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Male caller claimed to be with PCH. Claimed that I won 2.5 million dollars. That they paid 99% of government taxes. I only had to pay 1% which would be $185. To go to Walmart and get money gram. Helicopter near Greenville area ready to head my way when money gram sent. Of course I knew from beginning was scammer.. so I finally hung up.. the number was calling numerous times. . I finally answered and said I knew this was a scam, I was reporting this and to not call me anymore and goodbye.

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- Salem, OR, USA
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A guy called who sounded drunk and said i won the publishers clearinghouse. 5 million dollars.

I said NO several times and he wouldn't take NO as an answer.

I threatened to call police and turn him into the ScamPulse.com.

Then he started to give me his phone number that started with 541. Didnt get the rest of the number.

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I received a phone call claiming to be with Publishers Clearing House. Callers name James Cooper. He gave me phone number 904-999-2050. Stated I won $550,000 and then $5 million. Also a Mercedes. They mailed me a letter and a check to cover taxes. The check is for $7897. I knew it was a scam. If it sounds too good to be true it is. They wanted $150 to deliver my prize. They would pick up the money. I am reporting the call. James Cooper gave me an address in Jackson OH. I am calling to report the scam.

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- Tarpon Springs, FL, USA
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John Peters, from PCH, called to let me know I won $500,000. His #1-800-622-9810,ext.2/and 516-394-6168.BUT to claim prize [to be delivered TODAY at 4PM], I had to clear this with the IRS in Miami, FL: Sonya Harris,844-344-7544,ext.#2. We proceeded to talk on 2 phones...1 with him(home) and 1 with her(cell), and her first remark was that I needed to pay UPFRONT $582+, in order to get the check...[RED FLAG]. I said I didn't have the money, just deduct it from my winnings, and her reply was it couldn't be done that way...I then Hung up, and called *** at BBB, who said to contact YOU this way. Not only were both voices similar, but both had a foreign (Indian) dialect [1st clue], and he gave me 2 dates of my submitting coupons, and also my winning Number (517),Code #0076217,ref. #975400, to be used for verification upon delivery. I also detected he was READING this and REPEATING things often, which was Clue #2. Good Luck, hope this helps to locate the thieves.

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- Plant City, FL, USA
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I received a phone call from a Mr. Mike henry, claiming to be the lawyer for PCH and that I have won their $3.5M prize.

he then sent a detailed and official looking email the salient page indicating a likely scam is :

On the behalf of the entire ScamPulse.com (BBB) association, we want to wish you a warm congratulations and a satisfactory welcome on board with your thrilling performance in this grand finale competition. Mr., Snaper We highly approve this certified cashier’s cheque under your name as a prize winner and hope you do find it possible to accept this award granted to you under the terms and conditions of the federal government. We also want to wish you all the best and hope you use your assets wisely when you receive them. Continue playing the various Sweepstakes activities for more chances to win. Please adhere to all rules and regulations as they regards to your prize. We grant you the permission to take care of all your outstanding balances left on your prize as our business is accredited and you will receive quality assurance services from all legal companies’ assigned under your grand prize. Thank you for your cooperation and your precious time.

Financial officer: Stephen M. Kearny

The F.D.I.C guarantees all traditional types of deposit accounts. (Checking, saving, money market savings and cds) up to $3,800,000.00 per depositor and guarantees bank individual retirement accounts (IRA’s) up to $3,800,000.00 per owner. Please note that the FDIC temporarily increase basic deposit insurance on awards $3,800,000.00 and up by 16.5% through May 6 2017 to November 6 2018. The separate FDIC limit on bank IRA’s is not temporary and will remain at $3,800,000.00. You’re required to pay a FDIC insurance fee of $15000.99.to the Federal State Government for approval and before the cheque is cashable by your bank. N.B it will be refunded directly in your account within 7 working days. Thank you for your cooperation.

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- Youngstown, NY, USA
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I was contacted by James McGuire stating that he represented Publishers Clearing House and that I won 1.5 million dollars. All I would have to do to claim the money was to provide 1,200 dollars in postal money orders and deposit in Joshwayne O Sergents Bank of America account. I was given an account number and routing number and only then would I receive my prize money.

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An individual claiming to be John Cooper contacted me via phone call claiming he was from publishers clearing house. He said I had won the million dollar prize and in order to get my prize money I’d have to transfer 580 to a government account. He claimed I would be reimbursed this money. After calling the real publishers clearing house I confirmed this was a scam.

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- Bellingham, WA, USA
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Phone call from an "unknown number" on my cell phone. Sounded like a call center in the background. Man said he was calling from the Publishers Clearing House. I interrupted him asking to be taken off the call list. He said I couldn't be taken off the call list without paying a fee to be removed. I said that is not true and asked him for the number he was calling from. He said again I'd need to pay a fee before he would remove me from the call list. I pressed him for a call back number and he gave: 233-4431. I asked for the area code and he said I'd need to pay a fee..I asked where he was calling from and he said "D.C." He said he could not give me the area code. I asked again to be removed from the call list then hung up.

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Caller with an accent said I won the Publisher's Clearing House and because I was not home on Saturday to receive the money I would need to wire over $3000 to receive my $3,000,000. I told him I didn't have money to pay to win money and hung up.

