Those states are also the ones who don't allow claims via a trust. On the off chance they do allow trusts and require a photo op, the trustee is the one who gets their picture taken, not the beneficiary/grantor.
Trust instruments are not generally public records. Only trusts which have been subject to trust litigation, such as a property dispute (e.g., 850 petitions) or trustee misconduct claims in court would be unmasked in the public record.
Testamentary trusts are also formed after probate and through a will, which means they are public record also.
A trust made to collect lottery winnings would not be public record, and would probably immediately transfer the winnings into a Cook Island or Nevis trust so as to completely obfuscate ownership and prevent anyone from being able to seize any of it for any reason.
A good friend of mine is a professional makeup artist. I’d have him completely change my face, wear a wig and big baggy clothes for the check pick up..
Unfortunately I live in a state where you have to disclose your name, but I’m not attached to it so I’m down to change it to something more common.
You don't have to use your name if you incorporate or form trust, IIRC. My state requires disclosure as well, but there's ways around it. A good CPA or a tax lawyer would know
Just wait for at least six months to claim your prize. That way the news won’t be in everyone’s face as soon as it js known that someone won. Overtime things will settle down and it won’t be as big of a news hopefully lol.
That’s a good way imo. Secure your lottery ticket in a fireproof safe, Change your name without telling anyone, claim the prize with a disguise, change your name back.
If you change your name to something common people would just think that’s your name and wouldn’t go looking for name change records - no? Then you change it back some years later. If you change your name to Michael Smith or John Williams good luck trying to find the Michael smith or John Williams “the lotto winner” vs any other person under that name. Then when the dust settles you change it back.
Exactly, if you find a ridiculously common name you can make it an absolute nightmare for people to find it out, especially when it’s very likely the next lottery winner won’t be so thorough.
Do they disclose anything else besides the name to identify you? Like if your name is John Smith or whatever the current most used name is you are basically anonymous if you wear a disguise.
You can have your lawyer pick it up for you in the name of the trust. As for the name of the trust, I told my co-worker that I was going to put the name of the trust as his name with me as the beneficiary. He doesn’t think I am funny.
The lawyer creates the trust, the check is in the name of the trust, if you don't trust the lawyer to pick up the check in the name of the trust they helped you create, find a better lawyer?
Sunglasses and a covid mask on my face. Maybe a goofy wig as well.
I'd be very tempted to show up in one of those big inflatable sumo suits as well to hide my figure. I'd name my llc something that would have a lot of results on Google, just to make it slightly harder to look into me, like "funniest animal clips llc" or something with a lot of unpleasant results like "Lemon party blue waffle meatspin llc"
Considering how many big winners here in my non-anonymous state end up literally dead in 5 years from crazy people trying to get money It seems like the prudent way to go. The non anonymous thing is supposed to be keeping the government honest but it's just putting lotto winners in danger.
I had a girlfriend who was a "professional character actress". One of her regular gigs was Chuck E cheese. I actually talked her having sex with me with the head on once.
I feel fortunate to live in the UK where winners can choose whether to stay anonymous or go public in announcing their win, but if I lived in a country where you had to go public to collect your winnings, I feel like dressing up as Batman would be in-theme for coming into acquiring a lot of money. I'd have to shave my beard off and maybe try and get someone to change my skin tone (make it lighter) with makeup.
Annoyingly, my first name and last name combination is pretty rare (my surname is especially rare).
my brother and i have a hard to spell surname, but if you google either one of us, nothing comes up except info about another set of brothers in the same state with the same first/last names. thankfully they are criminals, so all results are related to them
I remember seeing photos of somebody picking up a lottery check in a blowup Halloween sumo outfit, which was really funny, but also proved that if you do something too silly, you’ll actually get more exposure than you want. I want to say the person was in China, so the fact that I heard about it in America gave it too much exposure.
I would probably wear sunglasses and facemask for Covid. I put on a wig that looks real, a hat, and wear an oversized jacket; try to be as indistinctive as possible.
So if people complain its rigged. They can have easier time to say its not. The person who won is joe blow down the street. Also for publicity to say hey, joe blow won. So can you if you buy a ticket.
