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- Amarillo, TX, USA
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Received a call from someone from PCH saying i won $5 million jackpot. Was told to go get a gift card for $200 and to give them the number off the back of the card. Was later told to go ahead and get another gift card for $400 to cover the cost of the tax. I thought that was a little fishy so I didn't do that and called to check with the ScamPulse.com first. Glad I did. It was a scam.

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- Chicago, IL, USA
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Tommie Leonard 347544908male Donald Anderson wanted me to send money from Walgreen,by Bar Code to83032400747491181280006881354567,but the casher how much money and were is this money going to, i said for a sweepstakes, she sad no this maybe a scam, i stop and call Co. Back sad to them no thanks.

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- Independence, KY, USA
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Miss Liam from PCH. I had won 1,000,000 in cash and a pickup truck. I needed to pay for the delivery fees

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- Fort Wayne, IN, USA
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This individual wanted me to be at home at a certain time to receive prize money. John Clark stated he and his team were in Marion IN and were prepared to make the trip to my residence to receive prize money.

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- Queensbury, NY, USA
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Phone call stating I was a winner of Pch sweepstakes. I was to go to Staples with the code A196AFE4 to get the prize package and he would call me to explain the prize Package looks official on light blue paper and all the official seals. Feel this is a scam because PCH doesnt call ahead to announce prize winner or ask for money

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- Chicago, IL, USA
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I received notification that I needed to claim my prize. I received a call from several different phone numbers. (646) 239-3594 October 5, 2024 4:05 pm and (205) 952-5468 (205) 952-5468 October 26, 2024 1:23 pm.

I am attaching a copy of the voicemail and the numbers the calls came from.

"Hello and good day This is a very important message from the publishers clearing house headquarter in Jericho, New York Signed and approved by the sweepstakes audit bureau This is Andy Goldberg, the vice president of winning experiences at the publishers clearing house Congratulations on being a first place winner for our grand promotion Did you check your mailbox or your email? Your winners code is 10 B77 Don't forget to write it down That's 10 B77 To claim your astonishing prize, please call our dedicated unclaimed department at 646 239 3594 Yes, that's right Call 646 239 3594 Congratulations Thanks for making a publishers clearing house the house where dreams come through..."

I returned the calls and left a voicemail with the code number 10 B77. Shortly after that I received a FaceTime call which I didn't answer.

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- Macomb, MI, USA
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<p>I missed the 1st call. They left a Number 718.865.8559 for me to call back. I called back & left a message. They called me back from 929.551.2049 and he said his name was Peter Mason said he was from Publishers Clearing House that I had won $1,000,000.00 and a new 2024 Mercedes and what color I wanted and I told him Hot Pink. He said that $18.5K would be added to my account in a couple hours but he needed information. So he began to take my info. I had to give my bank account, my social security & my address and asked me if I wanted to be on TV or come to my house to present it to me, or the news paper and I told him all of the above. </p>

<p> He asked if I had any open credit cards & I told him I had one. He said go to the bank through the drive thru to show my ID & get the balance. I explained the bank don't have drive thru I would have to go inside. He said don't tell them your business all the while I drove he stayed on the phone. When I went into the bank I muted him and told the bank associate what was going on he said it was a fraud so I unmuted the guy, (Peter Mason) and said the bank can't give me the money due to it wasn't affiliated with my bank. The bank man said Sir, & Peter said, "I told you not to tell anyone about my business" and hung up. So I had to open another checking account, can't close the other one until I see my SSI deposit in processing mode to have it transferred to new account immediately. </p>

<p> They put a no credit hold on my old account so nobody would be able take any money. Thank God, but they tried with a $4000.00 & a $3,361.97 which put my account in -$7361.97. Bank reversed the charges of $4000.00 but said to wait on the other. Someone tried opening an account #3750 2779 7568 under me and I had the bank close it immediately when I seen that. Yes I have called the credit bureau's and they have a block & freeze on me. I called social security, my cc company, & loan company and gave them the situation and all is ok so far. I thought it would be a good idea to call ScamPulse.com to file a claim and they referred me to here. I really want these people prosecuted to the MAX.</p>

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- Grand Island, NY, USA
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I received a black and white letter on 9/27/24 claiming I was the second place winner in the PCH sweepstakes and will receive $250,000. They included a check supposedly drawn from Wells Fargo Bank made out to me for $8,450 with instructions not to cash it before speaking to their claims agent. This was stated as money to cover insurance and attorney fees. Check owner shows as Dorner Products LLC, N61 W23043 Silver Spring Dr, Sussex, WI 53089. I’m not to discuss my with with any third party as required by Federal and State laws. Letter signed by Richie Jenkins. Check signed by Michael J (last name unreadable).

