Why do they publicise there wealth?

[king tarzan]

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Why can't these people stay  anonymous ?
Putting themselves at risk from criminals like publicised rich celebrities??
Losing the advantage of having wealth yet no one knows.

Silly to open yourself up

[webpunter]

Bewildering
Usually its the northern monkeys who go for publicity
Whoever does will then be subject to begging letters & god knows what else
They're not even wealthy on one mill
The lottery benefit from the publicity, however surely they must know what problems can result from people 'outing' themselves

[mr.bluesky]

Bewildering
Usually its the northern monkeys who go for publicity
Whoever does will then be subject to begging letters & god knows what else
They're not even wealthy on one mill
The lottery benefit from the publicity, however surely they must know what problems can result from people 'outing' themselves

The couple who recently won £184 million on the Euro lottery must have been mad to go public.

[king tarzan]

The couple who recently won £184 million on the Euro lottery must have been mad to go public.

Absolutely 100% nuts oh hazelnuts!!

[webpunter]

Not much
There are lots of people who are worth more than this
Albeit not in cash
They are a prime target, especially as 'new' wealth 
Even if you dont tell anyone you gotta be clever disguising your sudden increase in wealth
Not so hard if you are already reasonably well off as you can come up with some bollox about investments coming in
Buy a nice house but spend the real money abroad out of sight
Gradually ease things up over a period of time
I'd spend more & more time abroad where you can be within reason whoever you want to be
Have ZERO social media presence 
And live in Monaco, one of the safest places & full of very very wealthy people
All sorts of dilemmas, like if you arrange for private security how do you know that they are legit ?
IMO a good [active] period on here will provide a starter / some pointers, in covering your tracks, albeit to be applied in a different direction 

[Stevelondon]

Bewildering
Usually its the northern monkeys who go for publicity
Whoever does will then be subject to begging letters & god knows what else
They're not even wealthy on one mill
The lottery benefit from the publicity, however surely they must know what problems can result from people 'outing' themselves

I don’t know what’s more bewildering.
People coming out about a big lottery win.
Or that statement about Northern monkeys. !!!

[Colston36]

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Why can't these people stay  anonymous ?
Putting themselves at risk from criminals like publicised rich celebrities??
Losing the advantage of having wealth yet no one knows.

Silly to open yourself up

Money doesn't confer intelligence, but often makes you boastful.

[jackdaw]

If I had a big win, certainly wouldn’t opt for publicity.

I’ve just spent 5 minutes trying to work out potential advantages in doing that, but can’t think of any obvious ones.

Guess if it’s a massive win, and you’re going to pour money into local causes it might help that you’re being honest and open about source of sudden wealth? Maybe the lottery gives you some extra perks if you opt for publicity?

Maybe some people are uncomfortable with not being completely open about reasons for big life changes? (e.g. How do you explain packing in work well before retirement age, without lying?)

[The0neAnd0nly]

I don’t know what’s more bewildering.
People coming out about a big lottery win.
Or that statement about Northern monkeys. !!!

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[Mr Sinister]

Apparently the NL really pushes winners to come out in public, guess it's to do with marketing. You see the everyday working class Husband and Wife scoop the jackpot it will entice more people from similar backgrounds to spunk all there spare cash on lotto tickets.

If I won a massive jackpot I would just dissapear for a few years and not say anything to anyone.

[chrishornx]

I don’t know what’s more bewildering.
People coming out about a big lottery win.
Or that statement about Northern monkeys. !!!

oikish

[Blackpool Rock]

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Can't remember off the top of my head which order they were in but

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[Stevelondon]

The North South divide still there then. 

[Stevelondon]

Apparently the NL really pushes winners to come out in public, guess it's to do with marketing. You see the everyday working class Husband and Wife scoop the jackpot it will entice more people from similar backgrounds to spunk all there spare cash on lotto tickets.

If I won a massive jackpot I would just dissapear for a few years and not say anything to anyone.

Not heard that before. I get the idea behind the marketing comment. But can’t see it myself.

Everybody different I suppose.
“Look at me I’m a winner” etc
As opposed to me “wouldn’t want anyone to know”

[Blackpool Rock]

Not heard that before. I get the idea behind the marketing comment. But can’t see it myself.

