My sister and BIL like to go to the casino. They also like to drag anyone they can into their messes, so I don’t fw them. She won a large amount of money at the slots and for some reason that I don’t want to know, she told them she was me. The Casino’s payout policy for the amount she won is for it to occur during business hours.
She’s knows I won’t go anywhere with her so she couldn’t lure me to the casino. She came clean and said she’d give me a few thousand for helping. She always thinks enough money will motivate anyone. I told her no and hung up the phone. I don’t want to be a part of any of that. Now she’s got the rest of the family up my butt because, money. Both of our brothers yelled at me for “not getting over myself enough to help her out this one time.” I’m thinking she offered them some money too.
But whatever. Her messed up name is not my problem. She’s been hatching plans all her life and I got dragged into them by default. Our father favored her because “she’s the baby” and made me responsible for her because “that’s your sister. Her trouble is your trouble.” I walked away when I became an adult. Even if I did get along with her, I don’t go to casinos, and the thought of shenanigans with them, no ma’am Pam.
Does me being a goody two shoes make me a AH?
UPDATE: The responses that said her giving them my name involves me in this got to me. I called the police. The detective I spoke to said no fraud has been committed yet because the money has not been claimed, and it’s not a crime to give a false name to a casino. But she also said to not relax, because there’s nothing stopping my sister from getting a fake ID made and claiming the money, especially since I refused to help. She also mentioned the fraudulent tax liability, in case the casino didn’t spot the fake ID. She said it was better to reach out to the Casino now.
So I did. I explained the situation and made it clear my name was given fraudulently. Turns out she was banned from the casino over a separate incident. When she hit the jackpot they were prepared to payout then, once they verified her ID. She told them she didn’t bring it with her and ID’d herself as me. The manager told me that case was flagged anyway. They’re automatically suspicious of winners who claim they forgot their ID.
I’m not sure if she’s ever made a flat out fake ID of me before. But when my probationary driver’s license expired, she did use it to get into clubs while I was away at college. (We looked a lot more alike back then.) Just forever scheming. I’m glad I didn’t chance it.
Thank you to everyone who responded.
NTA I’m wondering if she is trying to avoid paying taxes in her winnings and thinking to stick you with the tax bill instead.
It is usually two things: 1. They are getting State or Federal Benefits and they don’t to lose their Benefits or 2. they are legally responsible to pay money for fines or a settlement.
NTA. Sounds like she is attempting to avoid paying taxes and claiming her winnings to the IRS.
If you owe any money to the state ir federal they will deduct that amount from the winnings. She’s trying to avoid paying prior bills.
Shes trying to stiff you with the taxes on lottery winnings. NTA.
Bingo! This is exactly it!
Yeah, this is what I was thinking too. OP is going to get stuck paying all the taxes on this “windfall”.
Question, what if OP goes and claims the money herself, (since its in her name), use it to pay the taxes incurred, then say, donate it to a charity close to the heart, (she could keep it herself as well obviously).
Or at minimum, claim it and only hand it over once the taxes are paid so she doesnt get screwed over financially and it might have a chance to teach the sister not to use OPs name again (lock down credit too OP)
NTA. I’d be reporting the attempted fraud to the casino. Your name is currently on their books.
Good point. I hadn’t thought of that.
NTA she’ll give you a few thousand…and then your tax bill is $20,000, or something like that, because she’s totally trying to dodge paying taxes on it.
Not your fault she lied to them. I would think she’d have had to provide ID at the time of winning, so she’s probably not even telling you the truth.
As someone who worked as a slot tech at The Linq for a moment, it sounds like your sister is trying to attempt tax evasion and put you on the hook for it.
NOR/NTA
Check your credit. File police reports. Lock your credit—though with a sister like that you’ve probably done all this already.
You need to call the casino and tell them someone used your name, and it wasn’t you. Casinos have a ton of surveillance and should be able to pull up the person and see it wasn’t you. Up to you if you want to tell them who it was, but I don’t think you have a choice. But since your name is on these winnings, YOU are in this, like it or not. And there’s no telling what sis will do next, to get the money. Extricate your self now.