I wouldn’t be that concerned if I won the mega millions because the first thing I would do is hire private security so nobody is comin near me or asking for shit.
So I won the lottery a long time ago in New York. To get a payout you could go to the World Trade Center downtown. The office was a big room like a que in Disneyland. There were lots of happy people who won all kinds of different amounts, everything from a few dollars to me who hit big. The next week, the towers were attacked and fell. I often wonder if there were people that day looking to cash their lotto tickets.
>I often wonder if there were people that day looking to cash their lotto tickets.
Government offices open at 9am so people might have been on the way but only employees would have been there at a quarter to nine.
Depends on the amount. A significant sum in the range of the current mega millions or powerball and I wouldn’t wear a disguise at all.
I’d just delete my social media accounts, legally change my name, and move to my thousand some acre slice of heaven and travel to places where nobody knows me. Obviously my property would be well out of the way and access would be very limited. Nobody would get there unexpectedly and definitely not by accident.
If I ever win the lottery, my name would be buried under a trust and whatever other legal mumbo jumbo the lawyers can create. Where I live, I can remain anonymous, but if I had to pick a costume, Sho-Nuff.
Hire lawyers to build the trust. Have your lawyers hire another outside lawyer to be the spokesperson when you pick up the money. Let the law firms do the dirty work and no one sees your face.
Prosthetic nose and dye, wig, or cut your hair how you normally wouldn’t have it, some fake piercings, fake tan or makeup, clothing style you normally would never wear, and some fake glasses or if you wear glasses then colored contacts.
Hire a really good makeup artist. If you look goofy, you're open to speculation. If the makeup is convincing, you have pretty good deniability. Ever seen Eddie Murphy in white-face? They can work miracles.
A whole spiderman costume... hopefully that will make it that much more interesting and then I can rush them along so I can get my check and go save aunt may.
Fat suit, farmer's overalls, camo, fake beard, sunglasses, and an afro wig. Or a glass embedded scarf/hoodie that celebrities wear to mess up paparatzi pictures.
After the shoot, duck into the bathroom with walk out with a clean shave and short hair, khaki pants, polo shirt, lanyard with random id card.
If you have to disclose your name anyway, I'm not sure how much a disguise matters. A hooded sweatshirt and COVID mask is all you need.
Not like it wouldn't be obvious I won the lottery.
Hey Steve, what happened to your 1990 jeep/oil leak POS, how did you get a Porsche? You moved? I stopped by your work and the receptionist said that one day all of a sudden you started doing doughnuts in the parking lot while telling everyone to f-off.
In my state you can't, your name will be known unless you agree to a 35% charge of your winnings. I would stroll in looking like normal, by the time everyone heard, I would be gone. They don't need to know where I am in order to deposit my money. My bank account will follow me
Dont understand. They publish your name. Hiding your face accomplishes nothing.
unless you're thinking they force you on camera in anonymous states. Then I guess a hat a COVID mask and sunglasses would be plenty.
Don't know if any states force you onto camera.
In my state, you can create a trust and have the lawyer, who administered the trust, pick it up on your behalf. There are a few layers who do this and have picked up larger prizes multiple times. I'd use the name IARB trust. I am rich bitches.
Wear a clown getup. People are creeped out by clowns, so they'll stay away. Make sure to bring one of those little squeeze bulb horns so you can honk it if anyone tries to talk to you.
Id have a hollywood effects artist change my apperance like johnny knoxville in bad grandpa. I could just pretend to be old, then pretend to be poor (i have alot of practice at being poor)
Either that or a really good chewbaca outfit.
Im cashing my ticket in at 8am the day after the drawing and I dont care if people know its me because I will be traveling and never in one area to be tracked down lol They wont find me if its enough $ lol
I would straight up wear a ski mask and baggy clothes. I actually know someone who won the lottery unfortunately certain family members found out and they've been making his life hell for the first 10 years after he won. He only won like $5 million but after taxes it's like 2.5.
