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Received call from John Henderson, Publisher Clearing House, 1-876-358-5946, located in Kingston, Jamaica per my cell phone, said I won $950,000, gave me all kinds of info, told me to go to Walmart and send moneygram for $199 to pay for IRS taxes on this money, send to Beatta Kostur, Portland Oregon, then get receipt and give to him for money to be delivered to me, was on phone with him 45 minutes until I reached a Walmart, I went in to customer service but decided it was a scam, hung up on him, he called back several times, then I called him and advised was turning in as a scam, he used nasty language, his [censored] needs to be in jail. Took up my whole morning while driving to work. He said it was a December special drawing. I knew better but he was very convincing, did not send any money thank God.

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They called me and said i just won a 2.5 million dollars and a car; james anderson from pch; have i gotten a mail from them; i question him about the contest and got defensive. he asked me to send $499 to them by western union. then went on about prize details. Says the call was being recorded.

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Someone claiming to be David Sayer called my mother's cell phone and told her that she had received a surprise package from Publisher's Clearing House of $3.8 million, a choice of 4 cars, plus $10,000 per week for 64 years. He gave her a reference number, a lucky ticket number, a badge number, and a check number. He told her that she needed to go to the Western Union at Winn Dixie to claim her first $10,000 prize and that the Prize Patrol would be at her house at 3:00 p.m. Someone by the name of Michael Rosenburg got on the phone to verify everything that David Sayer had described. They told her to go to the Winn Dixie but to keep them on the line while she went there. She called me from her land line and told me what was going on. I had her to have Rosenburg to call me to explain why, if they were indeed Publisher's Clearing House, why does she need to go to Western Union to pick up her first installment. He got very agitated as I asked him questions such as why was he calling from a Jamaican number, and if it would be okay if she had a police escort to the Western Union, and if it was okay to verify his number with the BBB? He angrily said that he was going to cancel her prize and that I was a d*** ***, then he hung up.

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Man called my cell phone saying he was John Richmend from Publishers Clearing House saying I won 2nd place prize. He then proceeded to tell me that i had to pay tax 850$ tax first via Wal-Mart. I report this because i feel that every little bit of information can help bring these scam artist to justice

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- Decatur, AL, USA
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person called saying that I had won $500,000 from publishers clearing house. They wanted me to go to Walmart and send #113.69 to their office in Birmingham to cover government registration fees before the price check could be delivered to me. I checkd 411 to look up the 2 phone numbers, and these weren't good. I googled pch scams on web and saw that this method has been used in the past in other states. Please see if the address given in Birmingham, or the names Bill Thompson or Joshua Handley are even real.

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Individual called and said i won 3.5 million dollars and that I won a Denali Truck. They said that they are sending the sheriff along with the state troopers to deliver my winnings. Oddly enough they did not ask for any personal info. They gave me a list of names of people who would be showing up to give me my winnings and their jobs. The telephone number that they called from came from Jamaica. The man also said that I should give some of the money to the church and that I should spend it wisely.

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Male voice called stated he was with publishers clearinghouse and wanted me to pay shipping and handling for 80,000 and a Mercedes. He asked if I could pay this at the local Walmart.

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Claimed to be Publishers Clearing House Named Barry Allen Badge# BA1056. Said i was a $1.5m winner but i needed to pay $87.00 by way of wire transfer for processing to Akeem Francis but i wired $50. He stayed on the phone for 2 hours acting like he needed more time for processing then said since it was such large amount of money it had to have two stamps 1 being a golden eagle stamp that i had to pay $387.00 to the government for. I told him several times it was a bunch of bull and i wasnt paying anything else for anything. They started calling me after i was checking out "Gemini2" a binary Options trading program that turned out to be a scam. But i had to submit my phone number and email before i could try the software but i used a fake name and had just created a new email just for that site so i would know how to trace them

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Person called and said that I had won a million dollars and they were going to deliver it to my post office and escort me to the bank. Told me that I needed to call them back on a different number to verify.

