everything they can and not work and the other crazies that want to kill you and take it so it’s almost not worth it to win because either way it’s no peace. Especially if you have to reveal yourself and your winnings.
Those states that make it a requirement to reveal the winners of lotteries in their states have themselves placed their citizens in potential danger. I’m not against the revelation of lottery winners but, I feel that it should be the winners’ informed choiced to do so.
I TRULY AGREE no one I mean NO ONE NEEDS TO KNOW how much you win where you live. Banks don’t tell other people off the street how much money you have saved in your account so why do the public have to know how much money you win in the lottery. California lottery laws are terrible when it comes down to privacy and safety.
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Which lottery did you win? Is your name public? I’ll look you up.
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