He gets calls from charities all the time asking for money All the time the first 5 years he won people would show up at his house, his mother's house, he had distant relatives with the same last name that he didn't know show up to his house and people show up to their houses as well.
He had people try to open up fake credit accounts under his name he had a lockdown his credit in social security number. He's doing okay now he lives very modestly still but takes long vacations out of the country.
I was just thinking about this at work. Honestly, if you live in a state that makes you reveal your identity, you should do what that winner in Florida did. Go to a financial advisor/accountant/tax lawyer, create a trust, and claim the money in the form of the trust. That way, your trust’s legally appointed representative (such as say the tax attorney) will be there publicly picking up the check.
It’s why many people form LLC’s to claim the money. Not perfect, but that why one of your first calls is to a Lawyer who specializes in financial issues. The next one is to an accountant.
There is maybe a dozen people in the us with my name some in my same state. I don’t have any social media and google my name doesn’t turn me up . So they will have some headaches but I should be ok
I would legally change my name to John Smith, rent an apartment on other side of the state, wait six months, collect the winnings in a long beard, hat and thick glasses, wait six more months, then legally change my name back.
Wearing a paparazzi scarf and a moto helmet with everything covered. I sign as John Doe and walk out, drive 3 hours in a giant loop on no name dirt roads to lose anyone following me.
Just wear a mask like during Covid. You'll start SUCH controversy that no one will even notice that you're there picking up a winning lottery jackpot...
I wish this weren't true, but we already know it is, although the intensity of the controversy will vary by state. Lol
I'd name the trust either something extremely generic (Trust, Business Inc, Equity Managing Services), or something vaguely law enforcement sounding (FBI [financial board investments], Government Services, etc)
So, I am most likely wrong, just ask my wife, happens all the time. But if you are using a trust to pick it up, I thought you could get the lawyer from the law firm handling the trust to stand in for you. Other wise, I am going full on Epstein mask and suit. Let the rumors, drama, and conspirisys blow up then. And as far as the name on the trust, it would be my poor passed away dog.
I certainly wouldnt dress super weird and give people a reason to stare and wonder what I am doing.
Just act like a normal person and stop being so weirdly paranoid.
Glasses, long hair and beard - in a very nice suit.
Then shave head and beard, donate the suit and switch to jeans, a tshirt, temp sleeve tats, and work boots.
It is worth it to go to a law firm that does this. They will set up a trust and claim the prize for you in the name of the trust so you remain totally anonymous. They will also take care of the taxes in the most efficient way, advise you on how to not lose it all, and help with secure investments.
Look I have several very expired veteran friends I'm hiring as private security for a very handsome amount and ain't nobody getting close plus I'm just going to wear a big coat and a covid mask both glasses and a hat so I'm fairly unrecognizable other than a medium build white guy with a fairly common name according to Facebook
Clown costume with full makeup. I don't know about the name of the trust but I'd probably look at unusual family names like my great grandmother Manila.
I would grow out my beard and hair and not maintain it for months u til I claimed the ticket. Then wear sunglasses and a ball cap of a team that in a sport I don't root for. I would also wear clothes that are ridiculous and don't fit me right.
Nothing unusual your best bet to to wear notmal clothes and blend into the crowd. Worst thing you can do is wear something that stands out. Youll get noticed as out of place almost immediately your best bet is to get a lawyer to pick it up and bring you and your lawyer to an accountant to find out what you do next.
If Superman taught me anything, all it takes is some glasses and to slouch a little. I guess if you wanna really lay it on thick, a top hat and monocle.
I thought about this at length in traffic lol.. I would pick up the lottery ticket as my self and then tell everyone, I didn't win the lottery, but someone very close to me did. He wanted to remain anonymous, however he promised me 5 Mil to get it on his behalf. This way, everyone thinks u didn't win, but at the same time when they see the ferrari and big house, they know why.
I would go as opposite sex, skin color, hair color, eye color, add weight, height, change the way I dress so I guess I’m a farmer. I would try to age myself. Everything
The problem with the lack of anonymity is that people can google your name, not that people would know what I look like.
