As the winner of last month’s $560 million Powerball, she would soon be the world’s newest owner of a nine-digit bank account. But because of lottery rules, everyone in the world would know about it — neighbors, old high school friends, con artists, criminals. New Hampshire lottery rules require the winner’s name, town and amount won be available for public information, in accordance with open-records laws. While we respect this player’s desire to remain anonymous, state statutes and lottery rules clearly dictate protocols.”Other lottery winners have realized that every ticket-buyer’s fantasy can quickly morph into a nightmare. And there are numerous examples of people who’ve tried to swindle lottery winners out of their newly acquired cash — or take the money by force.

Source: National Post February 06, 2018 14:37 UTC