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- Midland, TX, USA
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Marry Myyers Badge# 9568BC called at 9:14 am (September 2, 2021) on my cell phone and left a message that I had been selected as a winner in the Publisher's Clearing House Sweepstakes. I immediately knew it was a scam and did not intend to respond....but later (11:10 am) pulled up the voice mail to show my husband and mistakenly redialed the scammer. Just as I thought, it was a royal scam that included:

-setting up a deposit into my bank account (I gave no personal account numbers, etc.)

-getting a "claimer card number" #4149-9413-57 for CVS (given to me by the scammer)

-setting up a time (5:00 pm) September 2, 2021 for the UPS delivery service to pick up my "Claimer Card"

-instructed to go to CVS to obtain a One Vanilla card for $299 before 5:00 pm (When asked if I could travel, I told the scammer I had just gotten out of the hospital (true) and was not sure I was capable of traveling today. She asked if a caregiver could go for me!--no remorse here for a senior adult just out of the hospital!!!!) The scammer was sly enough to never mention money....just "two ninety-nine". When I asked if that meant $2.99, she was slightly taken aback and mumbled $20 would be okay.

-at this point, she said it would be easier to just make a direct deposit in my account.....I told her my husband refused to let me have any dealings with our bank account (not true) and I was not feeling well......and hung up.

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- Chattanooga, TN, USA
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A man called my home saying his name is Phillip Jackson and he is with the Publishers Clearing House. Calling to award me with 5.9 million dollars from Publisher Clearing House. In order to have the money released to me from the Federal Reserve Bank I need to send a post office money order in the amount of $499.00 to Mary Graham a certified public accountant working out of New York H&R Block.

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I answered a call this morning on my cell phone from Publishers Clearing House. Callers name was Peter Brown. Badge number 557KUS. He gave me phone number 917-383-3772. He told me I won Publishers Clearing House 2022 Mercedes Benz. Wanted me to go to Walgreens and get a $200 gift card. They would be at my house in twenty minutes. I told him I don't have any money. He needed to deliver my prize today. I know it is a scam. He said there may be a lot of people calling. He also said if the caller does not give a badge number it's a scam.

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The caller stated I had won $550,000,00. But in order to collect it I would need to go to Walgreens or Walmart and put $197.00 on a card and then send the money to them. It was called a processing fee.

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- Mentor, OH, USA
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I received a call on my cell phone from Publishers Clearing House. I won $10 million and a Mercedes Benz. I was talking to Michael McQueen. He told me to go to Walgreens and buy a Vanilla gift card for $499.99. I called Walgreens. They don't sell those. I was not going to purchase it anyway. I played along. I called Michael McQueen back at 646-971-0238 Extension 7. He told me to call Walmart or CVS. I decided at that point to call the Better Business Bureau. This sounds like a scam to me. Why should I have to pay a fee to win a prize. You never a pay for a prize. I wanted to notify the ScamPulse.com about this. I don't fall for these scams.

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Enter by ScamPulse.com Staff(NMS)-Received call from David Allen of PCH that I had won $10 Million & a Mercedes Benz. He faxed 9 pages of documents with the information to the FedEx store near me. I won by playing monthly sweepstakes, filling out lucky magazine crisp,shopping at my favorite store on a consistent basis or by paying my monthly bills on time. Agents are assigned as required by federal laws for security purposes, prize winners are required to follow instructions given in order to ensure that checks are delivered safely.After amount requested by the Federal Trade Commission & Internal Revenue Service is paid, prize will be delivered to my home within 24 hours. David Allen-Chief Prize Delivery Coordinator/Manager of Agency.William Knight-Exec Board Chairman, Nadine Parlini-Attorney,Timothy Breshers-Merchant Banker/Account Manager,Andrew Goldberg-Company Prize delivery Manager, Rev Jerry Williams-CEO.

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I was called on Sunday 8/15/2021 by Charlie Goodman, who claimed I had won the Publishers Clearinghouse sweepstakes. I called him back on Monday 8/16/21 for details. He told me I had won $3.7 million to be given to me as a certified check and also $5,000 a week for life. I was told open a bank account and call him back with the routing and account numbers. He gave me a passcode and winning number for verifying my identity. I was told I would not have to pay any taxes. He did not ask for money upfront but did tell me not to tell anyone or speak to any other representatives from Publishers Clearinghouse that may call. He said they would also come to my house to award the prize. He knew my address but I did not give him any other personal information. I called the real Publishers Clearinghouse and was told that this was a scam and that they never call anyone, they just show up at the home.

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- Cleveland, OH, USA
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I received a phone call on my answering machine from Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol. They gave a claim number. It said to call back with the claim number. I called the number back because I had entered a contest. I called 330-482-8061. A man answered Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol. He said I won millions of dollars. He said aren't you happy.We will bring the check today. I need to pay a $500 registration fee. I told him I don't have that kind of money. Another man called me back. His name was Goldstein. Phone number 876-863-3060. I will get roses like on television. H said I need to go to Walmart and register by paying $500. He asked if I had a credit card. They will pay it off. I did not give the credit card number. i hung up. When they wanted $500 that turned me off right then. They could deduct that from my winnings.

