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Publishers Clearing House Imposter - Prize Winner Scam Reports & Reviews (216)

- Cleveland, OH, USA
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2-28-2024 In the morning my ring doorbell went off showing a UPS truck delivering a package that I wasn’t expecting. Inside was a Letter from PCH Congratulation on being selected winner of $1,000,00 along with an affidavit of eligibility asking for my SSN and and to have this letter notarized. Which red flags ?? pop up every time I would call . There media voice mail says they will never send a letter about your winning just the opposite. They will just appear. So I am so confused. I don’t want this to happen to anyone who is counting every penny. It’s just wrong* ***** *** ***** ********

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- Huntington Beach, CA, USA
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International Claims Agent Mr. Michael Woodbrooke from Branch QC, Canada with a telephone number of 1-929-300-2530 (New York) and 1-226-374-9239 (Ontario) wants to be contacted before the enclosed check of $8,539.84 can be cashed and a grand prize winning amount of US$600,000.00 is given. Michael's telephone numbers cannot be reached ("...mail box is full...") and the check is fake and the Congratulatory Letter is poorly printed and obviously fake.

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- Missoula, MT, USA
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My brother with a TBI was contacted via phone on a regular basis talking him into sending the money and he would win 3.1 million dollars.

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- Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Received a phone call from 914-416-1505 from someone claiming to be James Edwards with the Publisher's Clearing House. He said I had won a sweepstakes. Said I just needed to pay a $2,000 fee and then a truck would arrive to my house the next day with my winnings. Scam.

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- Lawton, OK, USA
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Tried to scam my mom into paying with a prepaid visa , for winnings of 5.5 million and a car. Lucky i was able to stop it, beforehand.

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- Cornelius, NC, USA
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Left voicemail and translated message is below:

“Yes , pleasant good morning my name is Mr. Henry Gallimore calling from the publishers clearing house Where you won for yourself a certified check and the card. But for further information and to receive your prize ….You need to call back as soon as possible. Thank you have a wonderful day and may God bless you.…”

Knew it was a scam, voice sounded robotic, no loss of money but wanted to make others aware of this scam.

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- Jefferson, WI, USA
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Phone #1-715-722-3836 called asking if I was home to accept a BMW , $7000 a week for life an a cashier check for $950,000. Then I was asked to call Albert Jonson @ 1-920-202-8559 @ ext#5 and to give him The number 7717000 and say I was a USWinner and to verify my Zelle payment of $285 for an international prize registration. When I wouldn’t, he kept giving me different accounts and names with a phone number:[email protected]., [email protected] and also Ojay McBean at phone # 1-920-703-8138. When I refused to send money and told him it was a scam he became very irate with me telling me I was very stupid not to pay this amount up front to have the prizes delivered. I informed him when he starting asking for bank info that I would be making a claim of scam to the better business bureau and calling Publisher Clearing House fraud line also.

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- Boyertown, PA, USA
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A woman named Mary Parker called my house yesterday, 2/17/2024 to say I won 6.5 million dollars and a car. She gave me an EI number, Draw number, and Deposit number. Asked if I wanted it private or public when I would receive it. The number she called on was 876-390-3736, and she told me I could reach her at 929-277-0145. She also told me a Stephen M. Kearny from the ScamPulse.com as a financial officer would be handling it.

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- Brentwood, NY, USA
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It’s for my 90 year old mother their asking for 399 for a two million dollar check

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- Tallahassee, FL, USA
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Ref: ************ Batch: 074/09/ZY369

WINNING NOTIFICATION

Dear, ****** ***** ?RE: PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE PROMOTION PRIZE AWARDS WINNING NOTIFICATION.

We are pleased to notify you the Draw (#1690) of the Sweepstakes International Program held In December 2023. Participants were selected through a computer ballot system drawn from a pool of over 25,000 names, internet entries, mails or coupon tickets of distinguished professionals

This is drawn from America as part of our international promotions program conducted weekly to encourage prospective overseas entries. We hope with part of your prize awards, you will take part in our Subsequent sweepstakes jackpots. The result of our computer draw (#1690) which took place in January 2024 selected ticket number56475600545 188 with Serial number (5627635368/10) drew the lucky numbers02 04 23 3846 (bonus no. 23), which subsequently won you the Sweepstakes in the 1st category to the sum of $3,500,000.00 (THREE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSANDS DOLLARS) ALSO YOU WILL RECEIVE $5,000.00 .This is from a total of U.S $12,000,000.00 shared amongst three lucky winners. You have therefore been approved to claim your winning in a cheque credited to file *****************.Your prize award has been insured in your name and is ready for claims. To begin your claims therefore, you are advised to expeditiously speak with our licensed and accredited claim agent for Sweepstakes Winners within a period of 7 days (date of this email inclusive) for the processing of your winning and remittance to your designated bank account after all statutory obligations have been satisfactorily dispensed with. For security reasons

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- Brooklyn, NY, USA
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I received a usps priority mail, stating I am a winner to the publishers clearing house/ free lotto promotion. Stating I won $477,000.00 and send me a check as well

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- West Columbia, TX, USA
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This scammer left a phone message. I was given a number to call and a claim number for my publishers clearing House prize of $7,000 per week for life. I did not take the call nor return the call.

