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Someone named John Carpenter, claiming to be with Publishers Clearing House calls, Caller ID shows Kingston,JM

He assures you that it isn't a scam. Gives an ID badge Number, Package claim number, asks for your name and address to have your prizes sent to you. Says you've won large sum of money and a car. Tells you to go to nearest Walmart and register your package. He says that the package has to be registered to bring into the state, and that the IRS required it. If you hang up, he continues to call and begins to get agitated that you hung up on him. He says that they actually were hacked and had people impersonating them.

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- Los Angeles, CA, USA
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I got a phone call from what they claimed to be "Publishers Clearing House" asking if I had signed up recently. I said yes since I had quite some time ago. They said congratulation you've won *** Million dollars can we deliver it to you? I wanted to keep them on the line and learn more so I played along and told them I had moved to LA recently. They hung up. Maybe five minutes later I got a call from the same man telling me his name was Donald Franklin and he was the manager of Publishers Clearing House. They then led me down to my car to beep the horn two times in order to verify security for a ScamPulse.com recording that they were making for "security purposes". I told them, this is a scam and you are doing a terrible job of convincing me otherwise. Donald replied by saying no we are just taking all the necessary steps to make you a happy man and this is when I requested to speak with his boss. I was transferred to, the transfer being him muting the phone until he found someone for me to talk to, a man claiming to be the CEO of Publishers Clearing House named James Kingston. Once he told me this and I asked two more times if he was claiming to be the CEO of Publishers Clearing House I had to break the bad news that the Ceo of Publishers Clearing House is, in fact, Andrew Goldberg. This is the moment that he decided to hang up finally.

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Rcvd phone call to go buy $25 Amazon card and give them number and they will arrive with 2 million dollars and a Mercedes

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- Spokane, WA, USA
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on oct 8th, 2018, at 11;30am, i received a phone call on my cell phone. the man introduced himself as "John anderson", from publisher's Clearing House. he stated that I had won a prize in a "second drawing". he then said: "congratulations, you have won 5 million dollars!. he gave me the winning number of "7070" he then gave me the claim #: "551001. he then gave me the pin #: 6161PX. he then told me that they had to process check through the IRS, and it wouls cost me $379.00 dollars. this man has an "Indian accent", and has continually tried to call me. he gave me his phone number: (202) 922-1154 - ext: 18765590454. I felt immediately like this was a scam, because they asked for money up front.

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Caller will leave a message "Call Me"

The caller claims to be with Publisher Clearing House and knows the first name of either resident

The reverse search of the callers phone number places the call originating from Wisconsin while Publishers Clearing House is located in NY.

I can only assume that this is a "senior" scan given my parents ages and the fact that they have never submitted orders or contest subscriptions through Publishers Clearing House

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- Costa Mesa, CA, USA
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Received email claiming I won publishers clearing house. Asked me for personal information. I didn’t respond but wanted to report this. I hope there’s a way for you to catch these criminals. It’s disgusting.

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- Anchorage, AK, USA
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Yesterday, I received a phone call from an unknown number and a man on the line indicated that he was from the Publishers Clearing House and had a prize for me. I laughed it off and hung up the phone, but this morning I got a call once again from the number that I indicated above at 7 o’clock this morning. I told him I was very grumpy for getting a call so early but then he told me he was from the publishers clearing House and I simply hung up and didn’t engage because I knew it was an imitation of yesterday.

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Said they had won but needed to send money

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- Guilford, IN, USA
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They contacted me and said I had won 2 and a half million dollars. But I needed to pay 2,950 fee to get it. I knew it was a scam and contacted the Attorney Generals Office and then central Indiana BBB. The company wanted me to call 9143530664 but I did not even try to call. And I don't have caller ID on my house phone so I don't know what number they called from.

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Received phone call from Dave Sayer from PCH from 1(315)544-8404 on Sept. 18, 2018. Seemed very friendly n said oh you've seen me on tv. Said he could come to my house or meet me at my bank for a check or money order for $485 in order to get my $1.5M.

Said it was for IRS fee or something. Told him I couldn't leave my house n didn't have any money. Told him to send prize first then I'll have $485.

Insisted I had to pay $485 to get prize. Told him to keep the prize n hung up. Did say 'yes' a couple of times but no other info given.

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Consumer called:

I received a letter in the mail from Publisher's Clearing House stating I won $500,000.00 and included in the letter was a check for $7,800.00. The letter says I am not allowed to deposit the check until I talk to my "claims manager". The check is from American Transport Group and made out to Northern Trust Bank. I get phone calls all the time.

