Online Threat Alerts (OTA) - Alerting you to scams and frauds.
Scamming - Fraud
Scammers are using automated calls or robocalls to contact potential victims, claiming they are winners in PCH. But, for those who do not know, PCH(Publishers Clearing House) does not call its big winners. Therefore, if you receive a telephone call, an email, or bulk mail letter saying you have won a big prize, it's a scam. All PCH prizes of $500 or greater are awarded by either certified or express letter or in person by the Prize Patrol.
The scammers are calling from 845-314-7219 but may call from other telephone numbers. Therefore, if you have received a PCH company scam call, please share by leaving a comment below. Remember to include the telephone number the call came from.
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Same as above. PCH $7,500,000 prize winner. Contact Mark Scott. Contact number was 317-680-8024. Caller ID was 360-232-1109.
"I received a call today on my cell phone from Publishers Clearing House Lottery. My caller ID showed phone number 317-680-8024. The caller's name was Mark Scott. He said I won $7.5 million. He wanted me to give him $1800 for taxes. Told me to go to Walmart and send a money gram. He also said I could send the money through my bank. I knew it was a scam. They have been calling me for years. My daughter told me a long time ago it was a scam. I never sent money. I told him to stop calling." Received via email.
