Right. So she should be able to pay some to get that protection now.
But truthfully I think the states that force every winner to be named may have it right. There is surely insider fraud and the best defense against that is to have the winners named publicly.
Other rich people are almost always known and there is no reason that lottery winners should have special privacy.
Sure she does. But it sounds like she likes the life she has now and wants to live a normal life, at least as normal as possible and I can’t blame her for that. One of the worst mistakes many lottery winners make is living large and making themselves known and therefore easy targets and with many unhappy endings. The ones who go on to lead happy lives, live more simply while still enjoying the financial security and benefits.
The lawsuit, filed last week, describes the woman as an "engaged community member." "She wishes to continue this work and the freedom to walk into a grocery store or attend public events without being known or targeted as the winner of a half-billion dollars," the complaint said. It adds that she plans on remaining in New Hampshire and giving back "to the state and community that has given so much to her."
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/06/winner-of-560m-lottery-says-she-made-a-huge-mistake.html
Also keep in mind that even with the best “security” money can buy, that won’t guarantee one’s safety. Just take a look at how some “celebrities” are stalked and harassed not only by paparazzi but also crazed stalkers, and I’m not talking about the ones who seek out the limelight Kardashian style.
But truthfully I think the states that force every winner to be named may have it right. There is surely insider fraud and the best defense against that is to have the winners named publicly.
Some states like Maryland allow winners to remain anonymous without any fraud.
https://www.cnn.com/2012/04/10/us/maryland-lottery-winner/index.html
I rarely buy a lottery ticket but do once and a while. I’d want to remain anonymous and if I couldn’t would if allowed by PA, set up a trust to keep myself so. I had a stalker, a guy who I went out on a single date with once some years ago and I still look over my shoulder in fear of him.
How or what are trusts named? Could you sign it in a name and then have the trust made in that name?
One of the biggest lottery scams in the US was by insider Eddie Tipton, who scammed millions. Allowing anonymous winners would almost certainly have allowed him to get away with it.
http://www.kcci.com/article/eddie-tipton-comes-clean-in-lotto-rigging-scandal/10014528