Re: Remaining anonymous

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justxploring — Mon, 07 Aug 2006 00:44:56 GMT

Thanks. Wish I could take credit for that remark, but I didn't write it, Coin Toss.

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Coin Toss — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 21:05:07 GMT

There's a post in one of the 'remain anonymous' threads here on the board where someone mentioned a theorhetical case where someone would become famous for winning their case to ramain anonymous after winning a jackpot.

I forget who posted that, sounds like somnething justxploring would say

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PrisonerSix — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 19:01:22 GMT

It is a good idea to make an effort to remain anonymous in my opinion. The problem is some states make it next to impossible to do so by not allowing trusts, corporations, LLCs, etc. to claim prizes, only individuals. These methods don't guarantee 100% anomymity(which is in itself impossible), but they do make it harder to track someone down than just looking their name up in the newspaper.

PrisonerSix

Re: Remaining anonymous

Coin Toss — Sun, 06 Aug 2006 04:34:45 GMT

There''s been several threads here about being able to remain anonymous or not. This is from the Powerball website:

Oklahoma $101.8 Million Winner Claims Prize After 45 Days

The Oklahoma Lottery announced on August 2, 2006, that the $101.8 million jackpot winner of the drawing on June 17, 2006 has claimed the prize through a trust. The winning ticket was sold at Quick Trip, 4705 S. Elm in Broken Arrow, OK. The WJW Investment trust claimed the prize through a trustee, Richard Barlow,... [ More ]