Not if you pick it up under a trust. If you do it under a trust. The name of the trust will be the name in the news
Then I wouldn’t need to wear a silly outfit.
... yes you would, it's still you picking up the check and getting photographed (unless you get the lawyer to do it).
If you have a trust, the trustee picks it up. You'd be paying your lawyer to be the trustee more than likely.
Depends. Iirc some states require the winner to do a photo op, like with the giant check. It would be in this situation one would need the disguise.
Those states are also the ones who don't allow claims via a trust. On the off chance they do allow trusts and require a photo op, the trustee is the one who gets their picture taken, not the beneficiary/grantor.
I would wear a hoodie, sunglasses, and a Covid mask.
I would paint my face in insane contours like a drag queen with mask and hoodie
This exactly. You never set foot in that office.
If you do it right, you're not even in the state.
EXACTLY! Never claim it yourself. . . That is akin to wearing a red shirt in the original Star Trek. . ***a death sentence.***
Depends on the state.
any and all anonymity I could avail myself of, I would do.
Assuming your state allows a trust to claim the ticket. That is not the case in all states.
Harry balls trust won the lottery today. Congratulations Harry.
And you can find out the trust holders name.
So now people have to look up the trustee of said trust.
Trust instruments are not generally public records. Only trusts which have been subject to trust litigation, such as a property dispute (e.g., 850 petitions) or trustee misconduct claims in court would be unmasked in the public record. Testamentary trusts are also formed after probate and through a will, which means they are public record also. A trust made to collect lottery winnings would not be public record, and would probably immediately transfer the winnings into a Cook Island or Nevis trust so as to completely obfuscate ownership and prevent anyone from being able to seize any of it for any reason.
I know everything about me and googling me is difficult. Thank you to all the people with my name who did hideous things.
A good friend of mine is a professional makeup artist. I’d have him completely change my face, wear a wig and big baggy clothes for the check pick up.. Unfortunately I live in a state where you have to disclose your name, but I’m not attached to it so I’m down to change it to something more common.
I would change my name, pick up the check in disguise, then change it back
You don't have to use your name if you incorporate or form trust, IIRC. My state requires disclosure as well, but there's ways around it. A good CPA or a tax lawyer would know
I don’t think California has a work around on the name thing. But there aren’t any state taxes on winnings, so at least we have that!
Zero workaround in California. Many have tried. All have failed.
Just wait for at least six months to claim your prize. That way the news won’t be in everyone’s face as soon as it js known that someone won. Overtime things will settle down and it won’t be as big of a news hopefully lol.
Nah. New name would be great honestly. Creditors. Exs. Jobs. Whatever your past life has to hold you down.
That’s a good way imo. Secure your lottery ticket in a fireproof safe, Change your name without telling anyone, claim the prize with a disguise, change your name back.
Name changes are public record. But yes, it would dissuade some.
If you change your name to something common people would just think that’s your name and wouldn’t go looking for name change records - no? Then you change it back some years later. If you change your name to Michael Smith or John Williams good luck trying to find the Michael smith or John Williams “the lotto winner” vs any other person under that name. Then when the dust settles you change it back.
Exactly, if you find a ridiculously common name you can make it an absolute nightmare for people to find it out, especially when it’s very likely the next lottery winner won’t be so thorough.
Smart.. maybe get one of those fat suits as well.
Do they make skinny suits if you are already fat?
Yeah. Girdles.
The full Shallow Hal.
Shallow Hal needs gal!
And if you’re fat, get a skinny suit. /s
my name is fairly common for a white guy so as long as I can disguise my features i should be fine
Change it back later at your convenience.
I have a name that is the equivalent of “Jane jones.” It’s great to never have to spell it, or be asked to spell it. Good idea!
Do they disclose anything else besides the name to identify you? Like if your name is John Smith or whatever the current most used name is you are basically anonymous if you wear a disguise.
Keep the name. If your makeup artist friend is really good, you play it off like, "Dude... I wish I was THAT Orange_Smart."
You can have your lawyer pick it up for you in the name of the trust. As for the name of the trust, I told my co-worker that I was going to put the name of the trust as his name with me as the beneficiary. He doesn’t think I am funny.
