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Publishers Clearing House Scam - PCH

Publishers Clearing House Scam - PCH

Scammers are using email messages, telephone calls, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and other social networking websites to contact their potential victims and attempt to trick them into believing they are Publishers Clearing House winners. Whatever method they use to contact their potential victims, the scammers' main goal is to deceive their potential victims into thinking they are the real Publishers Clearing House, but they are NOT! The real Publishers Clearing House would NEVER ask their winners for money or personal information for any reason to claim sweepstakes prize awards.

A Publishers Clearing House Scam

Publishers Clearing House presents

PCH Search &Win

Dear E-mail User

This is to inform you that you have won prize money of One Million United States Dollars ($1,000,000.00 USD) for the month of June 2016 Lottery promotion which is organized by PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE In conjunction with the MICROSOFT WINDOWS.

This promotion was set-up to encourage the active users of the Internet Microsoft Windows. Hence we do believe with your winnings prize it will give you and many other people the opportunity to get their lives to a stage where they had always wanted. Note that we collect all the email addresses of the people that are active online, among the millions that subscribed to Gmail/Hotmail/Yahoo/Aol and various Microsoft window users, we only select FOUR people every year as our winners beneficiaries email addresses were selected randomly from over 100,000 internet websites or a shop's cash invoice around your area in which you might have purchased something from.

We congratulate you for being one of the FOUR persons selected you are to contact the events manager for claim these are your identification Numbers

Winnings Number: 7-1-4-8-7-3 Ticket Number: FL 654/29/75

However you will have to fill and submit the below information to the events manager contact email:

infvv@outlook.com

1. Full Name
2. House Address
3. Occupation
4. Sex
5. Age
6. Direct Phone Number
7. State
8. Country
9. Email
10. Have You Won Before? (Yes/NO)

Contact Publishers Remittance Department Name Mr. Ken Moore E-mail:

infvv@outlook.com

Yours Sincerely,

Publishers Service Terms

All Right Reserved Terms of Service-Guideline

Publishers Clearing House (PCH) is a direct marketing company that markets merchandise and magazine subscriptions with sweepstakes, prize-based game, search, and lottery websites.

Publishers Clearing House (PCH) does not ask for bank account or other financial information. There is no processing fee, tax or special handling charge required to win. The Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes prizes are delivered free of charge to the winners.

How to Determine if you are being Scammed

If you are contacted by someone claiming to represent Publishers Clearing House, or claiming to be a PCH employee and asked to send or wire money, send a pre-paid gift card or a Green Dot MoneyPak card, or cash a check and send a portion back to him/her as payment for any reason to claim a Sweepstakes prize, it is a scam.

The scammers’ preferred method of sending money is through Western Union, MoneyGram, Green Dot MoneyPak card. This is because those methods of sending money make it virtually impossible for the victims to get back their money.

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Aug 2, 2023 at 2:44 PM by
Publishers Clearing House Scam - PCH
an anonymous user from: Granbury, Texas, United States

Bill c Stevenson owe me money: 800.00

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Dec 2, 2022 at 12:49 PM by
Publishers Clearing House Scam - PCH
an anonymous user from: Downtown Albuquerque, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States

I got a phone call Wed. and Thurs. of this week from a woman who claimed to be Deborah Holland of PCH stating I had won $2.5 million dollars, a Mercedes Benz, and $7,000 a week for life. She sounds like a Black woman with a heavy accent, talks fairly fast and kept telling me not to tell anyone that I'd won so I wouldn't be in jeopardy of any harm. She said to access the e-m she that was sent to me by PCH and I did, but it was not well-written so it made me suspicious. Is this a real offer from PCH or is someone trying to scam me? She didn't ask for any money but I can't help but wonder

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Mar 14, 2020 at 9:50 PM by
Publishers Clearing House Scam - PCH
an anonymous user from: St Louis, Missouri, United States

I have gotten letters, even gifts from PCH that are real that say that there have already been payouts to me in my name. The man I live with has taken over almost every Facebook account, Gmail, and Google accounts I have made in the last year. I have caught him stealing my bank cards, birth certificates, and even my ID. He changes my passwords and pin numbers to everything and does nothing but lie constantly. I have had several letters that are signed by three PCH workers that tell me I won. What should I do?

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Mar 14, 2020 at 9:59 PM by
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If someone contacts you claiming to be from PCH, and tells you that you've won a prize award – then asks you to send a payment or money card in order to claim the prize – STOP! You have not heard from the real PCH. IT'S A SCAM!

And, PCH does not notify its winners through Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or any other social media website.

Also, if you receive a phone call from someone claiming to be from Publishers Clearing House and are asked to send money, pay a fee or pre-pay taxes to enter, collect or claim a sweepstakes prize, DON’T BE FOOLED: IT’S A SCAM! You have not heard from the “real” Publishers Clearing House. The call you received was most likely from a fraudulent sweepstakes scam operation. Publishers Clearing House the winning is always free.

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Feb 20, 2019 at 8:36 PM by
Publishers Clearing House Scam - PCH
an anonymous user from: Easton, Maryland, United States

I was contacted on Feb 19,2019 by phone by someone from Discovery Bay by the name of John Roger claiming I had won 2.5 million dollars and a 2019 Mercedes Benz. He did not have a foreign accent, but spoke like he had a speech disorder. He asked for my color choice between red, white and black and if I preferred to publish my winning or keep it confidential.

He gave me a verification number www890721US and asked for the name of my bank where I live.

I told him I will not divulge that. He said, ok, but I need to insure the prizes which will cost $300 and it must be wired to him.

I knew all along it must be a scam and was sure of it when he asked for money, since Publishers Clearing House does not ask for money to award a prize.

I told him not to call me again and I hung up. He tried to call me back at least 7 times (shown by my caller ID, but I did not answer it.

I also received several "unknown number calls" which were probably the same person.

I intend to report this to the FBI and National Consumer Protection website. I am 70 years old and I get unsolicited scam and sales calls several times daily.

BEWARE!

They especially love to choose people over 65 as their targets.

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Jan 22, 2019 at 1:16 PM by
Publishers Clearing House Scam - PCH
an anonymous user from: Pompano Beach, Florida, United States

I had a scam last week.

The man was Ray Brown and said he was a general manager at PCH.

He had the PCH logo on his message.

He told me that I was going to win $1.5 million dollars, plus $10,000 per week.I reported him to PCH, but I am not sure what they did with the information I supplied.

Please be cautious everyone!

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