This is a scam. Mr Frank Cole is not a real banker.
He is a poor person in a small village in Nigeria.
He is trying to gain your confidence so he can steal money from you.
You will get many such letters in your email. Always ignore any email that comes from someone you don't know. There are no rich bankers, government officials, or royal princes that will choose you out of the billions of people on the planet to receive money or to help them transfer money out of their country. You did not win a lottery that you never entered in a country you have never visited.
I repeat, these are bad people trying to fool you. They will trick you into thinking they are your friends or your financial advisers. They will use your trust to steal from you.
Ignore this mail. Delete it. Don't show it to your friends. Forget about it.
To the lottery store of course! Generally, the back of the ticket informs you where to go to pick up your winnings. Pick-up locations will be different depending on how much you win.
JG Wentworth does not just deal with settlement cases; they also deal in annuities and lottery winnings. If you need cash now, they are an option, but beware that you will be paying for it!
1994
ill give you an example from local lottery... you win 12,000,000 but the goberment keeps 55% of the prize
1934
no
According to the information at the link below your heirs are entitled to any unpaid lottery winnings.
Since winnings are the opposite of losses, your question is very confusing. Perhaps your lottery winnings were stolen. If so, you can report the theft to the police.
Yes. Both are utterly irrelevant to lottery winnings.
California does not tax have a state income tax on lottery winnings. The federal withholding rate amount is 25 % to be withheld from the winnings amount.
yes
Yes.
no
Taxes on lottery (or gambing, etc) winnings are the same as any other ordinary income in both amount and use.
can a convicted felon claim a mega million or powerball lottery winnings in georgia
The taxes withheld from Florida lottery winnings is 25 percent as required by the IRS. This only applies to winnings over the amount of $5000.
yes