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- Chewelah, WA, USA
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He called and said he was from publisher's clearing house. He then asked if I had ever entered that sweepstakes. I said yes and he asked me the name that I used to sign up. At first I gave him the name of my dead grandfather. He said that he was calling to let me know I had won a large sum of money. He then started asking questions like how do deal about becoming a winner of the sweepstakes? Good I told him. After a couple more like that he asked for the pronunciation of my name. So this time I made up a completely different fake name. He put me on hold, then he came back and said he had an important fax come in he had to deal with and instead of keeping me on hold for a long time he would hang up and call me back. When he called me back he said that it was 5.9 million dollars that I had won. He then started up with the fake interview questions again " what are you planning to do with the money?" "This is enough money you will never have to work again!" He then asked me who I banked with. I told him the bank name and he must have figured a little about where I am from the area code and he started naming some of the branches open in the town I was in. Then he asked me if I had ever used a gift card before. I said yeah, Amazon. "For how much?" $5. He then switched back to my bank account. "How much money is available in your count today?" I say - not very much, tomorrow is pay day for me and I am pretty broke right now. He then asked my job. I told him I was on disability. He then says "You know that after winning this money you will not be eligible to collect social security anymore. (Which I believe is true because that is a need based program, if I actually had 5.9 million dollars I would have no need for the help anymore. So now he asks me if I had anyone in my life that would loan me $1,000 if I needed it, my parents maybe. I told him yeah, my parents would loan me that much if I needed it. He says we'll you will be able to pay them back twice that after the money is available for you to withdraw. He then asked me how long it would take to get that. I was in my car and had told him that already so I told him it would take me an hour to get back home and get that. He then said something really strange. He asked if I could lie to my parents about what I needed the money for, saying that my business is my business and that theirs is theirs. Then saying "and I want it to be a surprise when you have twice their money back and you can tell them you won 5.9 million. Then fake questions again "how will your parents feel knowing their son is a millionaire? So he tells me he will call back in an hour after I get that money. While waiting I pick my wife up from work and tell her the whole scheme and what he has been saying to me. She immediately points out it's a scam and I agree with her. I tell her he's calling back soon and we come up with this. When he calls back and asks if I have the money yet I told him I didn't have to borrow it from my parents because my wife had just cashed her check and she gave me the money. She wants to talk to you really quick though and I hand her the phone. He gets on with her and says "how does it feel to know that he just won 5.9 million dollars? You can both retire now! So my wife says " look we are not stupid we know this is a scam, next you'll be asking for his bank information and account number so you can steal it. He says " no we are not a scam, I am not asking for any personal information from him. So see, he is protected this is all good. Ok, so how do we get the 5.9 mill then. "Have you ever used gift cards?" He asks, " He needs to take the $1,000 you gave him and buy a gift card. We will use this gift card to prove that he has the capability to withdraw a large amount of money. We want to be sure that he can take the funds out of the bank as soon as it is available today....... "Ok, well we're not doing that so goodbye." Then hung up on him. One of the things that helped us spot it was no good was how he didn't want me to tell my parents the truth about why I needed the money, wanting it to be a surprise for them to find out I was rich!!

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The caller stated thst he was from The Publishers Clearing House and you are the winner of $ 2.5 million plus a 2021 Mecedes Benz automobile. The catch is they ask your age (are you older than 65 years old), then you get the verbage about paying taxes on the winnings ($2500) and they also wanted to know when you where in the car to go and get the money. All of this happened to an elderly lady in her twilight years of her life.

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- San Diego, CA, USA
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Caller stated I won 3 million dollars and a Mercedes Benz. Wanted to schedule a delivery of prizes and was adamant this was not a scam.

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- Lumberton, NC, USA
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Phone rang and I answered caller ID said Jamaica, this man said hello and said his name was John(can't remember his last name). Then he said he was calling from Publishing Clearinghouse, spoke for a minute and then he asked if I had ever got a call from PCH, I said yes and it was a scam, he got angry when I said that you shouldn't have to pay for something that PCH has said that you won, like the lottery you pay the taxes after you win and they take it out of the check. Then John got really angry and started using very ugly CURSE WORDS and they were some of the worse CURSE WORDS I have ever heard. I want to know why someone can't stop these people from harassing good citizens, I don't have a phone just so some bad people can call my phone and talk like that to me.

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- Grove City, OH, USA
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I'm 89 years old. I never answer the phone, I just listen to voice mails. Today, I got a message from a foreign man who I can't understand, but he said something about Publisher's Clearing House and $5 million. He said to call him back at 518-497-5366.

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- Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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Phone call with a ID from jamaica called and clamed to be in jericho NY, and with publishers clearing how, they told me i won and gave me a fake claim number and told me to call a number that didnt match the website, after calling them out on it they just hung up and blocked my number as i couldnt call them back for more info on them. the number they gave me is just an extension from this number split by a business setup, it goes to the same building, they ask fow a down payment for delivery of the "check" i couldnt help but laugh.

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- Canyon, TX, USA
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I received a call from Andrew Anderson badge number 422 with an Indian accent called and said I won $2.7 million with the Publishers Clearing House and I should have gotten a golden ticket in the mail.; and I needed to go to the post office and get a money order for $500 and send it to Kathy Carpenter in trackable mail to 550 Huion Rd New Topal 36352 and put reference number 9090244449. He said he was going to call me back so I could give him the tracking number. When he told me to send him money I knew it was a scam. When he called me back I told him I couldn't find the tracking number it must have flew out the window. He called me back a couple more times and was angry with me because I didn't have the tracking number. I haven't played Publishers Clearing House in years.

