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- Oklahoma City, OK, USA
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Received a letter by a Publishers Clearing House stating that I had won some money. It said all I needed to do was call the phone number 404-400-3622 to retrieve it, but when I call nobody answers. The business is supposedly located somewhere in Georgia.

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said he was John Peterson wanted to give 5-5 Million, Lincoln Town Car, $7000 a week for life was to call him back at 337-340-8545 at Head Ocf

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I received a call to my cell phone. The woman stated she was with Publishers Clearing House. She had a check for me $1.5 million and a new car. I would receive payments for life. I was instructed to call 876-594-6396 speak to Mr. Goldstone. . She was calling from 876-520-8130 in my caller ID. I called 876-594-6396 on the outside chance it was true. A man answered. I asked for Mr. Goldstone. The same man that answered got back on the phone. He asked if I had the ability to get a bank check for about $800 to register with the Government. He also mentioned wiring money and something about Walmart. I did not send any money. I started question him. He said I can see we cannot go through with this and hung up on me.

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A person calls saying he is the prize director for Publishers Clearing House. Gives you his badge number and your winning number for a 2.5 million win and a new Mercedes. Asks you to repeat back all numbers. Gives the phone number of 612 213 5638 which looks local (he says Minneapolis), but when you call it it is long distance. Says the prize truck is in Mpls today and they want to deliver prize today. Gets address wrong (but city close) and asks you to clear it up with correct address. Asks if you want to have a private or public prize award ceremony. Then comes the catch...you must be licensed and registered with the IRS. You can take care of that immediately at any Wells Fargo or Post office.

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My mother was sent this email from a person using the name "Juarez Neckel dos Santos" with the following email address. [email protected]

CONGRATULATIONS FROM: [Publishers Clearing House]

Your Email ID Was Selected As Winner Of ($1,000.000.00 USD) On The Publishers Clearing House Online Promotion Lottery Search Online.

Your Wining will be processed and handed over to the courier for delivery.

Kindly Open the attached Confidential Letter, And Forward the required details to the courier for Confirmation and for immediate Dispatch of your winner

Follow Instruction in getting your winning

Best Regards

Mr. Andrew Goldberg(C.E.O)

© 2018 Publishers Clearing House

This is the attachment

THE OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION

ANNOUNCEMENT

(Winning Number: 0-1-9-8-0-1) (Ticket Number: FDCODE 001/23/01)

Dear Email Account Owner

I hereby use this medium to acknowledge the receipt of your claim requirement regarding the winning notification email you received which informed you of the prize you have won. The Publishers Clearing House lottery promotions department has approved your payment of ($1,000,000.00 USD) the CASHIERS CHECK has been handed over to TRANSLINK EXPRESS LOGISTICS Courier Company India New Delhi TRANS-LINK EXPRESS LOGISTICS will deliver the CASHIERS CHECK to you

Trans-Link Express Logistics will be responsible for the delivery of the CASHIERS CHECK and the winning documents which is highly important to you. In furtherance to begin the final step of the claim process you are advised to contact Courier whose details are furnished below

TRANS-LINK EXPRESS LOGISTICS EMAILS ADDRESS AND OFFICE

Address: Head Office CM 69 Siunik

Nagar Nevada New Delhi INDIA DL 110059

Dispatch Officer

Name: - Mr. Mukesh Kumar

E-mail:[email protected]

Tel: +91-983-1704-918 (Call for confirmation)

*DETAILS RQUIRED BY COURIER

*Name:

*Address:

*Contact/Mobile Number:

*Current Location/Address:

*Age:

*Sex:

*D.O.B:

*Email:

*An image of your ID card or National Passport

Once again keep us posted on every development with Trans Express in relation to your award winning. Trans Express shall be responsible for onward delivery of your winning to you and you shall be expected to pay a light delivery fee to Trans Express for their service. They will render to you by delivery the CASHIERS CHECK and the winning documents to you at your home address this fee will not be more than normal shipping charges which will not be a problem to you

Before your winning was released to Trans Express a hardcover insurance policy was placed on the CHECK by the Publishers Clearing House the reason is to avoid any harm or illegal channel due to this there will not be any deduction of amount from your winning CASHIERS CHECK

The instructions giving which is in line with the rules and regulations of the United States of America and the England gaming board is that once the {$1,000,000.00 USD} CASHIERS CHECK is been deliver to you go to the bank clear the CASHIERS CHECK and deposit the money in your personal bank account. It is as simple as that and there is a certain assurance that the entire one million dollars you have won will be accredited into your bank account

In case you still have doubt arising from the angle of how you got selected, note that the selection process was carried out through an electronic email ballot system our aim was to select winners through the INTERNET this is due to the fact that only you alone have access to your mail account so have no fear for you have emerged a true winner as far as you are the original proprietor to the mail account which you have received the winning notification letter as distributed by publishers prize patrol

