Cheat the Lottery Winner

[Fivestar4everMVP]

if i were am victim, i will not reconcile with that cheating cousin, unless she returns all my winnings that she has used, how about you?

In the end, we must learn to forgive.
But I agree, the victim her self made a very costly mistake which I think she shouldnt, in the world we live In today, no body can be trusted even a blood relation.
What possibly could be her reason for wanting to stay anonymous that she can't go and claim her own winning her self?
Well, I believe she learnt her lesson and so also does this teach us here as well, I am glad that in the end, she was able claim some part of the money, but some loss is still a loss though.

[coin-investor]

You will really know the character of a person when entrusted with a big amount of money, that's a big amount and he deliberately deceives the real winner of his winning, the winner should be partly to blame here, it a lottery win there is a way to become anonymous but not entrusting your winning to one's person even to your family, the winner should charge his cousin for fraud.
This could happen to anyone, when it comes to the lottery win, claim it yourself its a once in a lifetime jackpot not to claim it yourself.

[RILWAN]

This incident will reaffirm one fact in us and that is never to trust anyone when it comes to money-related matters, the cousin over trusted so much and the other side was disappointed and betrayed that trust, but that being said the lottery company should have demanded some form of KYC of the receivers and the winner.

Lesson learned and going forward, the lady will not trust that much again.

[Fatunad]

This incident will reaffirm one fact in us and that is never to trust anyone when it comes to money-related matters, the cousin over trusted so much and the other side was disappointed and betrayed that trust, but that being said the lottery company should have demanded some form of KYC of the receivers and the winner.

Lesson learned and going forward, the lady will not trust that much again.

I wont say  that i dont have trust into my family specially to the members or even into my own siblings but when it  comes to money then i dont trust no one.Just like the rest been saying on here that
when it comes to money then everyone could potentially be changed up and there are lots of relations who had been destroyed because of the temptation that they do have in terms of money.
This is why its always been best that you are the ones who should claim specially if its some huge amount or jackpot because chances that you would be  cheated out is high.
Dont mind much about your anonymity because it would be still leaking out.

[Ebede]

That means she wasn't a trustful person. She could be close to him, yes, but not trustful anyway. It wouldn't have been an issue if the man had sent a reliable, honest person in his name to receive the prize. In case there wasn't anyone, then he should have gone by himself and give up his anonymity, unless it's more valuable than a half million dollars, what I really don't think so...

I think that your comment is reasonable enough when I was reading it then there is a joy me because I understood everything who wrote from one line to another so it is quite clear of what you said he's a nice point and the it is reliable so I applaud you for your speech thank you very much

[harizen]

The valuable lesson that can be learned from the story above is that if you want to remain anonymous for your lottery winnings, do it yourself, and don't entrust money-related matters to other people ^{(even if that person is someone close to you)}

It will be subjective. I'm sure in my case, I have a close one who I can rely on that matter even how big the amount is.

It's just that unfortunately in that story, the winner becomes a victim and that was not expected.

More importantly, the person involved got arrested and will now face the wrath of the law. As for the victim, at least that experience shows the bad side and true color of one of their relatives. Time will tell if a peace offering will take place between these two.

[o48o]

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if i were am victim, i will not reconcile with that cheating cousin, unless she returns all my winnings that she has used, how about you?

I would seriously consider whom to tell. If anyone. I am currently in a such a good place that i wouldn't have to tell anyone. Well maybe my girlfriend as i would need to explain why i can suddenly afford to buy luxury again. And i am not much of a liar. I don't think that's a good basis for a relationship. Rest of the people in my life i might tell that i made some good investments in crypto. So they would know i have SOME money, but maybe they wouldn't be lining up to tell me how to spend them and whom to give them.

[STT]

I think all lottery winners should be allowed to stay entirely silent and anonymous when claiming.  It can be dangerous to be known as 'rich' which may not even be that rich after considering taxes but the publicity of having a picture with money figure by your head is like a wanted poster in the old Wild West dead or alive doesn't matter people will come for you.  
    I dont know I would but would be quite tempted to donate a large portion to a charity instead of receiving it.    At the very least people should put it into trust fund of some kind where you cannot be held at gun point to give it over, who wants that amount of pressure plus add in that the vast majority are simply awful with handling large amounts beyond their weekly pay check.  Just pressure non stop from winning, so ironic

[goinmerry]

The valuable lesson that can be learned from the story above is that if you want to remain anonymous for your lottery winnings, do it yourself, and don't entrust money-related matters to other people ^{(even if that person is someone close to you)}

That was nonsense. Don't generalize that all people and someone close to us will be the same in that story.