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Received call November 21 from person named Canya Stevens on behalf of publisher clearing house telling me I won 500,000. She requested personal info like age, banking, credit, living arrangements, work history and next of kin. Took my son's name work and his age. Was told a courier wold bring money Nov 23 between 9 and 11 am. Called number and it was disconnected.

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Initial call to my mother's home gave us an ID # and phone number to call to claim prize. ID #EI38818JA Phone #760-316-3706. We called and the person confirmed we have won and someone would be showing up to the house the same day with a cashiers check and we would be escorted to the bank to cash it. The time came and passed and the guy called back and asked why I didn't call him when they didn't show up and insinuated it was my fault they weren't there. He still wanted to say we were receiving a visit and said he would call me back. I was trying to let it play out to report the results but they have not showed up....

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People called and said I had won 950,000.00 in Publishers Clearing House contest and I needed to send 950.00 to go to the bank and withdraw the money and the prize patrol would come by and bring me a check and I was to give them the 950.00. I told them I would not get money out of the bank and give to them. I also called the PCH Fraud division and reported to them with phone numbers and names.

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This guy called my mother, said he was David Clark and she had just won $450,000.00. All she had to do was overnight express a check for $300.00 to them. Check made out to Marah Smith. She needed to mail that asap because they were 45 minutes away with her check.

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On November 16, 2016 I received a phone call from J M Kingston who was with the Publisher's Clearinghouse and I had won second prize for a million dollars and a new Mercedes. I stated that I hadn't contacted Publishers Clearinghouse; however, she stated that I paid my taxes on time and that I shopped at Walmart. She instructed me to go to the nearest Western Union Office and buy a claim prize receipt. She asked me how much money I had. I said I don't have any. She said you have to have some and I said I have $50.00 and she said that would work. The reason I needed the receipt was for IRS reporting and I would get my prize. I said I wasn't giving no money to nobody. She said this is legitimate and it was between her and I. I did not even know where a Western Union office was. I hung up and I have received approximately four additional calls today, November 17, 2016.

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Caller, Mr Walker, said I won prize from Publishers Clearing House. I did not answer, but a voicemail was left to call the number. I did not. Check web to be sure it was a scam and it is.

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A man who said he was with Publisher's Clearing House called and said that I won.... He said his name was David Peterson Badge # 77065

He said I'd won 2 1/2 million and a 20016th Mercedes and $10,000 dollars a month for the rest of my life. He gave me claim # , ticket #, prize ID & a reference #. I figured it might be a scam and he said ot wasn't. So, I then told him my husband was calling the ScamPulse.com on the other phone and they then abruptly hung up. I didn't lose any money because ,I caught it in time.....

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I received a letter from Publisher's Clearing House stating I won $550,000. In the letter was a check for $7897. I called 647-219-2424 and Jim Miller answered. He told me to deposit the check and call him back and when I called him back he would deliver via UPS $450,000 this afternoon. I did not deposit the check or call him back as I know this is a scam.

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Received a phone call from a man claiming to be with Publisher's clearinghouse. Told me I won 1 million dollars, but to claim my check I needed to draft a check for $500 out of my account. They gave me an account number, a PIN code and a number to call about my winnings. They informed me the number they provided would connect me with an automated answering service.

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I received a phone call this morning from someone claiming to be with Publisher's Clearinghouse telling me I had won $1,000 a week for life and $750,000 and a new 2016 Mercedes. They said in order for the prizes to be delivered to my house, I needed to wire $200 Walmart to Walmart. I told them I would get a ride to a Walmart right now. About 2 minutes later they called me back asking if I had changed my mind.

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I was called and told I had won the Publisher's Clearing House award based on a "coupon" I sent in last January. I was very cautious and after much questioning, I was told I should go to get a "moneygram" at Maria's (he didn't give me the address, supposedly in Knoxville, and said the delivery team was 1 hour away, but I would need to verify my account for the money to be deposited. I gave the phone to my husband and he asked for a phone number to call Bruce Goldman, the name given me at the beginning of the call, and we would call to verify at Publisher's Clearing house then return his call. He said he would do that, then hung up.

I had returned the above phone number earlier and received a message that he would "return my call" and Have a Blessed Day.

I would like this investigated to save some person who might fall for this Scam.

Thanks

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