Due to mix up of some numbers and names you will have to keep your winning information confidential until your claim have been fully process and your money remitted to you this is part of our security protocol to avoid multiple claims and unwarranted abuse of this program

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this is my second time around. yesterday (may 2, 2018) i was notified by a phone call (from a "private number). i was informed that i had won 2.5 million from playing the mega million lottery!!!

and today, may 3, 2018, i received a phone call from the publishers clearing house!! I had won MORE than 2.5 million dollars!! but, as i had not responded to the (apparently mailed) letter notifying me of this grand win, they would now have to "reprocess" the check. and to ensure my identity and pay for the reprocessing i would have to pay $299.00. and after the money was received, they would schedule the fleet of limos (one of which would be transporting 3 lawyers) to personally deliver the check to me!! two wins in two days! ... i think NOT!!

just as the IRS NEVER conducts any form of business over the phone, legitimate lotteries and sweepstakes NEVER require a fee before delivering your win!!

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- Elyria, OH, USA
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I received a call on my home phone yesterday. The caller stated he was Peter Goodman with Publishers Clearing House. He had a foreign accent. Me caller Id showed out of area. He stated I won $3.5 million and a 2018 White Mercedes Benz S Class convertible. He gave me their headquarters phone number 516-217-3017 and address 101 Winners Circle Port Washington NY 11003. He gave my previous address. I asked why he had my old address. He put me on hold and gave my correct address. He gave me the three names of the prize patrol people. I would be getting a certified check from Bank of America. I was on the phone with them about an hour. I knew it was a scam. They were coming to my home on May 7 to deliver my winnings. He suggested a private winning. He rested $3885 for the 2% taxes. they pay the 98 percent. He instructed me to go to the post office and overnight the money to Wilbert Johnson 1989 Highway 32 West Ashdown Arkansas 71822. Would have to be a money order or personal check. I was to call when I arrived at the post office. I did not send any money. I know it is a scam. I told them I don't have that money. He said we could take $1000. He said previous winners could front the money and I would pay them back. He said we do it all the time.

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received a letter post marked Nashville, TN. no return address. In the envelope a publishers clearing house flyer stating I won $500,000.00. and a check for $6,385.00 (see pic) called claims manager, caller ID showed Toronto, Ont. and a woman answered, didn't identify herself as PCH or claims manager, we kept going back and forth with hello, hello and she hung up. I called the 2nd number and the my caller ID showed Switzerland, only got a recording that no one was available to call back at a later time, then I realized this is a scam. I wanted to include a pic of the check because it looks all good, but I guess I'm only allowed 1 pic.

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This is the second time I received a fake check with a congrats on winning $. This one I received today sent me a check from Symetra Life Insurance Company in the amount of $6535.00 for insurance & attorney fees. The letter states I won 500,000 from Publishers Clearing House sponsored by Readers Digest, Mega Millions & Multi-State Lottery Association. I have to call the number above or 416-726-0493 before depositing check. It states prize information must be kept strictly confidential as required by state and federal laws. Last time I called the bank on the check because it seemed suspicious. The bank said the business on the check was not aware of anything. It was fraud and when confronting the scammer representative on the phone they became rude and vulgar. Now I’m constantly receiving phone calls from different U.S. #’s, but mainly Kingston, Surrey County, Jamaica. When I refuse the winnings & tell them to move on, they curse me before they or I end the call. They continue to call. The calls are less frequent now-about once or twice a week, rather than 3 times a day. I think these letters may be affiliated with the calls because they sometimes ask me if I received a letter they are following up on. I’m reporting this to you because of the fraud & harassment.

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- Canon City, CO, USA
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A man called by the name of David Sayer from Publishers Clearing House, stating that I had won cash and a car. He told me not to share this with anyone until I had received the money and car. He stated that before I could receive my prizes, I must first send $2,500 to pay the IRS taxes on my prizes. He asked if I had a savings and checking account and if I had a cell phone. When I told him I don't have the funds available he said he would be calling back daily to check.

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- Boise, ID, USA
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A gentleman named James Lopez called me asked to verify my name and that out of 5000 senior citizens I had one 5.5 million dollars. They said I would need to pay $699 in shipping and handling fees for them to bring me the check.

