Publishers Clearing House Scam: Do Not Be a Victim

Publishers Clearing House Scam  Do Not Be a Victim

Publishers Clearing House (PCH) does not ask for bank account or other financial information. There is no processing fee, tax or special handling charge required to win. The Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes prizes are delivered free of charge to the winners.

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If you are contacted by someone claiming to represent Publishers Clearing House, or claiming to be a PCH employee and asked to send or wire money, send a pre-paid gift card or a Green Dot MoneyPak card, or cash a check and send a portion back to him/her as payment for any reason to claim a Sweepstakes prize, it is a scam.

The scammers’ preferred method of sending money is through Western Union, MoneyGram, Green Dot MoneyPak card. This is because those methods of sending money make it virtually impossible for the victims to get back their money.

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Mar. 30, 2023 at 10:41 AM by
Publishers Clearing House Scam: Do Not Be a Victim
Carpediem from: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

UPDATE:

On the same day, I went to the PCH website and found a PCH Fraud/Scam Incident Report

which I completed and submitted. Today, I'll mail the original letter and envelop, as requested, to:

Publishers Clearing House

Attention: Darlene Federbush, Consumer Affairs

300 Jericho Quadrangle, #300

Jericho, NY 11753

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Mar. 29, 2023 at 3:38 PM by
Publishers Clearing House Scam: Do Not Be a Victim
Carpediem from: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Today, I received a FINAL NOTICE OF WINNINGS PAYMENT letter dated March 20th, 2023, from PCH, 101 Winners Circle, Port Washington, NY 11050, Winning number 383708. Contents in brief:

Congratulations on your winnings of $2,600,000.00. Payment arrangements: Contact your winnings claims agent JOE JOHNSON at 1-888-971-6608 for method of payment. You are eligible for a lump sum payout to your preferred bank account. It is mandatory for you to purchase insurance before delivery of your prize, to avoid default in taxes. The cost of insurance is $4,000 and must be paid in the form of a postal money order only. We do not accept personal checks, we only accept postal money orders. Winnings will not be delivered without payment of insurance.

Etc. etc.

Signed by: Mr. Miles Freeman

NOTE: The letter came oddly enough in an envelope with the following return address and was stamped in the UK by Royal Mail.

Leasehold and Right to Buy Services

London Borough of Hackney

Hackney Service Centre

1 Hillman Street

London E8 1DY

My question is: To whom can I send this letter for investigation? I called the above number for Joe Johnson, and both the number and the person who answered seemed authentic.

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Sep. 1, 2021 at 7:37 AM by
Publishers Clearing House Scam: Do Not Be a Victim
info

Here is another scam:

"From: Publishers Clearing House sandrafalces@tim.it

Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2021, 06:53:46 PM EDT

Subject: USA

©PCH

Dear PCH Customer,

We wish to inform you that you have won (Eight hundred & fifty thousand dollars)  in our PCH (email) winning draws.

please email Beth Broderick for collection.

Beth Broderick

Publishers Clearing House

Agent

beth.pchofficer @ yahoo . com

NY 10019, United States

_

You are to establish contact with the Following details below

Full Name_

Address_

Phone Number_

Thanks & Regards

Mrs. Roberta Luca Alice

Publishers Clearing House

NY, United States

To forfeit Publishers Clearing House, please unsubscribe"

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Jun. 6, 2020 at 8:48 PM by
Publishers Clearing House Scam: Do Not Be a Victim
an anonymous user from: Fort Lee, New Jersey, United States

there is another one about world life drinking water. usual scam method, 400 and they send you a check for 4 grand to cash made out thru post office check which is fraudulent. been there done that. learned my lesson.

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