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- Dodgeville, WI, USA
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I received a call Thursday, February 1, 2024. The caller claimed to be with Publishers Clearing House and said that we were winners of $7000.00 per week for life. The caller claimed to be Debra Holland and gave us a number to call and a code to use to claim our prize. We did not think it was legitimate but were interested in what it might be so we called the number given. The person that answered claimed to be from Publisher Cleaning House and asked us for the code - once given they said we were winners of $7000.00 per week for life. Our response was low key in that we didn't really believe we were winners. The person then said we had also won a drawing for 18 million dollars - again our response was even more low key - such as, "that is really strange". The person asked how often we sent in Publisher Clearing House contest forms and our response was, "we cannot remember ever doing that." At that point the person said, "Hello, hello" as if we had been cut off - and then the call ended. I called back using the number they had given us and was sent directly to voice mail - the number of the voice mail was different than the original number. The whole thing seemed really strange. No information was given from us (name, social security, account information, etc). Thought it important to report.

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- Sacramento, CA, USA
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He said I won $2.5 million plus $6,000/week + a car.

He said I needed to pay $1285 (in income taxes), using three "Green Dot Money Pack Scratch cards" ... 2 at $500 and one at $285

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- Richmond, VA, USA
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On 1/24/2024, we received a call from 516-203-1440 that we did not answer, so the caller went to voicemail. The caller claimed to be with the Multistate Lottery Commission and said she was calling to inform us that we were first place winners in the Mega Millions Publisher's Clearing House's Golden Harvest Sweepstakes Giveaway. According to the caller, who sounded like a US born citizen (e.g., no accent), we won $18.5 million, plus $7,000 every week for life and a Mercedes Benz with a 5 year warranty and a gift card for fuel. She also stated our claim code was 4747.

Surprisingly, she left no phone number for us to call back. Even if she had, we would not have called the number.

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- Upper Marlboro, MD, USA
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He said he was from PCH and I had won $3,000,000. PCH would deliver it to me at my door. It sounded to good to be true but I fell for it. My kids said it was a scam so I called him and said I would love to take it but I am declining the prize. It sounds like a scam.

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- Henderson, KY, USA
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A MAN CALLING HIMSELF TODD SLOANE FROM PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE. TODD SAID THAT I WOW $955.000 AND A 2024 MERCEDES BENZ. IT SOUNDED TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE. HE TOLD ME WHAT NEEDED TO PROVE MY ID AND GAVE ME A WINNING PRICE CONFIRMATION NUMBER. HE DID NOT ASK FOR ANY BANK INFO. TOWARD THE END OF THE CALL HE SAID THAT I WOULD ALSO NEED A ONE VANILLA VISA GIFT CARD IN THE AMOUNT OF $416 AND WHEN I GET THAT, I NEED TO CALL HIM BACK AT 1-438-801-0388 AND HE WOULD CONFIRM THAT I HAVE BOUGHT THE CARD. FOR THE ENTIRE CALL I DID NOT ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YES, BUT HE KEPT TRYING TO GET ME TO DO THAT. HE ASKED WHAT DAY I WOULD BE CALLING HIM, I TOLD HIM THE 30TH. WHICH I HAD NO PLANS TO DO SO. I WORRY ABOUT OTHERS WHO MIGHT HAVE BELIEVE THAT IT WAS REAL AND LOSE MONEY.

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- Century, FL, USA
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Call said I had $3.5 million in a sweepstake needed to pay the $1200 for tax for the publishing clearest house sweepstakes

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- Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Individual was called and convenced they had won $10M dollars. $5,000 per week for life and a Mercedes in a Publisher's Clearing House drawing. To receive it they had to pay the tariff on the car, and the money would be tax free.

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- Texas City, TX, USA
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THEY CALLED ON THE 14TH & STATED THAT I HAD WON A SWEEPSTAKES OF S3,5OO.000.00 PLUS $7,000 A MONTH FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE PLUS A 2023 MERCEDEZ BENZ. IT'S (2) MEN AND THEY CALL ALL DAY AFTER I GET OFF OF WORK AND THE FIRST TIME THEY ASK ME TO SEND $1000 IN (2) $500 VANILLA GIFT CARDS ON THE 16TH AND AGAIN ON THE 17TH (4) OF THE SAME CARDS FOR $2500, $500 EACH. THE PAPERS THAT SENT ME LOOK SO REAL AND I'VE BEEN ORDERING FOR PCH SINCE THE 90'S I THOUGHT IT WAS REAL. THEIR NAMES ARE ROBERT NELSON 419-951-8280 & ROBERT RICHMOND 1-888-243-2881. MARY LEE IS THE INVESTOR. THEY GAVE ME A BATCH #************. THEY ALSO SENT ME 14 PAGES AND THEY CONSIST OF WINNING NOTIFICATION THAT HAS THE REF, #************* ALONG WITH THE BATCH #, FDIC LETTTER, IRS LETTTER, ACCEPTANCE SWEEPSTAKES & LOTTER FORM, ScamPulse.com ACCREDITED BUSINESS LETTER, , PICTURE OF THE CAR, PICTURE OF A BLANK CHECK AND PICTURE OF A PAY TO THE CHECK, & ECT. I REALLY THOUGHT IT WAS REAL UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE AND I CAME HOME TO RESEARCH TO SEE EXACTLY HOW IT WORK AND THEN REALIZED I WAS SCAMMED. PLEASE HELP ME GET MY $3500 BACK PLEASE. I'M 74 AND HELPING WITH (8) GRANDCHILDREN AND WORKING PART-TIME TO SUPPLEMENT MY SS. YOU REALLY CAN'T SEE A REAL EMAIL ADDRESS. I HAD TO USE THIS ADDRESS IN ORDER TO FILL THIS INFORMATION OUT.

THANK YOU ******** ** ******

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