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- Rocky River, OH, USA
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Caller said I had won PCH Surprise Give away. The caller wanted a fee of 1,000 and I knew that PCH doesn't collect a fee and caller hung up on me. The prize was supposedly for 2.5 million,a Mercedes Benz , and $7500 monthly for life. They also sent an email to phone but no address attached to it Aug 12 in the afternoon. They said to call back to contact them with a claim number anytime Mon-Fri 8-5 Sat 9-4.

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- Cleveland, OH, USA
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I received a phone call from Publishers Clearing House. Callers name was Peter Anderson. Their phone number is 520-394-5732. Stated I won $5 million. I needed to go to Walmart and get a Vanilla gift card for $400 and send it back to them. They would arrive at my door with my winnings like they do on television. I did not send any money. This sounded fishy.

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- Roanoke, VA, USA
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Received a phone call from someone claiming to be Publishers Clearing House and requested a $250 One Vanilla gift card from Walgreens or CVS. Once they arrived at the door, they would collect the gift card.

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I received a couple of phone calls from Publishers Clearing House. Callers name was Mike Anderson. He also gave the name Michael K. Anderson. Their phone number is 585-531-2018. That number was my caller ID. Said I won $2.5 million and a Mercedes Benz. Wanted me to send a $950 cashiers check for taxes. He gave me an address to mail my check to their accountant. Walter Lightner 241 Tiger Lilly Dr. Parrish FL 34219. I did not send any money. They had my address. Wanted to deliver my prize. I kept asking is this real? He was good. I did not send any money.

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- Cleveland, OH, USA
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I received a phone call from George Spencer with Publishers Clearing House. He also mentioned Ohio Lottery. Told me I won $1.5 million and a Mercedes Benz. Gave me phone number 585-378-4786. Claim number 21177 US. He can be reached at phone number 202-897-0638. He wanted me to go to Walmart and get some type of credit card. Pay $500 for my prize. I did not pay any money. i knew it was a scam.

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- Lakewood, OH, USA
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I received a phone message claiming to be from Publishers Clearing House saying I won $5 million dollars. A senior citizen, I've haven't entered any sweepstakes in many years and immediately got suspicious. The message instructed me to call back but I suspected the caller just wanted to get my social security number or other personal info. Instead, I called BBB.

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I received a friend request on FaceBook from an old friend and accepted the request. Then, a day after accepting the request, i got a private Facebook message from the same friend, telling me that she won $400,000 from a Publisher's Clearing House sweepstakes, and my name was also on the page. She gave me a number and said to text it, and inquire. My curiosity got the best of me, I called the number but hung up. Then I was texted from that number and was given a webpage to go to. I clicked on it, and indeed my name was on it. But instead of going further, I called that friend, who confirmed that she was hacked on Facebook, and she had not sent me the messages.

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We received a call that my husband has won a Publishers Clearing House lottery prize of $3,500,000, plus $7500/month for life and a new Mercedes Benz car. My husband is an avid player of PCH contests so we actually answered the call,. After being told to press "1" for connection to a representative, there was a phone ring but no answer. We hung up, and quickly received a call back from a Mr. John Kelly, Sr. Vice Pres. of PCH. After a long conversation he sent an email with a large attachment. It was 10 pages of "documents" explaining that the ScamPulse.com highly endorsed our award, and congratulated us. It also informed us of fees that would be due to the IRS and the FDIC. In total about $20,000 would be due upon acceptance of the prize. The caller had a strange accent, possibly Middle Eastern. The errors in the alleged documents were what made me suspicious. There were numerous typos and grammatical errors, especially in the supposed letters from the IRS and BBB.

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An individual called and said he was from the publishers clearing house, and we had won 1/2 million dollars, then he asked all kinds of questions about all our bills and credit cards, how we have done our shopping, did we own our house, our banking company and other questions. Then he told us to not tell anyone about this because they would take advantage of us. He said his name was Michacle Perkins, and they would deliver it on Thursday, July.

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- Columbus, OH, USA
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I received a call from David Shakespeare, 876-278-9785, telling me I won $5,000,000 if I sent him a $500 Vanilla Visa Debit card. 

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- Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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I received a phone call from a gentleman claiming to be David Scott with publishers clearinghouse, he told me I had won the 2nd place of PCH, and my prize was 35 cashiers checks totaling 3.5 million dollars. He (David Scott)told me his supervisor Todd, would call me right back with some questions, which were how do I feel?, Am I happy about winning?, Do I want to receive the money publicly or private? Then he (Todd) told me if I told anyone about this phone call I would forfeit my winnings. David Scott called me 7 times from another phone number 876-774-9884, when I did not answer, he called from a restricted phone and left me a message to please answer the phone this is David Scott.I feel everyone should know about this scam, attempting to ruin I perfectly good business by trying to pretend to be PCH.Thank you, respectfully Janice Stokes

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They called and left messages saying she won money. And they want to escort her to the bank

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