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Publishers Clearing House Imposter - Prize Winner Scam Reports & Reviews (188)

- Versailles, IN, USA
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Rec'd letter on 10/23/2023stating I had won $1,500,00. Needed to contact Agent Dave Sayer @ 929-695-2542 or 929-923-8722 with my claim # *************. Needed to answer the letter within 7 days. To avoid delay keep this award confidential until my claim is pro essed. Had a copy of cashier check from Publisher Clearing House very authentic looking. Called Publisher Clearing House thus morning and talked to a young man (Nick ?) who clarified it was a scam. He was hard to understand. I gave him only my address to verify my account # with PCH.

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- Menasha, WI, USA
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The caller wanted my elderly mom to go to Walgreens and buy a Visa card!! He told her he would meet her back at our house with 4 other people to fill out paperwork for a new Mercedes Benz, $5000/week for life and $5 million in the bank. She hung up twice. He kept calling back to pressure her. I overheard the conversation, and he did not want her to give me the phone. I hung up. He called back and I said I am reporting the number and to leave my mother alone. He has not called back. He gave her a prize claim number of j9091357000.

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- Cleveland, OH, USA
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Received a call at home and Walter Breshears told me to go to Walmart, CVS, Walgreens and purchase a $500 Vanilla gift card in order to receive 2.5 million dollars and a car

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- Daly City, CA, USA
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Publishers ClearingHouse Scam

I was notified I won one of the prizes offered by Publishers ClearingHouse. David Marshal, 888-949-9165, ref no: 00010619887. He had all my personal information, address, name, date of birth, social security number. Arrangements are being made to pay the 35% tax and will need $9,000 sent to Sarah Porter, 4213 Walnut Avenue, Carmichael, CA 9508. Like a fool, I did.

The federal reserve set up a checking account, 604097303, and call 929-470-1920 to arrange deposit of $3.5m. I called and to complete the transaction, a transfer fee of $425,430 be paid first. It was suggested I take out a loan then forward the fee. I don’t even have $2,500 to my name let alone qualify since the only income is social security.

To complete the transfer of funds, purchase an Apple Gift Card for $50.00 to register with the Federal Reserve before the funds can released. A P19 tax form will be emailed to be submitted. There is no such tax form. Final process to release funds 10/14. Any questions, call 888-668-6369. There’s a delay in financial processing.

Finally received a sweepstakes document, however checking with PCH, this is not a valid form asking for additional money. Sent from [email protected], 509-790-0134.

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- Wadesville, IN, USA
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Claimed I won a prize, and all I needed was to purchase a gift card and write a # on the back of the receipt. Then said I needed to purchase another card for 499.00 and I said no, they insisted but I said no. They said they would call me back with more information, but they took my gift card money, and told me it was refundable because when I checked the card it was a 0 balance and I haven't heard back from them like they said.....

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- Richmond, VA, USA
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claimed i won 12.5 million dollars from publisher clearing house

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- Gonzales, LA, USA
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Someone called claiming to be Published Clearing House saying that I won 5.5 million dollars & a Ford Ranger truck. But I had to pay a transfer fee to be able to get money. They were asking for all of my personal information.

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- Bel Air, MD, USA
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Giveaway 1.5 million hot I had to give them 9320

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- Hayesville, NC, USA
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I got a phone call on my cell phone today (10/12/2023) from a John Day who claim to be a lottery person and I had won 2.5 billion dollars from PCH and he was trying to deliver me a certified casher check for $7000.00 and for the rest of my life. He also told me I would have to go to either WalMart or Dollar General store to get it. Also stated that he was on a recorded line with the Better Business Bureau and Publics Clearing House. This called showed up as Restricted on my cell phone. Also was given a confirmation number which was 7705589970588. Called three times the fist one being at 1:06 pm then 1:07 pm and 2:00pm. He keep trying to get me to repeat what he asked me to write down, which; all I said was I wrote it down. Then he started to curse me and I told him I would be contacting the police and the better Business Bureau.

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- Belleville, NJ, USA
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On Wednesday, October 4, 2023 I received a telephone call from Debra Hollins claiming to be an agent from Publishers Clearing House informing me that I had won $7,000 a week for life, plus a bonus of $150,000 and a 2023 Mercedes Benz car. She also used the following telephone number 844-621-2184 to contact me. I was told by her to ask for a password which she provided as M11cd to anyone who contacted me in the future in regards to my winning prizes. During our initial conversation, she asked me if I had received a letter from Publishers Clearing House in this matter. I said I never received any such letter. Debra Hollins then replied that two letters were sent and blamed the postal service for them getting lost; which she said was a release letter to accept the prize winnings.

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- Spring Hill, FL, USA
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Yes they claimed to be from pch and I won a prize of 10000.00 and I would only receive 900.30.00 after tax and I won a cts Cadillac and 7000 for life for every month.all I would have to do is send the 200 cash for processing fees I told them I would have to get back with them tomorrow so the next day they called me back on messenger facebook and ask me if I was ready to make that payment. Note I still have copy of conversion on my massager on Facebook.