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An Iranian sounding man claiming to be with Publishers Clearing house contacted my 72 year old Mother saying she won a car and needed to send him money via prepaid money cards and kept calling making sure she was alone in a room by herself when he would talk to her and convinced her to send him $360 via the cards before my brother found out and unplugged the land line.

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- Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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A man named Goldberg keeps calling me saying I won a sweepstakes, but that I need to buy an Amazon gift card for them first to redeem my prize.

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Called saying won publishers clearing house to purchase 2

visa gift cards 1 for $199.00 2 for $100.00 and said to pay 1% of taxes. The total was $1450.00 we were to direct deposit into bank of America. After talking to bank and police we figured out it was a scam. They started spending the money on visas but we quickly recovered them.

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got a letter from PCH with a check for 2.5 million. On the letter it stated not to tell anyone so it wont get "leaked" to the public. stated that all the arrangements have already been made and to call claims manager before depositing the funds into the financial institution. want me to keep this information private and not share info with a third party. made the call to the number on the letter and they wanted me to send them money. the money is suppose to be used for insurance and attorney fees

101 winners circle jericho ny 11753....address on the letter

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- Hilliard, OH, USA
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I got a call today from Todd Sloan, badge number 5590 US, of Publisher's Clearing House saying I won a 2020 Mercedes Benz sweepstakes, his name is Todd Sloan. number was Jamaican. Then I got a call from Amazon saying I bought an iPhone 11 for $700, and it's charged to my account. I don't have an Amazon account. The woman says she was trying to help me, and a guy from technical support would be calling me back. 47407642. She says they only know James Williams is trying to use my account to buy an iPhone. She had me install Quick Support.

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- Monroe, LA, USA
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His name-FRANK MARTIN-ID#707.his manger JOHN TAYLOR, the lawyer MARY SMITH, amt. won 3.5 MILLION ,2020 E CLASS MERCEDES. Also gave a package # and tag # for car. Ask if wanted presentation public or private. Then came the pitch about the IRS want their share and PCH paying $5000. of taxes and me paying only 1% which came to only $300. I was to get a card (could not get a clear understanding about this as to type, how to get ,etc.), but when I gave them the card for the taxes the lawyer was to give me $300. He also wanted me to stay on the phone until they got to my house. He said IRS & ScamPulse.com was aware & tracking.Did a check on the # he called me from (228-200-1206), it is a Ms. # ,& listed as "a scam or unsafe #"

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Said his name was Paul W******** Second phone # read JM Kingston I had won the P.C. H. sweepstake's. But he needed $999.99 to cover the Government Stamp that needs to go on the check for the Bank's to accept the P.C.H. check.

He ask for my husband. But talked to me. Than ask if we had entered the P.C.H. sweepstakes.

1St off The P.C.H. sweepstakes entered are in my name, not my husbands. and why would he ask if we had entered? gave me a second # to call 876-340-9953. Ask me to call him back today the 6th about the $999.99 and what time I would be Home.

So is this a scam or is it reel?

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The person called and said I won 5 million dollars. They wanted me to call this number back but I didn't. Be aware people

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- Radcliff, KY, USA
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I received a call from someone who said they were from the PCH and that I had won a large prize. But in order to claim the prize I need to go to the post office and purchase a money order for $650 and overnight it to them to an address they would provide once I had the money order.

I called PCH and they said that they would never call me or ask me to send money.

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- El Dorado, AR, USA
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A man calling himself George Williams is blowing up my husband and my phone. He says he is with Publisher's Clearing House and my husband and I won $2.5 million and a 2020 Ford F150. The scammer says we will get $7k a week for the rest of our lives. He told us to go to post office with cash and mail it to Dorothy Weeks in Hillside, New Jersey. I am outside the post office now and called the ScamPulse.com for help.

The phone number is popping up as in Jamaica . I live in Junction City, Arkansas.

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- Cleveland, OH, USA
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I received a phone call last Friday 9-25-20 at 5:30 P.M. The caller claimed to be with Publishers Clearing House. The call was on my home phone. Callers name was Jim Kingston in Queens NY. Phone number 876-869-4925 was in my caller ID. He said I won $5.5 million. I would also receive a 2020 Mercedes Benz on delivery. I would need to pay $7500 to the FDIC. I have to pay for my prize. I never heard of anyone having to put up money to receive money. He said I should go to Federal Express or UPS Store to register. Registration fee of $7500. I told him I will have to check you out. I also told him it was a scam. He said it's legal. They would not run a scam. He gave me another phone number of 518-978-1393 for confirmation. I know it is a scam.

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- Olive Hill, KY, USA
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Received a call telling me I had won the publishers clearing house prize 5,000 a week for the rest of my life and 4.5 million check to start my new life and if I wanted this to be kept private or public wanted to know if I was familiar with better business bureau and the IRS male caller says he had to meet with people to let them know he has contacted me

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- Cambridge, ID, USA
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My wife received a phone call stating that we had won $9.9 million and that we would need to send them $4000 in order to be able to claim the money. I just found out from my wife last Friday that she mailed them a check through the U.S. Post office for $4000. Now Billy Anderson called this morning asking for two gift cards for $500 each to be sent to them as well. The caller ID # is 876-428-1246. The receipt from the Post office shows: **** 2995551 USA going to *******, SC 29902, delivered on 9/18/2020 at 3pm.

They said they would be at my house on Wednesday to the deliver the money we won.

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