There is no "PCH Relief Draws" like the email below. Therefore, recipients of emails like the one below, which claim they are winners in such a lottery 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 "PCH Relief Draws" Scam
From: Publishers Clearing House - rcr.mrc@tim.it
Sent: Friday, January 8, 2021, 10:29:08 AM EST
Subject: PCH59472893656
©PCH Lotto
Dear PCH Customer,
We would like to be sure that your email is (active) as we wish to inform you that you have won (850,000.00 USD) in our PCH Relief draws
please respond to us as soon as possible to claim your 850,000.00 USD.
To file for claim, please contact below:
Dr. Pat Crawford.
Publishers Clearing House
Claims Unit/Division
Atlanta,GA, United States
E-mail: pat.pchofficer@yahoo.com
E-mail: contactpch@contactpch.space
In your reply email, You are to establish contact with the Following details
Name
Residential/Office Address
Mobile/Tel No.:
Age
Sex
You can message us through pchconsumeraffairs@contactpch.space
LEGAL WARNING NOTICE! : THIS IS A PRIVATE PROGRAM,PLEASE TREAT AS CONFIDENTIAL & DO NOT DISCLOSE!
Have a great day
Thanks & Regards
Andrew Goldberg.
Publishers Clearing House/CEO
Atlanta,GA, United States
E-mail:ceo.agoldberg@contactpch.space
Your Personal Unique Ticket Code Is:
IKBSPOQIYFUGHEZURZTHRDBVLHPDNSYPRIDVEN
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.