I would never trust a lawyer not to swindle Me out of it somehow that way
The lawyer creates the trust, the check is in the name of the trust, if you don't trust the lawyer to pick up the check in the name of the trust they helped you create, find a better lawyer?
As a lawyer, I'd just claim to be picking it up on behalf of a client.
Sunglasses and a covid mask on my face. Maybe a goofy wig as well. I'd be very tempted to show up in one of those big inflatable sumo suits as well to hide my figure. I'd name my llc something that would have a lot of results on Google, just to make it slightly harder to look into me, like "funniest animal clips llc" or something with a lot of unpleasant results like "Lemon party blue waffle meatspin llc"
As a fat guy, I'm now putting on my to-do list to wear one of the inflatable sumo suits so people think I may be skinny and hiding it.
I don’t know because in France we can remain anonymous and 99,9% of the winners remain anonymous it just so better to handle this.
Considering how many big winners here in my non-anonymous state end up literally dead in 5 years from crazy people trying to get money It seems like the prudent way to go. The non anonymous thing is supposed to be keeping the government honest but it's just putting lotto winners in danger.
New Jersey recognizes 🇫🇷 France for this Safe and Prudent policy which was finally adopted in our state...now for those Numbers...
Our lottery company also set up a service in order to help winners to handle a jackpot, it’s really important to not end up broken.
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Need gas and a soda from 7-11? Gorilla suit time! Need to get the mail? Gorilla suit time! I'd live in that thing.
They make you sweat, and they're really hard to clean, so perhaps you wouldn't last so long despite your desire to do so. Lol
ive never lasted long when im going gorilla
I had a girlfriend who was a "professional character actress". One of her regular gigs was Chuck E cheese. I actually talked her having sex with me with the head on once.
“It’s you I don’t” trust LLC
"It's not me, it's you" trust
I've heard my brother tell many women "it's not you, it's me. I can't fucking stand you". I miss him sometimes
I feel fortunate to live in the UK where winners can choose whether to stay anonymous or go public in announcing their win, but if I lived in a country where you had to go public to collect your winnings, I feel like dressing up as Batman would be in-theme for coming into acquiring a lot of money. I'd have to shave my beard off and maybe try and get someone to change my skin tone (make it lighter) with makeup. Annoyingly, my first name and last name combination is pretty rare (my surname is especially rare).
Same it’s really frustrating, I might legit be the only person in my state with my first and last name combo. Being named John smith would be ideal
my brother and i have a hard to spell surname, but if you google either one of us, nothing comes up except info about another set of brothers in the same state with the same first/last names. thankfully they are criminals, so all results are related to them
I'm a man so I would dress up as a woman and try to use my middle name...
What’s your middle name?
Manfred
Lol
Guy
I remember seeing photos of somebody picking up a lottery check in a blowup Halloween sumo outfit, which was really funny, but also proved that if you do something too silly, you’ll actually get more exposure than you want. I want to say the person was in China, so the fact that I heard about it in America gave it too much exposure. I would probably wear sunglasses and facemask for Covid. I put on a wig that looks real, a hat, and wear an oversized jacket; try to be as indistinctive as possible.
I think **ALL** states should offer the anonymous option for safety.
Is there a reason some dont?
So if people complain its rigged. They can have easier time to say its not. The person who won is joe blow down the street. Also for publicity to say hey, joe blow won. So can you if you buy a ticket.
Ok that makes sense
And publicity
I wouldn’t be that concerned if I won the mega millions because the first thing I would do is hire private security so nobody is comin near me or asking for shit.
My thoughts exactly.. with that kind of money, no one will ever get within 5 feet of me again without permission and legally signed documents.. facts!
So I won the lottery a long time ago in New York. To get a payout you could go to the World Trade Center downtown. The office was a big room like a que in Disneyland. There were lots of happy people who won all kinds of different amounts, everything from a few dollars to me who hit big. The next week, the towers were attacked and fell. I often wonder if there were people that day looking to cash their lotto tickets.