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- District Heights, MD, USA
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PCH is a legitimate business for Sweepstakes. At first the scammers left a voice mail when they called. So, I returned the call along with the claim code . These lazy good for nothing are impersonating as if they were the real deal.I attached the Voice recorded script along with the number that they actually called from. The person tried to take control of the returned phone call. PCH needs to be notified.These scammers are out of this country, you can tell by the number and thick accent.Then the fool began asking me “‘So how are you going to get the $1,000. He said the thousand dollar is charged for the treasury department.Dum ********!

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- Cleveland, NC, USA
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August 23rd or somewhere around that date, I received a call from a David Miller, informing me that I had won five thousand a week for life from the publisher clearing house sweepstakes. Afterwards he told me to expect a check in the mail. He would call everyday to see if the check had come. Then he told me the check would come from Mary Wood all, this sounded like some Sugar, Honey, Ice, and Tea, but I had to see it through. When the check came I did as requested, when I saw the check, I knew something was wrong. There's a lot of marking outs and no initials. I told him that I would not do anything with the check because it looked suspicious. Later on I received a call from the lady who wrote the check, sounded like a man to me, she kept telling me that the check was good, and to go on and deposit it, I refused and hung up on her. David called me back with the hour, and told me they would be issuing me a certified check to please shread the check I had. I called the number and it was no longer in service. I have not heard from them again, at least not using that name. Just yesterday, I got a call from a John Ryan, from the IRS, saying, if I don't except the prize, I will be penalized for the amount of the prize and taken to court I have blocked these people and the still find a way to call. Now when I hear that voice I just call him by the name he used before.

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- Spring, TX, USA
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He said his name was James Goodman and he was calling from Publishers Clearing House and that I had won a price. They were going to be delivering it to my house today. It was to be a certified cashiers check for 2.5 million dollars and a 2023 Chevy Malibu. He said that Debra Halden was going to be the person delivering it. He said that I needed a proper ID to show and a gift card in the amount of $95.00 to give to her. I ended up hanging up on him and blocked the number. I now see he tried to call me back 13 times after I hung up on him!

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- Jamaica, NY, USA
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I was told that I was picked for the Publishing Clearing House for $2.5 million dollars and that they need my bank account to deposit the money in this was the second call because I got a call from a different City which was Manlius and a different phone number which was 315-932-9929

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- Springfield, OR, USA
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His scammer said I won I am Mercedes-Benz 2023 and that the Bank of America has a check holding of 9,005,000 and for me to get a hold of the pchs and claim my prize so they can bring it to me

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Received message Jose Luis Caldero who lives in Orlando and is personally known to me, via Messenger 7/8/23 at 3:23pm that he had won $90,000 and that I should contact William Miller at www.facebook.com/agentWilliAmMiller.com. I contacted Michael James - Agent 7/8/23 with Camara de Compensacion de Editores (aka Clearing House), and he replied the same day. Mr Miller request I complete a form which I did and asked if I had a checking, credit card or Zelle and I said no. He requested I get a $500 card, which In did not buy and they kept insisting and still are insisting. I contacted by Michael James - Agent via Messenger wanting to know if I was still on the list of winners on 8/14/23. He confirmed I had won $400,000 by checking my name and address. Wanted to know my means of income and how it was received a picture of myself. I purchase a Walmart card $100 and I sent it via text front and back, but it started at $500, the $300 and ultimately $100 which was need for me to receive my winnings. He keeps calling to pay the fee to receive the funds, which I told him I didn't have those funds, that when they delivered the winnings to my front door, I would pay. They keep insisting and I have pay before I can get the winnings.

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Mike Morrison was the callers name. He gave me a winning id # **********.

Claim #****** Asked her to go to Kinney Drugs to pay for documents he was faxing there for 600 hundred dollars. He also asked her social security number and bank routing number. She told Mike she does not give her social out to anyone and she does not know her routing number. Mike stated Steven Harvey will show up at her house at 5 o'clock tonight. He told her to call him at 5 o'clock tonight.

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Received a call saying I was a winner of 2.5 million dollars and $7000 a Week for life.

Asked if I had a job then told me she needed $8000 for registration to send to IRS for taxes on the 2.5 million.dollars. i told her i didn't have that kind

of money ,she said have a nice day and hung up on me.

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Received manilla envelope, no return address, from Santa Clarity CA, 23 Aug 2023. Inside was a form letterith the Puablishers Clearing House. No address, email or contact in formation. It was signed Richie Jenkins, Chief Financial Officer. The copied check on the letter was from Chase Bank. The want you to call them and let them know a day before to stating this should be kept strictly confidential, “ which means, you (I) am precluded from discussing your win with third parties..”. The letter has an Egyptian border edge motif border. The backside talks about the Publisher’s Clearing House Prize Draws and is signed by. highlighted Bob Crawford, President, Winners Selection Commission? It goes on to tell you what will happen if you don’t collect the prize; list winners who ignored the letter but then called in and won $300,000,00!

At the bottom they want you fill in you information and signature. This is for the prize winning patrol to collect when they come to your door! There is no contact address on the letter form. The check is drawn from Wells Fargo Bank, NA. The BridgeCrest Acceptance Corporation address is listed as: Attn: Accounts Payable, 1720 W Rio Salado Pkwy, Suite 101 Tempe, AZ 85281. The check is signed by an electronic siganture which looks like D Rinessell or Pinessell?

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