What happens if an illegal alien wins a multi-million dollar lottery?

Question

Does one have to prove they bought the ticket or is just being in possion of a winning ticket enough.

Answer 1

The quick answer is - you're rich Senor! :)

There's no residency restrictions for lotteries and someone from Mars could win if they had the winning ticket :)

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Answer 2

It's probably best to ask a lawyer this.

Answer 3

While I enjoyed reading the other answers the correct one is that an illegal alien cannot claim the lottery prize... at least not here in California. You must be a legal resident as stated in the game rules right before they state you must be 18.

This is quite a popular scam as well. An illegal alien will tell you that they won the lottery, but cannot claim it. It's your good fortune too because they are willing to give you the ticket in exchange for 10k dollars now. Many people fall for this scam. However it is usually that the person went out and applied last weeks numbers to this weeks ticket and is showing you a ticket that wont be valid until this week is over.

Other than that and illegal alien will not be able to claim lottery winnings without the help of a legal alien. Also aliens from Mars cannot win.