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- Sacramento, CA, USA • Apr 08, 2026
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I received a regular non official envelope addressed to myself that have the attachment enclosed.

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- Portage, MI, USA • May 12, 2025
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received a letter via postal service stating won a $760,000 grand prize. There was also a "sponsorship" check for $7925.63 to pay out of pocket expense for taxes and handling & processing fees. Said 'check' was from Rushco Energy Specialists INC 10765 Tube Dr. Hurst Tx 76053. Letter said to contact David Godson at 914-521-2532 or 917-727-9973 or 680-203-5834 or 01144-74489-23756 to method of payment.

Final paragraph was:

"Please be advised, do not take further action until you have contacted your claims agent (DAVID GODSON) who will assist you on how to claim your cash prize winnings. Please keep this award letter strictly confidential until your cash prize winnings have been processed and remitted to your designated account. It is company policy to keep this letter and your cash prize winnings confidential to avoid double or false claims"

Signed by Publishers Clearing House Executive Vice President Debrah Holland.

I did call the number and spoke to 'David' on behalf of my father (who recieved the letter) 'David' demanded to speak to him. When I told him that I knew this was a scam he hung up on me.

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- Roseville, MI, USA • Apr 23, 2025
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Said i needed to pay a fee in order to claim my prize winnings

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- Roseville, MI, USA • Apr 23, 2025
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The caller said i had to pay 250.00 in order to claim my prize

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- Reno, NV, USA
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The person that called use the name John Green. Told me to stay home all day monday September 18th and wait for my prize of 3.5 million dollars, a new 2023 Mercedes and $7000 a week for life. When i called back that monday thats when he said i need to go to walmart and get a prepaid card and they will tell me how much to load on it and then the prizes will be delivered.

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- Akron, OH, USA
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The contacted me by mail and I gave them a call. They stated I needed to pay 22,000 for taxes etc.. I had to pay with gift cards. I gave them the gift card numbers over the phone. They have since changed their number. They contacted me by multiple banks.

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- Albuquerque, NM, USA
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They called me saying that I won the Publisher clearing house lottery of 11 million dollars and a car and that it's 100 ?? true they paid the taxes all I have to do is pay 2500 for processing fee

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- Albuquerque, NM, USA
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His name is Dave Fareas he told me that I won the Publisher clearing house lottery and of 11 million dollars and 7000 thousand dollars a month for the rest of my life and a Mercedes car all I have to do is pay 2500 dollars for the processing fee and about 5 other one have called me to with a different amount of money they said I won but they all said that a Mercedes car came with the money

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Told me that I had won

3.5 million

50 thousand cash

5 thousand a week

GMC Denali Pickup Truck

Jayco Travel Trailer Camper

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Received phone call from Kimberly who claimed she was a representative of Bank of America Reward Center representing Publisher Clearing House. She stated I won 4.5 million dollars. Had to retrieve an e-mail from IRS to obtain the confirmation number. Email address: [email protected].

The letter was on IRS letterhead and IRS phone number 1-888-503-6225. Phone number was valid. The letter confirms my winning of 4.5 million dollars. The monies will be deposited to a Bank of America account and would be available pending check verification letter which is signed and authorized by the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Trade Commission. The letter also states documents that needed to be completed before the deposit is available to cash. These documents are:

1. IRS waver (IRS/FTC) $89,456.98 (paid)

2. Check verification letter (IRS) $89,356.75 (pending);

3. Wire transfer processing fee $36573.11 (pending)

4. Insurance (F.D.I.C.) $17,800 (Pending)

5. Government Approval Stamp $98,000 (paid)

6. Federal Tax $13,000 (paid)

7. State Tax $47,519 (pending)

I was then instructed to create an account on the IRS.gov web site using the confirmation code. Then i was to complete a wire transfer of $17,800 from my bank. I was to call Kimberly before I left the house to obtain additional information regarding the wire transfer. Since this was a confidential transaction, I could not release any information (including my children until the monies were successfully transferred.

I knew that this was a scam when Kimberly asked for money for F.D.I.C. insurance.

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- Tippecanoe, OH, USA
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6-9-21 @ 3:00pm TT Letty she received a phone call from John Green 516-259-4478 that she had won $3,500,000. They were coming this afternoon @ 3:30pm but she had to have a $2,000 check ready for them. # people would be coming 6-10-21 @ 3:30pm.

He gave her a claim# 20210085949 US.

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Auto recording stating I won a car and money. Listed to many numbers. When I called the number they called fromc a computer voice said to leave a detail message with email .. when I call got a man who sounded drunk and 3 call was just house noises in background.

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A friend of mine asked me if I had applied for a PCH grant. She sent me a link to a FB page and a link to "apply" for the grant. I believe this is most likely a scam.

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- Saint Albans, WV, USA
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They called me and I missed the initial call, but called the number back in case it was work related. A guy stating that his name was John Jefferson (spoke really bad English) told me I won 3.5 million dollars and a Mercedes. He did not ask my name, or phone number or anything that would identify me. When asked how I won, he stated that I had won from mailing I had filled out, then changed it to the surveys on the back of Wal-Mart receipts. I asked to talk to a supervisor as I could not understand him. Then the supervisor said it was because I paid my taxes on time and it was a prize from the BBB. They asked that I send them a wire transfer of 5181$ to cover the processing fee.

Stated they were located in Charleston, WV then changed it to Clarksburg, WV. However the number was from Virginia. said they could not give an email address, mailing address, or website due to regulations against that.

They would not give me a web-site, address, phone number (other than the one I called). Became very irritated when I kept asking for a website, or address. He kept asking if I had the money to cover the cost of processing fee and asking how I planed to transfer the funds.

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Consumer received a call supposedly from Publisher Clearing House saying she

won $2.5 Million dollars in order to collect the money she would have to send $950.00

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Consumer received phone call from Victor Williams pretended to be Publisher Clearinghouse --stating she won but first need to make some type of payment to obtain the prize.

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