I trust my family and close ones. They won't do that kind of shit to me. Bad luck just happens to that winner and not all family do have snakes like that.

Since when has it become a lesson to never trust someone close to you? There should be a footnote on that as we have a different set of relatives and close persons.

[Yogee]

The title of the article should be guilty for stealing $500K and not $1million since the Government already took the other half hehe.

The valuable lesson that can be learned from the story above is that if you want to remain anonymous for your lottery winnings, do it yourself, and don't entrust money-related matters to other people ^{(even if that person is someone close to you)}

That was nonsense. Don't generalize that all people and someone close to us will be the same in that story.

I trust my family and close ones. They won't do that kind of shit to me. Bad luck just happens to that winner and not all family do have snakes like that.

Since when has it become a lesson to never trust someone close to you? There should be a footnote on that as we have a different set of relatives and close persons.

What macson actually makes sense. You never really know how a person will act if he is presented with a huge amount of money. It doesn't apply to everyone of course but there's a saying that opportunity makes a thief. That's proven again in this case and I'm pretty sure there are more stories like this.

[guy_wonderful]

I my lottery nobody can cheat with you cuz everything of bitcoin address matters. Who owns private key owns the lottery prize. Why they do not do something like this?

[peter0425]

The valuable lesson that can be learned from the story above is that if you want to remain anonymous for your lottery winnings, do it yourself, and don't entrust money-related matters to other people ^{(even if that person is someone close to you)[}

if you wanted to remain anonymous then never gambling , because there is no place that you can stay anonymous in gambling because one thing or another KYC will be needed specially when you won big amount like jackpot.

if i were am victim, i will not reconcile with that cheating cousin, unless she returns all my winnings that she has used, how about you?

maybe they are that close because he let Him stand for him in claiming means he trusted that man completely knowing that the amount is truly big to let others take it for you.

[rodskee]

This incident will reaffirm one fact in us and that is never to trust anyone when it comes to money-related matters, the cousin over trusted so much and the other side was disappointed and betrayed that trust, but that being said the lottery company should have demanded some form of KYC of the receivers and the winner.

Lesson learned and going forward, the lady will not trust that much again.

Supporting your post for once , yeah you must not trust anyone when it regards to money and the sad part here is that the amount os big and that could turn an angel to be a demon , maybe the person involved will regret this forever and will never trust anyone again specially when it talks about money.
He trust this person for sure that he let Him handle this act with complete trust .

[Don Pedro Dinero]

What a disgusting person. The cousin offers to give her 50,000 dollars and she gets greedy and tries to keep most of the prize. In the end it backfired, and I'm glad.

The valuable lesson that can be learned from the story above is that if you want to remain anonymous for your lottery winnings, do it yourself, and don't entrust money-related matters to other people ^{(even if that person is someone close to you)[}

if you wanted to remain anonymous then never gambling , because there is no place that you can stay anonymous in gambling because one thing or another KYC will be needed specially when you won big amount like jackpot..

It is not clear to me why he would want to remain anonymous. After all, it is not such a large amount. The lump sum was just over half a million, and for the average citizen, while a great joy, it's not that much. Normally he will have a mortgage that he can pay off with the lump sum. Between that, paying off other possible loans, home improvements, travel, etc., there won't be that much left over, especially in the USA. It's not as if you won 50 million dollars. Maybe the winner had a lien on his accounts or something?

[danherbias07]

Money can really change anyone, relatives, friends, and even your best-est friend can backstab you if it is money in front of him/her.
But the worst thing is he/she learned the lesson the hard way because it's big money that was on the line and I bet he is now regretting that decision.
Now, bigger problems will come, and trusting other people will be difficult for him after this.

If I were in his position, I would not even trust my wife about the whole amount. I will just say we won some money and lie about the total amount. 
It's just to keep everything calm and not imagine about buying new things, not because of evil intentions.

[wxa7115]

[1] https://nypost.com/2023/01/22/texas-woman-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-cousins-1-million-winning-scratch-off-ticket/

The valuable lesson that can be learned from the story above is that if you want to remain anonymous for your lottery winnings, do it yourself, and don't entrust money-related matters to other people ^{(even if that person is someone close to you)}

if i were am victim, i will not reconcile with that cheating cousin, unless she returns all my winnings that she has used, how about you?

