The winner of the lottery is disguised for not sharing the prize with family and friends

A man from Jamaica was introduced to claim a $ 1.17 million lottery prize using the Ghostface Mask, character from the movie "Scream".

We know that many winners around the world choose to remain anonymous throughout the process, including when they pick up the check with the prize money.

According to the site Distractify, the man who identified himself as A. Campbell, He decided to dress up so no one would recognize him and avoid sharing his family's money.

Campbell, who knew that he had won the Jamaica Lottery in November 2018, He waited 54 days to win the Super Lotto prize. According to the newspaper Jamaica Star, the winner fell ill after benefitting from luck.

"Normally, I would have noticed the issues of the TV draw, I would eat and I would check my numbers," he said. "That night, I saw my ticket, ran to the bathroom and said: I won! I won!"

As well He said that he wanted to have a nice house, although you have not found anything like that yet, but you are looking for it soon. "I like to keep my finances, I do not borrow," Campbell said.

The images that show it quickly became viral using the mask, shake hands with lottery executives and receive the big check.

"I see what to do with the price money, I have a small business, so I plan to expand it, buy an apartment. I like to have money"

It is common for lottery winners in the Caribbean country to wear a disguise while they collect their prices, because of the high levels of crime in the country. Also, because they fear that their family and friends will harbad them for money.

Last June, another Super Lotto winner decided to wear an emoji mask to protect her identity after winning $ 1.339 million.

The problems of the lottery

In addition to having to dodge parents and acquaintances, Winning the lottery does not necessarily guarantee that a person is free to go bankrupt.

According to the US organization that oversees financial publishers, CFP Board, almost a third of the winners must declare bankruptcy.

First, the amount earned must go through the cash and other deductions of each lottery and country of origin, then the part of the personal decisions comes into play.

Investigation made in 2001 by economists Guido Imbens and Bruce Priest with the expert in statistics Donald Rubin, and quoted by The conversation, show that When a person suddenly receives a large sum of money unexpectedly, she tends to make excessive expenses.

The proof: after a decade of lottery winnings, on average, the lucky ones saved only 16 cents of every dollar of the price.

The badysis done by the magazine discovers that one person between 20 and 50 who receives a very large inheritance or lottery prize quickly lose half of the money in expenses or bad investments.