Everybody different I suppose.
“Look at me I’m a winner” etc
As opposed to me “wouldn’t want anyone to know”

Yeah personally i'd not want anyone to know as it basically makes you a target for all manner of things including all the begging letters etc and suddenly you have loads of "friends" who wouldn't give you the time of day beforehand 

Just look at the Millions of twats who seek publicity though on social media etc and i'm sure they would be thrilled at the idea of bigging themselves up, and then as posted it's good publicity for Camelot to have winners on TV who are ordinary people to get other ordinary people to buy into the "It could be you" type marketing

Reminds me of when Wayne and Waynetta slob won the Lottery 
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[tintin100]

Camelot wants publicity, hence they do their best to promote this and they offer packages to the winners, like free financial advice and investment.

[southcoastpunter]

The counter argument is that when its a huge amount, someone in the press will "hunt you down" as its a potential big and exclusive story  for them and for the winners, it will be difficult to hide from family and friends etc - so announce it in a controlled manner via the NL and you present yourself in a way that you (and the NL) want.

[Mr Sinister]

Camelot wants publicity, hence they do their best to promote this and they offer packages to the winners, like free financial advice and investment.

This stuff comes are normal if you win over a £1m I've heard, they will get you set up with one of the private bank firms where you need a substantial amount to set up an account.

[catweazle]

This stuff comes are normal if you win over a £1m I've heard, they will get you set up with one of the private bank firms where you need a substantial amount to set up an account.

An old friend of mine was ( now retired) a financial adviser.

People needing financial advice can go to a service which would give details of 5 local advisers.

He had one such introduction,  from a single 43 year old council roadsweeper who lived on the 16th floor of a tower  block.

The other 4 local advisers didn't want to know,  because of address  and other demographics.

Turns out this man had won £16.5 million on the lottery.  The advisers Camelot sent confused and scared him,  talking lots of jargon,  and not listening to what he actually wanted to do with his money.

[webpunter]

I was jestin mentioning northern monkeys
Though there are cultural differences
One being that it seems that people who dont choose anonimity are more likely to be from up north
Northern people tend to be more open & talkative, hey up pal
Southerners are more reserved, like fuck off dont even think of talking to me

There are still divides, as you move away from the home counties
Starting with the Watford gap heading north, the Severn bridge heading west & East Anglia heading north east ish
Then there;s the ice wall
 

The North South divide still there then. 

[webpunter]

So the financial advisor no doubt cleaned up
I'll get my coat
 

An old friend of mine was ( now retired) a financial adviser.

People needing financial advice can go to a service which would give details of 5 local advisers.

He had one such introduction,  from a single 43 year old council roadsweeper who lived on the 16th floor of a tower  block.

The other 4 local advisers didn't want to know,  because of address  and other demographics.

Turns out this man had won £16.5 million on the lottery.  The advisers Camelot sent confused and scared him,  talking lots of jargon,  and not listening to what he actually wanted to do with his money.

Demographics play a part in everyday life, incl our fave sport
Like NOT punting in tower blocks, especially on the 16th floor 

[webpunter]

If you've got half a brain & some good advisors it should be easy to get an injunction against the press
Contact Ryan Gigg's brief
Though he did like to keep things in the family 
Some heavy-weight lawyers should make the press think twice
Agree, much more difficult to hide from F&F, especially family
It wouldn't be that hard to come up with plausible reasons if you do things slowly, as i mentioned 'above'
You can of course burn thru some cash on our fave sport 

The counter argument is that when its a huge amount, someone in the press will "hunt you down" as its a potential big and exclusive story  for them and for the winners, it will be difficult to hide from family and friends etc - so announce it in a controlled manner via the NL and you present yourself in a way that you (and the NL) want.

[PatMacGroin]

The counter argument is that when its a huge amount, someone in the press will "hunt you down" as its a potential big and exclusive story  for them and for the winners, it will be difficult to hide from family and friends etc - so announce it in a controlled manner via the NL and you present yourself in a way that you (and the NL) want.

There may be people that try to track down lottery winners. I'm not so sure that a newspaper would publish a report outing a lottery winner that opted for anonymity. I don't believe that the paper would win the "in the public eye/public interest" versus "individuals right to privacy" argument if the winner took them to court for breach of privacy.

[PatMacGroin]

The couple that won the 184 million recently said they went public because they wanted to be able to share their wealth with their friends and family, but they didn't want to burden them with keeping the secret.

I can understand that reasoning. However, there has to be some sort of middle ground between letting people in your community realise you have come into some money, and announcing to the whole nation that you suddenly have more money than you know what to do with.

[rathbone]

Money doesn't confer intelligence, but often makes you boastful.

Yes, and sometimes in a perplexing way.  I sometimes have a scan of the Citywire investing forums, and despite the fact that most folk post using pseudonyms (just like here), many drop not-so-subtle hints about their wealth.  When you think about it, that doesn't achieve much: it maybe feeds their ego a little, but it's still anonymous bragging.