When so much money is involved the best course of action is to trust no one, I do not know if the victim was simply ignorant about the law or he thought he could save himself some money, but many lawyers are willing to perform such service for a sum of money and he could have retained his privacy this way.

Instead he trusted the wrong person and now not only everyone around him knows he has won the lottery but they also know he is very gullible and may try to scam him.

[Strongkored]

if i were am victim, i will not reconcile with that cheating cousin, unless she returns all my winnings that she has used, how about you?

Most people find it difficult to be honest when it comes to money, it doesn't matter if the dishonesty will be done to those closest to them if he is not an honest person and has the opportunity to do that then he will do it. That is why we must be able to know the character of the person we are going to trust and it is a pity that he has to pay a heavy price for trusting someone wrong. If it were me, I would prefer to move on and not care about what has happened and believe that good things will come back if I can let go of what needs to be let go.

[AicecreaME]

The DA’s office said the victim asked Argueta to claim the prize on his behalf to remain anonymous, promising $50,000 of the prize.

Argueta, who lived in Virginia at the time, agreed to claim the prize on the victim’s behalf and drove to New York to receive the winnings.

At the time, though, the New York State Gaming Commission was not accepting winning tickets in person, so Argueta mailed the ticket to the commission on Nov. 13, 202, instead.

Within weeks, Argueta reportedly went to deliver the NYS Lottery paperwork to her cousin, which said the price winnings totaled $20,000. Along with the paperwork, she handed her cousin an envelope with $13,436 in cash, and said the rest was held for taxes.

The victim found a press release from the NYS Lottery website saying Argueta claimed the $1 million prize and received a lump-sum payout of $537,440 after taxes, the DA’s office said.

The DA added that the victim called Argueta, who said she did not have any more money and if continued to call her, she would take legal action. In May 2022, Argueta forfeited $317,857.13 in winnings from her bank account, which were returned to the victim.

[1] https://nypost.com/2023/01/22/texas-woman-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-cousins-1-million-winning-scratch-off-ticket/

The valuable lesson that can be learned from the story above is that if you want to remain anonymous for your lottery winnings, do it yourself, and don't entrust money-related matters to other people ^{(even if that person is someone close to you)}

if i were am victim, i will not reconcile with that cheating cousin, unless she returns all my winnings that she has used, how about you?

You shouldn't really entrust your winnings with anyone except yourself.

This is one of those situations wherein you can really see the greediness of someone. The evil intention of the the cousin arose the moment she knew that there's a huge money involved. It was just so sad that it had to happen to the victim because of putting the full trust to the relative. It just angers me to know that people this greedy do really exist and are more aggressive in taking actions when in fact, the victim just wants to get the money back.

If I were the victim, I would definitely cut ties, file the case, and push through with it so that people like her will be served of what they deserve to experience. Punishment shall be given even though the abuser and victim is related by blood. It shall not be settled amicably because of the inconvenience and all the trouble the impulsive and selfish act of the cousin caused.

[EarnOnVictor]

Can people be this wicked? Not even up to the 10% of the money after tax, that's bad. I believe this is a lesson, and for starters, why is the person claiming anonymity on a lottery, is the cousin that collected the money not a human being also? This issue of anonymity is crazy to me, it's not as important as some people are taking it.

Now, a lesson of a lifetime has been learned again, and if the perpetrator hires a good lawyer, this case would be won, particularly at this time that hundreds of thousands are being owned already. Judiciary has its weakness, so they will explore it.

[goldkingcoiner]

The valuable lesson that can be learned from the story above is that if you want to remain anonymous for your lottery winnings, do it yourself, and don't entrust money-related matters to other people ^{(even if that person is someone close to you)}

if i were am victim, i will not reconcile with that cheating cousin, unless she returns all my winnings that she has used, how about you?

Obviously do not trust anyone, even a cousin or any other family member or best friend with your money. At some point people will betray you. Knowing that, why would you still trust people with large amounts of money?

I think there is something shadier going on. Anyone wishing to stay anonymous for such silly reasons has something to hide and I am sure that that particular person was trying to hide something as well.

People need to be less oblivious to whats going on around them. Seriously.