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- Denver, NC, USA
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Said i had won pch money for life. To be paid 7.5 million given 2024 ford truck and free gas for a year and 7000 per motn till i pass was tell me to get chsd pack scratch off to set aside till i received my gifts after i gave him card number to secure my restoration and prizes would be delivered as soon as i maid payment. Said monyvwould not be taken from card. Ivwould just need to pay 1% the day they show up with check and truck at my home i talked to there supposedly attorney that confirmed thus is for real and the gold seal would be put on my check to prevent high tax by state and fed cgoverment. Very convincing web site show i have won complete with winner number and 3 other conformation numbers. Be awsre these people are good. Hell i still think i was a winner NAME1 is there attorney and NAME2 Claims and rewatrds administer

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- Mansfield, WA, USA
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They said I won publisher clearing house sweepstake. I have never even participated in it. I called back and they said a bunch of ****

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- Placerville, CA, USA
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Phone call asking if I was home to accept prize. They first asked that I go to a store (Target) to retrieve a registration number so I could accept it and call them when I get there. Instead I called the actual Publisher’s Clearing House to confirm it was a scam. When I texted the number back and said they were a scam and I wouldn’t call them ,they responded “[censored] you”.

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- Saratoga Springs, NY, USA
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My 82 yr old mother received a letter from what appears to be publishers clearing house indicating she won 720000. And to contact (NAME with 3 different phone numbers) for payout method. Also included you are expected by international law to pay towards taxes. Handling.and processing fees. They included a sponsorship check assist with out of pocket expenses. The Check written is for 8267.22.

We did not cash check based on research.

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- Kilgore, TX, USA
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Scam through text message saying they were Becky Bell and was giving me $300k from lottery winnings. Wanted me to respond with code and info.

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- Emory, TX, USA
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I checked the phone number to find out who it was and came across the scam notice from BBB. I have not attempted to contact them. The claim number on the card I received is 220978048.

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- Daingerfield, TX, USA
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Dave Cooper, badge 445, Publisher Clearing House 101 Carson St. Jericho, N. Y . 11753 won prize 4,800,00 plus 2023 Ford Bronco. Plus $5000 week for life plus car insurance. Just go to General Dollar Store and purchase a card. Prize patrol would be at house this afternoon . I did not go purchase card. I googled his name while on phone, Warned that it was scam..

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on May5/16/24, I received a voicemail fom 702-534-2040 stating that I was being contacted to receive 4.5 millon dollars in in the PCH swepstakes. I returned the call leaving a vm of acknowledgement. The call from number was a different number and I called that number as well; it was not answered as a business but with a "hello". I said wrong number and hung up. Today, 5/23/24, I received a call back from the vm left, once again, saying that i would receive na certified check from Bank of America as a sweepstakes winner for $4.5 million from PCH. I only have to pay the taxes $936 to receive the certified check. Iresponded , no thank you abd hung up. $936 is a lot of money to me because I am a senior citizen on a fixed income. I was also told that a letter had been sent notifying me of this prize. If it came, i probably tossed it out as junk mail. I hope these heartless scammers are caught.

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A man named Robert Anderson from the Publisher's Clearing House called, caller ID (646) 212-9807. I only picked up because it's an NYC area code and I live in NYC. He told me I had won $7.5 million or $5,000/week for life, in addition to a 2023 Mercedes. Then he said I had to go to the nearest Walmart/Walgreens/CVS to get some kind of card for tax purposes which I was supposed to present to Steve Harvey (really) when he showed up at my door with the prize money, which was definitely going to happen today. He sounded American but spoke slowly and drawn out as if he were on drugs or maybe intellectually handicapped. Not joking. Now I know Publisher's Clearing House is a legit organization, which is why I stayed on the phone so long. But once he started asking irrelevant questions like whether I was going to walk or take an Uber to my local Walgreens, I knew for sure it was fake. I told him I was at work and getting another call. He got a little defensive and said I thought you were at home. I said yeah, that's where I work. They need to update their script for the post pandemic era.

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- Pewamo, MI, USA
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They had my name and address. They said I won $255,000 and a 2024 Mercedes Benz. They said they would bring a check as well as a case with $55,000. They gave codes to verify package for deliver and code for the money case. They gave the name of the Legal person, Mrs. Linda Phillips. Person I talked to name was Matthew. He told me I needed to get a either a Vanilla Master gift card or MoneyPack Green Dot gift card from Rite Aid or Dollar General for the amount of $430 in order to get my prizes. They also said i would need to pay taxes on the winnings by June 20th. I was given a call back number 917-277-0578

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A man called from a spoofed phone number, reporting that he was with Publisher's Clearing House and that I won a large sum of money, and stated that I needed to pay him $1500 cash to cover the taxes.

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- New Bavaria, OH, USA
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The Scammer< said his name was Steven Thomas Badge # ECH441, Said I won the Publishers Clearing House 3.5 million and then $2,000 every week. He said He was in Toledo OH and would come today to give me the money. He wanted me to go to the store and get a Vanilla VISA card. He would stay on the line with me until I got it. I was at the grocery store at the time he called, I just hung up. But I think he is going to call me back tonight. He wouldn't stop calling me back, so I answered and said I wasn't near a place to get the card.

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