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- North Pole, AK, USA
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7:pm 3/29/2018. Received a call from a male who said that I won $950,000, but that I needed to go one of 4 or 5 different places, including Walmart or Paypal to get a card or money gram and put $650 on it for processing. 2nd place winner in Alaska.

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- Clarksburg, WV, USA
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Received a phone call claiming to be from Publisher Clearinghouse stating that I won and need to ship $7,000 in an envelope via FedEx in order to receive $750,000 winnings. Caller ID said the call was coming from Key West. Receiving numerous calls in the past 30 minutes.

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- Piffard, NY, USA
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I received a call from a private number telling me i won the Publishers Clearing House. I would be receiving a brand new 2018 car and a lump sum of 33 million dollars but they would be here in 45 minutes so i needed to go to the closest Walmart and put 400 dollars on a card before they arrived . They said they work with the IRS so that if i paid this money first, i would not have to be taxed on my winnings. I hung up after calling them frauds and they tried calling back again on a private number

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Contacted saying that won the PCH sweepstakes and to send $400 to the above address.

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A Mister David Smith called me while I was at work to notify me that I was 2nd place winner of Publishers Clearing House of the grand prize of $855,000 and my choice in color of the 2017 Mercedes Benz car with 1 year of free gas no matter what gas station I went to! My first phone call was blocked with an unknown so I'm not sure of the number but they called back in less then 5 mins to double check (not a blocked number but it was from Jamaica) how to spell my first name only. They also claimed how I won was Publishers clearing house keeps track of whenever you buy groceries and anytime you spend over $10 at ANY chain store you are entered into a raffle drawing. The final thing he said to me was that I needed to not tell anyone that I have Won 2nd place for publishers clearing house grand prize.

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- Appleton, WI, USA
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I received a call from Brandon Meyers, agent with PCH, USA Direct saying that I had won money. He called last week and wanted me to pay $5,000. Today he called and said he needed $900 for a registration fee. When I said I did not have the money he lowered it to $400. He gave me a tracking number of DPL1844US. They are supposed to pick me up in a limo and take me to Bank of America to deposit my winnings, AFTER I pay the registration fee.

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Terry called and ask to me, he said i won PCH 3 different amounts of money 2.5 million and 35,000, 5000 a week for life. I transfer me to another person which i could not understand. Thats when i told them it was scam they said no it not. They said they would call back the next day but didn't. They call 2 days later told me i needed to paid 250 to get my check. 2 day ago i received a call from UPS saying they had a package for me. I told them they are wasting my time with this.

Also recieved email 2 day ago with new amount that i won from PCH. They said i would need to pay shipping and handling cost.

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- Greenville, SC, USA
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A woman by the name of "May Gordon" contacted me saying she was with Winners International Game & Board and associated herself with Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes The phone number was from Novelty, OH (440-557-2262). She said I won 2nd place for a grand prize of $2.9 million, as well as, a 2018 Mercedes Benz coupe. Along with this came a free Geico insurance for a year, a gas card for several months, and a Wal-Mart gift card. I was then asked if I would be interested in a 2 week vacation to a destination resort. I was given a cashiers check number "3060" from Bank of America, winning number "97408215US", and a claim number "0015559999858770USA". I was told UPS would deliver the check, and a tow truck/rollback would be delivering the vehicle and I would need the numbers above to receive them. Then I was told that to transport the money and vehicle I was responsible for 2% registration fee, which was totaled at $550.00. Once I paid this registration fee, I would receive a receipt that would be Notified so I could cash the check at my bank. The lady said this was to transport the vehicle and check to my state. I asked for an address to send the money to but "May Gordon" said she would have to call down to her accountants office to see who was working and find out that information for me and would call me back with the details. I was never asked for any personal information (SSN, account numbers, etc). However, I was asked if I was over the age of 55, if I had good credit with my bank, and my marital status. Knowing this was a scam I tried to get as much information as possible to report this company, person, and scam so others would not fall into the trap.

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- Laurens, SC, USA
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Called and stated I had won 1.2 million dollars. They wanted me to open a new checking account and sent me $2,000.00, which I had earned. After sending me the 2,000.00 I would need to pay the IRS out of my winning. They will call and let me know which office to go and pay the IRS. After sending me money for the IRS, they would send me more money. to the new checking account. Names of person calling Andy Goldberg. Claim Number 0009984. They asked for my social security number. I asked to speak to a manager and was told he was in a meeting.

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- Milwaukee, WI, USA
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I received a call from Robin Smith of the Publisher's Clearing House stating that I had won 3rd place prize in the amount of $2,500,000. He said that I would need to pay $7500 for taxes by wiring money. He asked if I had that money at home and could I afford that amount. I told him I not have that amount at home and why don't they just take it out of my winnings. He assured me that this was normal and that I would get it back when they came to my house to present the check. He asked if he could check the department of revenue to see if I was trustworthy. I told him go ahead, but I did not give him any personal information. He came back on and told me, yes, I was an honest person. I was on the phone with them for 2 hours. When I got off I called the BBB to see if this was a scam.

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- Parsons, WV, USA
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I was told that i won 2.5 million through PCH and a Mercedes Benz all i had to do was western union 200.00 dollars. I asked why they couldn't take the 200.00 out of my winnings. They said they werent authorized to take money out of my check and not to tell anyone about my winnings as they would rip me off. Gave me a check# and authorization #

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