The "Publishers Clearing House Corporation United Kingdom" Sweepstakes Scam
There are no "Publishers Clearing House Corporation United Kingdom" sweepstakes like the one below. Therefore, recipients of emails like the one below, which claim they are winners in such a sweepstake are asked to delete them because they are being sent by lottery scammers. The aim of the scammers 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.
The "Publishers Clearing House Corporation United Kingdom" Sweepstakes Scam
From: Publishers Clearing House[UK] pch.ccorg@socialworker.net
Sent: Wednesday, December 12, 2018, 10:46:11 AM PST
Subject: Re: Guidelines To Collect Your $615,000.00 US dollars
PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE.
LOTTO REMITTANCE OFFICE
INTERNATIONAL LIFE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SCHEME1V,
REF: PCH/00198/61890000000018Re:
Registered Lottery No 0018391
Winner's Identification No. For Prize Collections-CCFN#3161600/63720/839
Dear Selected Winner,
Congratulations!, as an authorized personnel of the Publishers Clearing House Corporation United Kingdom,I here by use this medium to acknowledge the receipt of your claims requirement regarding the winning notification mail you received that informed you of the prize you have won. I wish to inform you that the PCH lotto promotion department have approved your payment of $615,000.00 US dollars. The check have been handed over to a CITY-CONNECT LOGISTICS & GENERAL DELIVERY SERVICE United Kingdom England for immediate delivery to you at your permanent home or office address.
CITY-CONNECT WORLDWIDE EXPRESS SERVICE will be responsible for the delivery of the check and the Winnings documents which is of high importance to you, so I expect you to show great appreciation to Publishers Clearing House PCH lotto.In case you still have doubts arising from the angle of how you got selected, Note that the selection process was carried out through an electronic email ballot system our aim was to select winners through the Internet this is due to the fact that only you alone have access to your email account so have no fear for you have emerged a true winner as far as you are the original proprietor to the email account which you have received the Winning notification letter as distributed by PCH lotto.
In furtherance, to begin the final step of the claims process you are advised to contact CITY-CONNECT LOGISTICS & GENERAL DELIVERY SERVICE whose details are furnished below and they shall be responsible for onward delivery of your winnings to you and you shall be expected to pay a light delivery fees to CITY-CONNECT LOGISTICS & GENERAL DELIVERY SERVICE for their service they will render to you for the delivery of your check and winnings documents this fees will not be more than normal shipping charges which we feel will not be a problem to you.
Contact Person:
George Arguello Arrington Sr
Senior Marketing Manager City_Connect Logistics
City-Connect Logistics: United Kingdom
The City Centre,80 Basinghall St,London
EC2V 5AR,United Kingdom
General Email inquiries: cclinquiries@qualityservice.com
complaints:(+44)7031950748 (+44) 7010042762
City-Connect Logistics: United States
(INQUIRIES ONLY)The City-Centre Building Complex
825 10th St NW, Washington,
DC 20001, USA
General Email Inquiries: cclinquiries@qualityservice.com
Whatsapp Only:(+1) 567 263 4601
City-Connect SDN. BHD.( Asia/Pacific)
General Inquiries Whatsapp: (+60) 116 167 0783
General Email: cclinquiries@qualityservice.com
Write CITY-CONNECT LOGISTICS & GENERAL DELIVERY SERVICE via email upon receipt of this mail without wasting time.
Please Note that Contact should be established with City-Connect Logistics within forty-eight hours(48 hrs) of receiving this E-mail so that details of the Delivery of your bank Cheque & winning documents can be communicated to you. In establishing contact, your winners identification no.: CCFN#3161600/63720/839 should also be included in your Message along with the following listed information: Full Names, home or office Address, Telephone, Ticket Number, Amount Won (Your Ticket Number is TN103810381UK/211018).
Once again, keep us posted on any development with the our assigned Delivery Company City-Connect Logistics, in relation to your lottery winnings. Before your winnings was released to CITY-CONNECT LOGISTICS & GENERAL DELIVERY SERVICE a hard cover insurance policy was placed on your winnings by the publishers Clearing House the reason is to avoid any harm or illegal channeling due to this, deduction of any amount of money from your funds can not be done from your check. The instructions given in line with the rules and regulation of the USA and England gaming board is once the $615,000.00 US dollars check is been delivered to you, then you are expected to deposit the check in your personal bank account and there is a certain assurance & guarantee that the entire Six Hundred and Fifteen Thousand Dollars you have won will be accredited into your bank account.
Due to mix up of some numbers and names, we ask that you keep your winning information confidential until your claims have been fully processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our security protocol to avoid multiple claims and unwarranted abuse of this program by some participants.
Congratulations once again. Best Regards,
Deborah Holland
Chief Financial officer
Official Winners Selection Notice
© Copyright 2018 Publishers Clearing House. All Rights Reserved.
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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