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Publishers Clearing House Reports & Reviews (1685)

- Greensboro, NC, USA

Consumer reported receiving a phone call from Publishers Clearing House. The caller had a thick accent and claimed that the consumer had won $1.5 million. The consumer hung up before the caller could continue. Call was from Jamaica, 876-847-6334

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Publishers Clearinghouse sent a check for $8000 through Bank of Michigan. She called the number given (613-712-0177) and they told her to deposit check but not tell anyone. It doesn't say anywhere that she needs to send money back.

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- Lubbock, TX, USA

A person has called several times over the weekend and again today saying he is with the Publishers Clearing House and we have won a large amount of money but need to send money in order to collect it. I believe this is a scam.

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- Belleville, IL, USA

I received a phone call today from someone claiming to be with Publisher's Clearing House. They said I won a Red Jeep Denali and 3.5 million dollars and $10,000 cash that would be delivered to me today. They told me I had to pay $400 to the IRS through a MoneyGram to get the prize.

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- Jacksonville, FL, USA

Representative supposedly from Publishers Clearing House called and said that he was looking at a check for me for 2.5 million dollars but in order to collect my winnings I would have to pay $700 for taxes and fees. The US government was supposedly paying the rest. The caller had a very strong foreign accent. He said the sweepstakes was for seniors only.

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Received phone call from Publishers Clearing house (David Clark) stating I was a winner of 350,000, a Mercedez, and $5,000.00 a month "Go to Wal-Mart, I'll go with ya. Get a card and put $680.00 on it. Since you're on Medicare, just pay $340.00." "David" said they are accredited with the ScamPulse.com, "they know about this phone call. BBB records this phone call so you're safe." I told him I didn't have a cell phone and my cord wasn't long enough to reach all the way to Wal-Mart. He told me I could write a check instead. He was constantly putting me on hold for minutes at a time. He never supplied me with an address to mail the check to. He also asked me banking info (which I didn't give to him) and questions about needing a loan. "Why would I need a loan if I just won all this?!

Knew it was a scam from the beginning. Called BBB to inform them on this situation.

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- Baldwin, WI, USA

Received a phone call from Publishers Clearing House saying I won $950,000 and a Mercedes. Was told to go to a Super Walmart & get a prepaid debit card receipt for $195.25. Return home and your prize will arrive 10 minutes after that. Did not go to Walmart. You should not have to pay money to get a prize. A half an hour later my husband got the same call winning $950,000 & Jeep. And both our confirmation numbers were the same.

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- Bonne Terre, MO, USA

I received a phone call today from someone claiming to be from PCH telling me I won a 1.750 million dollar prize. He told me I need to pay $495 for delivery of the check by UPS and my new Mercedes convertible.

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- Troy, IL, USA

I received a call from Publisher's Clearinghouse saying I have been chosen to receive a prize of $500,000. They made it sound very legitimate giving all kinds of numbers for taxes, etc. They gave me a winning claim number and a US Lottery and Gaming phone number that I could call and verify that I was actually a winner. They said I would have to pay them $1,500 today and if I don't, I would forfeit the prize and someone else would win it. He said we would get a cashier's check and stated that he was with some law firm. He said his name was Christopher Glenn.

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- Evansville, IN, USA

Received a call from someone saying I had won the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes. They said i won 4.1 million dollars. They stated they were 25 minutes from house and they would need me to give them $499.79. Needed to send this thru western Union. Woman I was talking to was Miss Julian White. Asked me if I would want my picture taken. I hung up on them and they continued to call 4 more times. The phone numbers were 876-336-2058 Miss White 876-633-6205 Miss Kingston

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- Wasilla, AK, USA

Was told I had won $950,000 and a new Mercedes car. I was told that the call was being recorded by the ScamPulse.com and was also told multiple times that this was a legitimate winner notification. I was asked to have my identification, the prize number that was given to me by the first caller (Mark Meyers) which was 357159-US, and that I needed a "shipping and handling receipt" to have in hand before the prize patrol showed up Friday 10/30/15 at 9am. The shipping and handling receipt could be gotten from Safeway or Walmart by asking for a Western Union moneygram for $950.00 or if I didn't have the full amount, I could get a sponsorship for $450 or $500. I was told several times that I sounded skeptical about the prize & if I wanted to end the call, I would forfeit the prize or I could transfer the prize money to charity. Mr. Mason ended the call by saying that when the prize people showed up, I could call him & apologize.

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- Belleville, IL, USA

Man, who refers to himself as Dave Sawyer, called consumer and told me I had won $850. In order to get the money I had to drive to my bank and call him back once I was in the parking lot. The number he told me to call was 8-776-787-2318 but the number that showed up on my cellphone was 8-766-777-2318. He said once I was at the bank I should go through the drive through and ask for cash. I would receive a check in my name for $850 and use the account number 09566162 to receive the money. He doesn't want to take no for an answer.

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- Hazelwood, MO, USA

I received a phone call today from 8768968294 a man posing to be with PCH. He said I won 26 million dollars and I would need to pay $550 through Western Union to receive my prize.

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Person by the name of Shavane Watson said I would claim prize of $750,000 if I sent in money order for $300. Not trusting this, I hung up and tried to call the number I was given right back. The number was not a working number.

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- Easthampton, MA, USA

won a $400 voucher towards a computer

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Received check in mail was advised to call number on check 587.719.0326 for Publishers Clearing House. Rep asked for security code on check of OCT-PCH-2015 spoke with rep named Launa. Check was in amount of $7,920 Launa advised that check is real, so I went to bank to deposit and back teller person from business is not answering phone to confirm check; thus he believe check is fraudulent. Check says amount I am to receive is 10 Million dollars. Launa asked for my deposit info once I got to the bank, yet when teller caller her Launa did not answer. Check was from Bank of American in Dekald County.

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- Electra, TX, USA

he said he was from PCH and I needed to go to Walmart to wire money and get receipt for $250.00 and then the prizes would be delivered next week 2.5 mil and a Mercedes

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- Summerfield, NC, USA

Consumer reported that Publishers Clearing House called to say he had won some millions of dollars and he needed to pay $225 in order to receive his winnings. Consumer said that he talked to Bill Goldberg and phone number is 876-438-9601.

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- Carlyle, IL, USA

A man named Mike Anderson called me last week and told me I won $2.5 million dollars from the PCH Sweepstakes. Yesterday morning I sent $225 for shipping and handling and they would bring the cash prize and a free car. When I got home he asked for $599 for the IRS so that I wouldn't have to pay taxes at the end of the year and it was tax-free. I sent this money using a Western Union Money Gram.

I sent the money to Afwayne Pallas.

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- Hartford, IL, USA

I received a phone call today from a company claiming to be Publisher's Clearing House saying that I have won $980,000 but need to pay $300 first by Western Union.

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