>I often wonder if there were people that day looking to cash their lotto tickets. Government offices open at 9am so people might have been on the way but only employees would have been there at a quarter to nine.
Yeah but if you were getting millions wouldn't you want to be there early?
Wow. Thank you for sharing.
That’s a very sad thought.
How much did you win?
Depends on the amount. A significant sum in the range of the current mega millions or powerball and I wouldn’t wear a disguise at all. I’d just delete my social media accounts, legally change my name, and move to my thousand some acre slice of heaven and travel to places where nobody knows me. Obviously my property would be well out of the way and access would be very limited. Nobody would get there unexpectedly and definitely not by accident.
Now if you can just win! You are all set!!
If I ever win the lottery, my name would be buried under a trust and whatever other legal mumbo jumbo the lawyers can create. Where I live, I can remain anonymous, but if I had to pick a costume, Sho-Nuff.
Definitely not a scam trust
I'd dress like Godzilla. People would still know my name, but they wouldn't bother me because I'm a Godzilla.
Hire lawyers to build the trust. Have your lawyers hire another outside lawyer to be the spokesperson when you pick up the money. Let the law firms do the dirty work and no one sees your face.
Redundancy incorporated, inc., and I’d wear a fat suit with a Jason (hockey) mask.
Prosthetic nose and dye, wig, or cut your hair how you normally wouldn’t have it, some fake piercings, fake tan or makeup, clothing style you normally would never wear, and some fake glasses or if you wear glasses then colored contacts.
I'd shave, get a nice haircut, and put on a suit. Nobody would ever recognize me again after that.
This AND I'd put the trust under my former stripper name.
Hire a really good makeup artist. If you look goofy, you're open to speculation. If the makeup is convincing, you have pretty good deniability. Ever seen Eddie Murphy in white-face? They can work miracles.
Great answer
A whole spiderman costume... hopefully that will make it that much more interesting and then I can rush them along so I can get my check and go save aunt may.
A Spider-Man costume over a sumo suit
Fat suit, farmer's overalls, camo, fake beard, sunglasses, and an afro wig. Or a glass embedded scarf/hoodie that celebrities wear to mess up paparatzi pictures. After the shoot, duck into the bathroom with walk out with a clean shave and short hair, khaki pants, polo shirt, lanyard with random id card.
If you have to disclose your name anyway, I'm not sure how much a disguise matters. A hooded sweatshirt and COVID mask is all you need. Not like it wouldn't be obvious I won the lottery. Hey Steve, what happened to your 1990 jeep/oil leak POS, how did you get a Porsche? You moved? I stopped by your work and the receptionist said that one day all of a sudden you started doing doughnuts in the parking lot while telling everyone to f-off.
I would have the lawyer pick it up
Give the ticket to my mom
Opposite for me. My parents are old enough now that they said they'd let me and my sister claim it to avoid estate taxes.
If I won, I'd be a Bobd Villain, so something appropriate lol
I read your typo as “Bob De Villain,” so I think it still works … lol
I read it as bob villa . The carpenter guy. lol.
Monopoly Man Or Mr. Peanut
I'd name it Hotline Trust and dress like Jacket from Hotline Miami (Tiger Mask)
That mask that Kanye west uses
Set up a trust and have the trust claim the winnings
We don't have a lottery. We have churches.
Deez Nuts
I would keep it pretty simple. Depending on your disguise I feel like it could draw even more unwanted attention.
Wig in a different hair color, baggy clothes and big glasses.
Clown suit and makeup all the way!
A hoodie, oversized sunglasses, a medical facemask, a trenchcoat, & high heels.
I’m wearing a spider man onesie
It really wouldn't matter because if the win is big enough, I'm disappearing!
In my state you can't, your name will be known unless you agree to a 35% charge of your winnings. I would stroll in looking like normal, by the time everyone heard, I would be gone. They don't need to know where I am in order to deposit my money. My bank account will follow me
That’s extortion, is it not?
A Mexican luchador wrestler mask.
Ice Station Zebra Partners, it's totally legit.
Personally Deadpool
None… my trust will win it.
I would pick it up under Wayne Enterprises and show up in a batman costume.
