Claiming lottery winnings anonymously in California

Reply #9

ttech10 — Sat, 14 May 2011 04:14:23 GMT

Yea Todd had that story on here. I've also heard of others from the 'Lottery Changed My Life' show where friends have turned on the winner or other people holding a grudge against the winner have acted out towards them, which is definitely another reason to keep your name as hidden as possible.

For me the main thing is just keeping my name away from being connected to lottery winner . It's nice now being able to introduce myself to others and not having to deal with those people having precon... [ More ]

Reply #8

janem — Fri, 13 May 2011 19:10:07 GMT

I agree with you completely ttech10. Collecting your winnings anonmously gives the winner the freedom from worrying about scammers, con artists and criminals who prey on anyone they see as vulnerable. There is an article I read titled Florida Woman Mistaken For Lottey Winner which is a good example of why claiming anonymously is the best way to live your life without added stress and worry. In the article, a woman who has a simiralr name to a $2 milllion winner, is getting harrassing and threate... [ More ]

Reply #7

ttech10 — Fri, 13 May 2011 08:28:04 GMT

I don't think it's really about living your life hiding, but rather living your life not having your name on dozens of websites and newspapers listing your full name and city and how much you're now worth, leading hundreds of people to harass you.

I would do the same to keep my name out of the public eye, except for those few who would care enough to do the research. I would also have a few that noticed my extra spending and would be suspicious, but I could also still go around giving out my... [ More ]

Reply #6

OwlCreekBridge — Fri, 13 May 2011 03:43:35 GMT

thanks for the info. Now it's just a simple matter of beating 176 million to one odds for Mega Millions and 42 million to one odds for SuperLotto. Seeing how we had to beat a billion to one odds in order to be born, that shouldn't be a problem.

Reply #5

markp1950 — Sun, 01 May 2011 10:41:14 GMT

Why would you want to live your entire life in hiding. If you are out spending/enjoying your money, SOMEBODY will know.I would rather be out there LIVING

Reply #4

janem — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 03:05:48 GMT

The California Lottery website doesn't print the name of the LLC or Trust that is used when you claim your winnings. At least I have never seen one listed. It just says that the winner chose to remain anonymous. I'm not sure what happens if someone (the media) calls the Lottery Office and asks for that specific information. Would be interesting to know what the procedure there is.

I found this:

When it comes to actually signing llc formation documents required to form a limited liability... [ More ]

Reply #3

JWBlue — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 01:58:59 GMT

This is interesting.

Q:

ARE THE DETAILS OF A LIVING TRUST PUBLIC RECORD?

NO. Your confidentiality is maintained. On the other hand, probate proceedings are part of the public record. Anyone who wishes to see what your assets and debts were, merely has to request the court file. ... more

I have seen this other places as well.

Once you are gone, who cares

Reply #2

joshuacloak — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 01:14:52 GMT

Blue, their can be a trust within a trust within a trust

so lets say the lottery it self would not even know the winners

they Have the First trust papers, the one claiming and paying the irs

they req to see offical trust papers to make sure its Real legal trust, but 2 can Play that game

then who the beneficiaries, a other trust can be one, they Have no right to that trust papers

the beneficiarie has 0 legal things put on him, hes not the one paying tax, hes not the one having... [ More ]

Reply #1

JWBlue — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:41:55 GMT

Isn't the name behind the LLC or living trust part of public records? If someone wanted to find out the name behind a living trust or LLC, wouldn't it be easy to do

Claiming lottery winnings anonymously in California

janem — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 23:09:31 GMT

Having read Perfecttiming2's very useful information on claiming Superlotto winnings anonymously, I was curious if this also applied to Mega Millions winners as well. I did some searching on here and found that there was no definitive answer, so I emailed the California State Lottery and asked if claiming anonymously by using an LLC or Trust is applicable to both SuperLotto and Megamillions. This is the response I received this morning:

It does apply to both and Mega Millions if won in... [ More ]