It's a scam. And a well known one to boot. Do not contact these people in any way whatsoever. Any legitimate lottery or agent thereof would never contact you by email. Period. This is the second most common financial scam email after the Nigerian Finance scam and it's variants. They want money. Barring that, they want personal information. At the very least confirmation that your email address is live so they can send you more spam. At the very least delete it. Better yet, report it to your mail provider or follow the advice given on some of these sites.
Before to do this you should have asked someone.
Important, you must have a sponsor in USA. And an address to get your mails from the state dept for the LPR Greencard to be issued. read your DV Instruction good. You can give it at the time of interview.
I have this debate with friends all the time. Let's start with some facts/assumptions.
1) Typically the annuity is paid out over 20 years.
2) If you accept the lump sum you typically get half the payout.
3) Tax rates will continue to be progressive, that is higher income amounts will be charged higher rates.
Unless you are an investment genius, the annuity is probably the best route. If you are indeed an investment genius you can probably earn enough money on the lump sum to make it worthwhile.
Reasons for taking the annuity:
1) You get double the money even if it is paid out over time.
2) Federal tax rates are 10%, 25%, 28%, 33% and 35%. If you take the lump sum, nearly all of it will be taxed at the 35% rate. If you take the annuity much more of it will be taxed at a lower rate.
3) Many, many lottery winners end up in bankruptcy as they are not very good with their money. They would have been much better off taking the money over time as that if they screw up (like so many do) they will have that steady stream of income over 20 years to help bail them out. If you blow the lump sum, it's gone.
Those are my thoughts. Good luck winning the lottery and if you win, good luck managing your money.
Unveiled: How to cheat the Lottery
It's a scam. And a well known one to boot. Do not contact these people in any way whatsoever. Any legitimate lottery or agent thereof would never contact you by email. Period. This is the second most common financial scam email after the Nigerian Finance scam and it's variants. They want money. Barring that, they want personal information. At the very least confirmation that your email address is live so they can send you more spam. At the very least delete it. Better yet, report it to your mail provider or follow the advice given on some of these sites.
Go to Greenland.
The best way to get rid of.
Copy the email address and block it in the box then they will stop sending.
Or else just detele and ignore them
why did he do that i want it tell him he could give it to all the poor people out there and good luck getting it
Before to do this you should have asked someone.
Important, you must have a sponsor in USA. And an address to get your mails from the state dept for the LPR Greencard to be issued. read your DV Instruction good. You can give it at the time of interview.
I have this debate with friends all the time. Let's start with some facts/assumptions.
1) Typically the annuity is paid out over 20 years.
2) If you accept the lump sum you typically get half the payout.
3) Tax rates will continue to be progressive, that is higher income amounts will be charged higher rates.
Unless you are an investment genius, the annuity is probably the best route. If you are indeed an investment genius you can probably earn enough money on the lump sum to make it worthwhile.
Reasons for taking the annuity:
1) You get double the money even if it is paid out over time.
2) Federal tax rates are 10%, 25%, 28%, 33% and 35%. If you take the lump sum, nearly all of it will be taxed at the 35% rate. If you take the annuity much more of it will be taxed at a lower rate.
3) Many, many lottery winners end up in bankruptcy as they are not very good with their money. They would have been much better off taking the money over time as that if they screw up (like so many do) they will have that steady stream of income over 20 years to help bail them out. If you blow the lump sum, it's gone.
Those are my thoughts. Good luck winning the lottery and if you win, good luck managing your money.
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http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2006/
good luck
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If you're successful, then the visa placed in your passport is valid for 6 months. You must travel within that time frame.
Good luck