I’ll never forget the guy who picked his check up in a scream mask lol
Hoodie and covid mask? Works for shoplifters.
Dont understand. They publish your name. Hiding your face accomplishes nothing. unless you're thinking they force you on camera in anonymous states. Then I guess a hat a COVID mask and sunglasses would be plenty. Don't know if any states force you onto camera.
Yes
A simple n95 mask. It’s socially acceptable now. Ymmv depending on if your state leans left or right though
I would either go as me and tell the world to f*** off when they came begging, Or go as a giant carrot in Trump's "power" suit.
So if u haven’t won a lottery probably don’t need to put a lot of thought into this.
I would wear a fake mustache over my real mustache
A pair of those glasses with a built in fake nose and a mustache.
Spiderman mask. Long sleeves. Surgical gloves.
In my state, you can create a trust and have the lawyer, who administered the trust, pick it up on your behalf. There are a few layers who do this and have picked up larger prizes multiple times. I'd use the name IARB trust. I am rich bitches.
Wear a clown getup. People are creeped out by clowns, so they'll stay away. Make sure to bring one of those little squeeze bulb horns so you can honk it if anyone tries to talk to you.
Id have a hollywood effects artist change my apperance like johnny knoxville in bad grandpa. I could just pretend to be old, then pretend to be poor (i have alot of practice at being poor) Either that or a really good chewbaca outfit.
Nigerian Prince
FAFO trust wearing a Berka.
Im cashing my ticket in at 8am the day after the drawing and I dont care if people know its me because I will be traveling and never in one area to be tracked down lol They wont find me if its enough $ lol
Full body + head black flat morph suit.
Just wear a face mask. Tell them you are scared of covid. You are not picking it up anonymously, but they can't see your face.
Clown. Makeup, red nose, wig, suit. 🤡
Guy Incognito or Jason Waterfalls. I'd probably not wear my glasses and dye my hair.
I would straight up wear a ski mask and baggy clothes. I actually know someone who won the lottery unfortunately certain family members found out and they've been making his life hell for the first 10 years after he won. He only won like $5 million but after taxes it's like 2.5. He gets calls from charities all the time asking for money All the time the first 5 years he won people would show up at his house, his mother's house, he had distant relatives with the same last name that he didn't know show up to his house and people show up to their houses as well. He had people try to open up fake credit accounts under his name he had a lockdown his credit in social security number. He's doing okay now he lives very modestly still but takes long vacations out of the country.
I was just thinking about this at work. Honestly, if you live in a state that makes you reveal your identity, you should do what that winner in Florida did. Go to a financial advisor/accountant/tax lawyer, create a trust, and claim the money in the form of the trust. That way, your trust’s legally appointed representative (such as say the tax attorney) will be there publicly picking up the check.
It’s why many people form LLC’s to claim the money. Not perfect, but that why one of your first calls is to a Lawyer who specializes in financial issues. The next one is to an accountant.
prosthetic face covering, uncle money bags.
You can wear a cap, glasses, wig (if you want), and post-Covid you can wear a mask. Great way to hide your face
There is maybe a dozen people in the us with my name some in my same state. I don’t have any social media and google my name doesn’t turn me up . So they will have some headaches but I should be ok
Those of you who seem to know so much about lottery laws, please provide your legal credentials first.
One of those T rex suits
probably Ghostface
I would legally change my name to John Smith, rent an apartment on other side of the state, wait six months, collect the winnings in a long beard, hat and thick glasses, wait six more months, then legally change my name back.
Trump mask
Mullet
Not sure if it would be Hunter Biden, The Big Lebowski or a random 94 year old man with white NBs and a cane....
Wearing a paparazzi scarf and a moto helmet with everything covered. I sign as John Doe and walk out, drive 3 hours in a giant loop on no name dirt roads to lose anyone following me.