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Received a letter in the mail postmarked from Nashville, Tennessse. No return address on the envelope. The correspondence included a legitimate looking check and a letter from "Publishers Clearing House (PCH)", indicating we had won second prize (2.5 million) in the PCH *** million dollar super cash giveaway promotion. The enclosed check (for $***) was apparently to cover "insurance and attorney fees". The letter included 2 telephone numbers and a security code. We were instructed to contact the "claims manager" BEFORE depositing the check. I called both numbers and reached unmonitored voice mailboxes. I am hoping the number I called from was not automatically recorded so they don't try to contact me. The check is from "Green Dot Corporation" with a Pasadena, CA address. When I googled the name of the alleged sweepstakes, I discovered this was a scam wherein you are asked to deposit the check (which is fake) then wire the sending organization money and/or gift cards because the check was included an "overpayment". Wire transfers, along with gift cards are virtually untraceable once they are issued and/or sent. Please don't fall for this sxam.

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I have had several phone calls claiming to be with Publishers Clearing House. Contact is Oscar Mendez in the legal Department. Claimed I won $650,000. I believe I had entered last year. He wanted me to fax a Drivers License picture Id with A utility bill connected with the ID. They did not request money. Fax it to 516-953-3503. I did not fax the information. Their phone number is 516-568-5190. I called and they have different departments.

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Name given on phone was Brad Anderson to receive $2.5 million plus new mercedes benz. The team would bring check and car to door and take me to bank to deposit the cashiers check into my account. I would need to send $950 through Moneygram at Fred Meyers or Walmart for processing fee prior to bringing me my prize. He said the team is standing by and if I choose to refuse the prize, I would need to sign a forfeiture document the team would bring to the door instead.

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His name is Michael Hyman. Claims to be the CEO of Publishers Clearing House. Stated that my mother won 9.5 million and a 2018 Mercedes. I only had to send $800 through Western Union. I researched PCH page, his name isn't listed and it stated that they would show up in person, no calls. The number I have is in Jamaica. When I was on the phone with him, I could hear roosters. I asked if he was in an office, stated yes. I asked why there were roosters in the background, he said it was a clock. Complete scam!

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- Desoto, TX, USA
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I was called by Jeffery douglas from 1-876-297-5605 from pch to inform me that I had won $1.5 mil. from pch. Told me to call 510-295-0621 to claim my check #772007 &my ticket # TEG1991us10. Called #,no good.

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- Lincoln, MT, USA
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I received a phone call stating that I had won a third prize from Publisher's Clearing House. They said I needed to call the number I gave above and talk to Don Choppler. I did so, and he informed me that the call was recorded and monitored by ScamPulse.com. He asked for my name and physical address, which I gave him. He said I had won 950,000.00 and a 2018 Chevy Malibu. Since I haven't entered one of their sweepstakes in a year I was suspicious. He claimed the awards team was on its way to my house; that it had just left Helena, MT and was 10 minutes away. It takes over an hour to get here from Helena, so this was my second suspicion. He started telling me that they had paid the taxes already, when we were disconnected. I called back and he said to wait for him to call me back. He did, and continued explaining that all the taxes were paid on the money as well as the car. The only thing they didn't pay was the Federal Trades Commission and that it had to be paid before I could receive my awards. He kept changing the amount, first saying I had to pay 1% and then that I just had to pay 950.00. I told him I don't have 950.00 and that I wouldn't give him any money. He got a bit angry and said "so you have the money, but you just won't pay it". I told him I don't have the money and hung up. He called back and I told him again that I was not going to give him any money and to stop calling me. He called again, but I didn't answer. He had a foreign accent, maybe Middle East?

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- Bellevue, WA, USA
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Consumer called:

A man named Roger Pearson called and advised that I have won money from Publisher's Clearing House. I told him I didn't do anything with Publisher's Clearing House and he continues to call.

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Victim stated that starting around 7/14/18 she began receiving phone calls from a Hispanic male claiming to be from Publisher's Clearing House. The caller, identified as "McGuire" stated that Victim had won two cars through the sweepstakes and to claim her prizes she had to send over surcharge monies via Western Union. According to victim she sent multiple transactions at the man's request totaling $2,000.00 before she realized it was a scam. Per the subject's instructions the money grams were always sent to Jamaica with a different addressee each time, one being a "Kurt Stewart." The phone calls always came from the same phone number (876) 535-7230.

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- Sod, WV, USA
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Received a call from Jamaica saying they were with Publishers Clearing House and I had won $2.5million dollars and a pearl white Mercedes Benz. I was told I needed to pay 1% registration fee of $499.00 to have check registered in my name. I was reassured this was no scam. I was given a confirmation number and told to go to Walmart to use my debit card to send the money. I hung up at this point.

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+1 (808) 666-1527 0 0
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