What to Do If You Win the Lottery: A Complete Guide to Money, Fame, and Losing It All

What to Do If You Win the Lottery: A Complete Guide to Money, Fame, and Losing It All
Hint: Change your name, address, and phone number, don't give any to ANYONE and pray you don't get bankrupt, sued, or murdered.
For the last few years, a detailed and hilariously scary tale of what happens when you have the terrible luck of winning the lottery has been circulating emails, forums, Reddit and the ominously simple ifyouwinthelottery.com. The original author is unknown, some attribute it to Reddit user BlakeClass, while many other postings are missing any credit. What is clear, though, is that if you win PowerBall be very, very careful.  (If anyone knows the proper source, please let me know!)

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