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- Iva, SC, USA
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Sent you a check and told you deposit in my bank account. The check was $4780.16. Commerce Bank 2401 Ponce De Leon, Corral Gable, Florida. Was told to got Wal Mart and purchase 4 $500.00 gift certificates out of the check they sent me. After purchase I am to call them back. Also told me I had won 75,000.00 dollars. They will deliver the winnings to my house personally. Mr. Thomas Wright is who I talked with. He stated he is in New York.

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- Lake Charles, LA, USA
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David Jackson called said I won a new car and 5 million dollars and to send him a money order for $200.00 to Mitchell Galavis at 7211 Van Belle Road in Sunnyside WA 98944. I gave no personal information or money.

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- Demotte, IN, USA
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Got several calls from Agent Malone saying I had won 5 million dollars and a new car and that I needed to pay the taxes on the winnings and asked me how I was going to pay the taxes. I knew it was a scam and told them I was reporting them to the ScamPulse.com.

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- Cambridge, OH, USA
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Dave Anderson, PCH, called from 876-796-5963, he said I won PCH 6.5 mil. He asked for a check for $485 to cover the insurance. He asked if I had an email address. He said he would need two IDs. He asked if I was working.

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Person with Russian accent called to let me know I have won $2.5 million dollars and a Mercedes. I work for the government and specialize in fraud and this guy was good. Said things like he swore on his grandchildren's lives...hope to God that I don't think this is a scam. He had me write down his name, badge number, an attorney's name, a claim number, etc.....

He wanted me to READ BACK the information he gave me....I asked him to read it again...said I had to read it for the recording. BINGO. They are recording your voice saying certain things...even just numbers. They will manipulate the recording and use your voice to authorize things. Please don't fall for this and tell all of your friends to be careful.

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- Six Mile, SC, USA
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Received a call stating that I had won 3 million dollars. I will need to pay $400.00 and taxes on 3 million. The person calling said he would come to the house and pick up the money. He was going to call back at 4:00 to see if I had the money.

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- Starr, SC, USA
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They called and said I had won 6.5 Billon Dollars and a new Mercedes. They said it would be here by 1:00 pm if you paid the fee. I hung up on him. Person calling said he was Frank Anderson.

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- Milwaukee, WI, USA
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I received a call from David Sayer of the Publisher's Clearing House saying I won $18 Million dollars. He wanted me to go to Walmart and wire him $136 for fees. (The phone number is in JAMAICA)

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- Appleton, WI, USA
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We received a letter from Peter Brown, CFO of Publishers Clearing House saying that we won $500,000, second place winner. There was a check enclosed for $6,498 to cover insurance and attorney fees. The letter was postmarked out of Nashville, TN, but the numbers were out of Canada. We were unable to get through by phone so we are not out any money.

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- Meridian, ID, USA
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I received a phone call on my landline this morning.

A man identified himself as a representative of Publishers Clearing house and I was the winnere of 2.50 million dollars plus a new car and other assorted prizes. He was very convincing and a fast talker. He then had his supervisor call me and she also went thru the whole line and was very

eager for me to have this amazing prize. But I had to go to Walmart and send 260.00 to a woman named Rackel Doman with the address Jamaica. She would not give up on me, talking until I told her to stop. The money was to be from my debit card. I finally realized that it was a scam and hung up but she sent me 6 more calls that I didn't answer. She finally gave up. I wanted this to be known to keep others from being tricked by these terrible people. Fortunately I did not send the money.

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I received 4 phone calls,startin on Saturday June23,2018, identifying the caller from Publishers Clearing House trying to arrange a meeting at Walgreens to receive winnings after I paid them $285., with the intention of bringing winnings to my home. Identifying codes ,.etc were provided, but no phone number was provided.Promised to provide $2.5 million in an uncertified check in bank account, etc., $10,000 certified check, etc....The first number that this party called from today , was able to be recovered from cell, and the number is 876-890-6398.

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Said that we won a Mercedes car and 5.1 million dollars. Wanted us to wire money to be officially registered with us treasury. Very threatening language used by the caller when the sweepstakes winnings were met with skepticism.