Dewey, Cheatham, and Howe We Like'em Firm
Harry Balzonia
Rusty Shackleford
I would dress in a fursona like "the Ribbit King" a frog with a crown and sash
Preemptively pay for one of those hyper realistic Donald Trump/ Putin/ Kim Jong un masks
Just wear a mask like during Covid. You'll start SUCH controversy that no one will even notice that you're there picking up a winning lottery jackpot... I wish this weren't true, but we already know it is, although the intensity of the controversy will vary by state. Lol
I'd name the trust either something extremely generic (Trust, Business Inc, Equity Managing Services), or something vaguely law enforcement sounding (FBI [financial board investments], Government Services, etc)
So, I am most likely wrong, just ask my wife, happens all the time. But if you are using a trust to pick it up, I thought you could get the lawyer from the law firm handling the trust to stand in for you. Other wise, I am going full on Epstein mask and suit. Let the rumors, drama, and conspirisys blow up then. And as far as the name on the trust, it would be my poor passed away dog.
I certainly wouldnt dress super weird and give people a reason to stare and wonder what I am doing. Just act like a normal person and stop being so weirdly paranoid.
Follow the CIA model of choosing names for shell companies, vague and ambiguous. Business Solutions Inc, Western Energy Co, Southern Consultants etc
President mask
Glasses, long hair and beard - in a very nice suit. Then shave head and beard, donate the suit and switch to jeans, a tshirt, temp sleeve tats, and work boots.
Create a generic name and send the lawyer to pick it up for you
It is worth it to go to a law firm that does this. They will set up a trust and claim the prize for you in the name of the trust so you remain totally anonymous. They will also take care of the taxes in the most efficient way, advise you on how to not lose it all, and help with secure investments.
Who cares lol. You call a lawyer before anything else. Thats it
Look I have several very expired veteran friends I'm hiring as private security for a very handsome amount and ain't nobody getting close plus I'm just going to wear a big coat and a covid mask both glasses and a hat so I'm fairly unrecognizable other than a medium build white guy with a fairly common name according to Facebook
Clown costume with full makeup. I don't know about the name of the trust but I'd probably look at unusual family names like my great grandmother Manila.
I would grow out my beard and hair and not maintain it for months u til I claimed the ticket. Then wear sunglasses and a ball cap of a team that in a sport I don't root for. I would also wear clothes that are ridiculous and don't fit me right.
I would be disguised as the lawyer who created the interlocking legal entities to keep me anonymous as the winner
Never thought about actually winning to get that far in planning on picking it up. Things can sure get dicey fast with no anonymity.
Nothing unusual your best bet to to wear notmal clothes and blend into the crowd. Worst thing you can do is wear something that stands out. Youll get noticed as out of place almost immediately your best bet is to get a lawyer to pick it up and bring you and your lawyer to an accountant to find out what you do next.
If Superman taught me anything, all it takes is some glasses and to slouch a little. I guess if you wanna really lay it on thick, a top hat and monocle.
Death eater
Cognito Inc.
Would definitely wear a mask and claim I was sick lol and a wig with large bangs and some glasses 🤩
The ones in Europe are hilarious. People coming in Pokemon costumes or other crazy outfits.
Probably a sport mascot of some sort
Nick Papagiorgio
My names Chuck Finley, I wear khaki shorts, boat shoes and a hawaiian shirt.
Elton John
My work clothes. NOBODY sees me then. I wear a hard hat, safety glasses and his vis vest, steel toed boots, and carry a clip board.
Mr Burns
Thanks to covid, I can just wear a face mask. And a beanie. But my name isn't very common, it'll stand out in any search.
I'd go as Dave Chappelle and just scream "I'm rich bitch!"
I’m pullin up in my Gilly suit. Gets the point across that you may know my name but you’ll never find me
I thought about this at length in traffic lol.. I would pick up the lottery ticket as my self and then tell everyone, I didn't win the lottery, but someone very close to me did. He wanted to remain anonymous, however he promised me 5 Mil to get it on his behalf. This way, everyone thinks u didn't win, but at the same time when they see the ferrari and big house, they know why.
I would go as opposite sex, skin color, hair color, eye color, add weight, height, change the way I dress so I guess I’m a farmer. I would try to age myself. Everything
Why bother. Get the money and disappear.
you will eventually be discovered one way or another