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- Reynoldsburg, OH, USA
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I'm 70 years old. Publisher's Clearinghouse called last week, Dave Sawyer 910-460-1291. He knew we had sent things back to Publisher's Clearinghouse, so we thought he was the real Publisher's Clearinghouse. He said we had won 8.5 million plus a 2018 Mercedes Benz. He kept saying not to speak to anybody. Keep it private. If it gets out, they'll be asking you for this and asking you for that. He said don't let anybody know you've won a prize from Publisher's Clearinghouse. So everything could be transferred/registered we would have to send him money. I went to the Chase Bank on Taylor Rd in Reynoldsburg, OH on Friday and transferred $1,000 to Demsely Porter Acct. No. *** *n Lauderhill, FL. The teller asked how long I knew him and I said awhile. He had a slight accent. He called back and said for an additional $950.00, I would get $500,000. So I went to Walmart and did a Walmart to Walmart transfer to Dwight Nelson in Fl. Then my husband went online and found a number for Publisher's Clearinghouse, to check on it. He talked to a Jonathan Ward who connected him to Dr. Charles Brown 321-351-9604 and 876-401-2139. Dr. Brown said not to talk to those guys again, they are scammers. He said he could get our money back. He asked for a $1000.00. I said we don't have it. He said he would take $250. He said don't got to Walmart. So I went to Western Union. I wired $250 to Carlene Brown, 510 Ave, Kingston, Jamaica. He wanted me to stay on the phone with him. He said for $1000 he'd have the car and $500,000 at my house by noon Tuesday. Western Union called me to say the payment did not go through. Western Union told me there had been a lot of fraud. I am going to pick up my money from Western Union. I talked to my bank and canceled my debit card with them. I went online and looked up how does Publisher's Clearinghouse give out prizes, that's when I knew I'd been scammed.

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- Sturgeon Bay, WI, USA
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I received a letter which said I was a second place winner of $500,000.00 from PCH and included a check for $6334.00 for insurance and attorney fees. I was instructed not to discuss win with third parties, but to call the Claims Manager *** *** ** *** ** *** but I checked with BBB and see someone else also received a letter.

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Was first contacted by a friend stating that she had won $30,000.00 from PCH, and when the courier came to bring her check she saw my name on the list of winners. So she gave me the number and told me the name from PCH was James Payne. I was entering the number when He began texting me. Said he needed to verify my name and phone number so they could have a courier verify they were giving the right person the 30 thousand. In the end of the conversation he said are you ready to make your payment of 400.00 US dollars so I can send the courier out with the check. My friend did this and claims the check cleared. I checked with PCH and they said immediately it's a scam. They do not ask for money to receive prize. This just happened this past week. So it could take some time before the check they gave her will be recognized as a fraudulent transaction.

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Received a letter and check in the mail claiming we were second place winners in a sweepstakes by Reader's Digest, Mega Millions, Multi-state Lottery Association and we had won $550,000. It stated that Publisher's Clearing House had made all the arrangements to get us our winnings, including a check for almost $7900 (which was part of our winnings). We were instructed to contact our Claims officer, Larry Spencer at *** and we were given a security code that was ours to access our money. The letter stated we were not to discuss this with any third parties according to Federal and state laws - it must be kept confidential! At the bottom of the letters it had a list of companies involved including ** *** *** ** *** *** *** *** ***  We knew this was a scam, we wanted to find out what would happen when the number was called. When we got *** on the phone, he wanted to know why the husband (who the letter was addressed to) wasn't calling - "does he not speak english??". We told him that my husband doesn't handle these things, and he wanted to verify my address. When he asked for my phone number, I asked why he needed that? He thanked me and hung up! It's a scam - I'm sure they would have asked me to deposit the check they sent and send them some of the money to them before the bank realized the check was fake!

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- Call, TX, USA
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I received a phone call from a man. Caller ID was unknown number. He said that his name was James Bailey badge #1962. He stated that I was 1 or 200 Texans that had been chosen to receive an $800,000.00 check from the Publishing Clearing House. He asked me how I felt to win the money. I told him that I believed this was a scam. He told me that they were an "A" rated business with the ScamPulse.com. He gave me a conformation number. Then told me to call John Williams ph# 1-876-554-0466 to claim my money. I called the number and looked up scams on the ScamPulse.com website. As I started talking to John Williams he wanted my name and want me to spell it to him. I didn't give my name to him. I told him that it he was who he was saying he was, he would already have all my info. I also told him that I was logged into the ScamPulse.com website and there are complains about this scam. At that time he hung up on me.

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- Memphis, TN, USA
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A man named David Peterson called my phone with no caller id. He said i won a sweepstakes i didn't sign up for. He said it was a gift box pomotion.

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My decesased Mother received a letter stating that she was second prize winner in their 100 Million Dollars Giveaway Promotion. Included with the letter was a check for $6598.00 from a company called OptumRx. The letter stated that the check was to cover attorney fees and insurance. It also stated that she was not to contact any outside third parties with the two phone numbers, 647-406-7937 and 647-407-0363, given.

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- Portland, OR, USA
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My girlfriend's Instagram's account was hacked. Scammer reached out to me regarding a 150,000 grant for a delivery fee of $1,500.00. She reported that she had been hacked

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- Groves, TX, USA
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You've just won $million and a new car from Publisher's Clearing House. Told man that since they knew I was a winner, they already had my address and they should check by registered mail with address where I could pick up car. Oops, he hung up.

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