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- Olney, TX, USA
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They called and said I won 6.5 million and a 2018 Mercedes Convertible. They text me a pic of car.

Said I owed 6% of taxes and that Oprah had paid most of it.

I told him I didn't have it but he worked his way down to $200. I went to the post office and sent the cash in an envelope to Maria San Juanita Gonzalez, Hot Springs California.

I called ScamPulse.com and they told me it was a scam. At their direction, I went back to Post office and was able to stop the overnight package and got my money back.

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I received a call from Robert Nelfon and said she won the PCH, but could not give her the amount or come to my house due to her age. They gave a confirmation number of: 74135550192319. I was suppose to receive a letter in the mail. He kept asking me to repeat the confirmation number and his name. He wanted to know about banks in the area. Today I received a call from a female stating I had won 1.2 Million and then the guy that I spoke to last night got on the phone and asked how it felt. I told him "I am so excited, I am recording this call for my family" and they abruptly hung up.

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PCH stated I owed them $80 for a $1000 prize.

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PCH called saying we won money, but then they said we had to pay to receive it.

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For weeks, my 95 yr old client has received endless calls from "Robert" and "John" all hours of the day in regards to winning the sweepstakes if he sends an amount of money to them, and the prize will be delivered in cash. I have told them to cease and decist, and it is endless. They want his Son's number, my number, and other personal info. All calls, of which there are at least 14 numbers, come from Jamaica. OR they block the number.

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- Washington, DC, USA
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On or about April 25, 2018, I received a check for $7,695 with an unaddressed “letter” flyer notifying me that I was a 2nd place prize winner of $500,000, purportedly from Publishers Clearing House (w/logo). I have not negotiated the check. A person called on or about 5/2/18 asking about the check (from 919.964.3670). I acknowledged receipt; thought it was a fraud as it directed me that the check was for “insurance and attorney fees,” neither of which I needed or engaged; that if it was a legitimate prize, then just send me the money. I got testy, he got testy and said he was coming to my home. I said I would call the police if he showed up. He directed me to cash the check and he was coming to get the money at which point I hung up the phone. I received at least 3 other calls from the same number, neither of which I responded to.

I reported this scheme to the FTC. I have the check (now "voided") and the letter (haven't figured out how to attach) but will not deposit. These 2 numbers,437-488-8398 and 647-407-0363, were in the flyer instructing me to contact them before I deposited the check. The flyer also instructed me to keep this information confidential “as required by Federal and State laws.”

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John Peterson called and said I won $2.5 million. He said that they would pay 99% of the taxes and that I only had to pay 1%. He gave me his phone number to call him back on once I had gone and gotten a money order. He mentioned they were in the Cayman Islands. That I know is a scam and I did not call him back.

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- Hudson, FL, USA
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I received a phone call from Peter Hampton stating I was a winner of 1.5 Million dollars with $1,500 per week for life with winning a new Mercedes however I was later contacted by a Toni Richmond, that verified I was a Winner and stated it was not a fraud but official LOTTERY Winning stating I could be sure I was covered by the Aiding & Bedding of Commission Lottery of Lottery ACT. I was then contacted by Don Bailey at 516-430-7750 who stated I needed to pay a commission fee of $935 via personal check sent overnight through the USP which I did on 5-14-2018 only Sending $300 to Mary Gordon at 1034 Main Street Jeffersonville, IND 47130 OVER NIGHT EXPRESS Confirmation # EL867372972US after returning from the USP I received multiple calls stating the Prize Control were in the local area of New Port Richey and would be arriving shortly with my Prize Moneys. However, No one showed up. Then today the phone calls started in once again from Don Bailey requesting I pay in CASH another $300 or charge it to a credit account which I refused to do, contacting the BBS via phone speaking with Sharon who suggested I come online and fill the scamming form out. After that my daughter assisted me in contacting my bank to place a stop payment on the check sent last night because Delivery was to be made by Noon today, hoping to stop the payment before I was out of the complete $300 partial payment fee. I am also going to contact local authorities to forward the information so that other elderly people will not be miss lead and scammed as I have recently been taken advantage of. so Please be aware of above noted information incase you too start receiving these phone calls.

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