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I received a call from an individual Mark Spencer with a claim number (19935456312USA) and confirmation number (20042021PCH), saying that I had won money but needed $199 for a registration fee in check or credit card form. They asked prying questions like, how old I was, was I on fixed income, and asked for my SSN and bank information. I refused to provide any details and ignored further attempts at contacts.

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I got an instant message from my friend, who I haven't talked to in years. She told me to contact Derek Johnson with Publisher's Clearing House. He told me to keep it quiet until you get your money. He told me I won't need an attorney. He wants me to pay $550 to win $50,000. My friend told me to go ahead and pay it. He sent me a copy of her driver's license. I told him that I'm on Disability and I don't have the money. He keeps IM.

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- Wichita Falls, TX, USA
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They claim that I won money and a car but I have to pay to get it.

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- Bowie, TX, USA
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They tried to tell me that I had won PCH but they wanted my account info and I hung up on me.

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- Peoria, IL, USA
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We received a call from a guy pretending to be from Publishers clearing house. given the name of james cooper - 877-354-2860 - they answered with PCH and asked me to push 5 and gave me a number number. This guy called again today and gave me his supposed office number to call him back by 3 today - the number there is 360-919-2449. They are telling me that I won something and a bunch of crap. asked me to pick up a vanilla gift card for $599. I knew it was a scam but wanted to pass along the information.

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- Salt Lake City, UT, USA
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Caller ID: J.M. Kingston

Told me I had won the 2nd prize from Publishers Clearing House ($3.8 million); also would be sent roses, champaign & wine, 2 cards worth $300 each (1 for groceries/1 for gas) besides my lottery win. Knew my name & my husband's name, our address and obviously, the phone number. Told him that I haven't subscribed to anything Publishers Clearing House in many, many years. He said they still had record of me from way back. However, I have moved since "those" days. I told him I thought it was a scam. He told me I was selected from a special senior list. Qualifications: I shopped at the local grocery stores, paid my bills on time, had no criminal record, and 74 yrs/+. He asked if I were writing down the additional items I'd be receiving. When I said no, he said to get a pencil and do it. After renaming part of the winnings, he left the phone. He didn't hang up, and I was still connected until I hung up.

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Receiving calls from this number repeatedly multiple times a day.

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I'm 82 yrs old. I've been approached a couple of times on FB for a government grant: $80,000 and $100,000. Theywere trying to help old people. On Friday I got a message on Messenger, and I was told that Publisher's Clearing House had chosen my Facebook profile as the best, and I'd won a million dollars, and I just had to fill out an application.

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- Tyler, TX, USA
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Multiple scam calls from someone claiming to be Publishers Clearing House.

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- Cincinnati, OH, USA
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I got a call from Susan Miller. She has an accent but she's trying to sound American. She said she's been trying to reach mefor 8 months. She said I had won Publisher's Clearing House, $2.5 million, a 2020 Mercedes Benz. She asked if I was married or lived alone. I said I was married, so then she started talking to both of us. She said God is with you, and God has blessed you. She was trying to keep me calm, pretending to be interested in my health, asking if I had eaten and taken my medicine, and asked how I slept. She told me to call Federal American Bank at 845-512-0205 to verify my winnings. I called and the bank verfied my winnings. She said I would need to get a cashiers check from my bank for $4,900 to pay taxes and insurance. Make it out to Alana Williams F and take it to bank and deposit it into account number BE50-50918 and they would get the money from there. I asked why it couldn't be deducted from my winnings, and she said because the fee had to be taken from another bank account. They told me I had to keep this confidential.

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516-259-6139 is calling saying they Claims Department from the Publishers Clearing House calling at all hours, this was past 10 pm

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- New Richmond, WI, USA
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Supposedly, my husband was a 1st place lottery winner. It was very dubious/suspicious because my husband passed (he knew the name of my husband used/not full legal) and said he would send a document to prove it was legitimate.  I told him my background was in the legal field and I would pursue the matter if it is a scam. Hewanted me to print out the email he sent me WHILE he was on the phone - I denied it. I will maybe do it when I get back from work. He wants me to call back when I get home from work - I did NOT actually open the PDF but DID open the email. 

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Caller was Dave Cooper saying he was CEO of Publisher’s Clearing House saying the callee had received two letter regarding being a First place winner. Callee had not received any letters.

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- Brooklet, GA, USA
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I Received A VM from A Missed Call On 3-24-2021 Supposably from PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE, The VM Left Was From a RECORDED MESSAGE NOT A PHYSICAL PERSON, I DO Have A ACCOUNT & ACTIVELY PLAY The PCH SWEEPSTAKES, But VM DIDN'T Say WHO VM Was DIRECTLY Addressed To & NO CONTACT NAME Was LEFT To RETRIEVE PRIZES, VM Just Stated The WINNINGS Of A LiL Over 2MILLION DOLLARS & A NEW MERCEDES As The BONUS PRIZE WON Too & A PHONE NUMBER Along With A PRIZE CLAIM NUMBER Was LEFT in VM For RETRIEVAL Of PRIZES & To GIVE A CALL BACK To CLAIM, I DID TRY NUMBER BACK SEVERAL TIMES With EACH TIME Answered By A AUTOMATED MESSAGE Thanking U For Contacting PCH & Directing Me To CALL BACK Or LEAVE A MESSAGE Due To It Being NOT DURING BUSINESS HOURS & This Was About 8:30AM EASTERN TIME On 3/35/202, I STILL HAVEN'T SPOKE To ANYONE But I ALSO HAVEN'T CALLED BACK Either, This is The ONLY COMMUNICATION I'VE RECEIVED FROM PCH LIKE THIS Out Of The Blue With No PRIOR CONTACT Of ANY KIND EXCEPT For THIS VM, OTHER THAN BACK In 2018 When I RECEIVED ANOTHER PHONE CALL OUT THE BLUE From PCH Stating I WON Then Too Which Was A PHYSICAL PERSON Who CALLED BACK THEN & NEVER HEARD NOMORE From THEM BACK THEN EXCEPT That ONE CALL....So I DONT KNOW If THIS Is LEGIT Or NOT & I DID SAVE THE VM & CLAIMS NUMBER I RECEIVED If ItS NEEDED From ME For THE BBB, I Just WASN'T SURE EXACTLY How To FORWARD A VM In THIS COMPLAINT. TYVM!!

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My late husband recieved a check for 9785.00 from publishers clearing house letter scammer, stating this was to cover insurance and attorney fees. The letter states he won 2.5 million and you must call this number before depositing the check. This letter has canada numbers to call, new york address on letterhead and on the check Optum RX on Wells fargo account Really. these people are attempting to scam. I have the letter, check and envelope which all has different addresses and obvious scam

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- Knoxville, TN, USA
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Mr. Robert Walker from Publishers Clearing House called and said I had won $1.5 million dollars and a 2021 Mercedes Benz and $5000 a week for life. He gave me many different numbers to write down. He wanted to bring my prizes today. He asked if I was married or retired. I told him yes, and disabled. He asked if I had received a letter, and I said yes. He asked if I had returned it, and I said yes. He told me to go to my bank and get a Cashier's check for $890 to pay a fee. I said I don't have that kind of money in the bank. He transferred me to his boss Mr. Dave Sawyer. He told me to just go to the bank and tell them you need the money. He said they were brining it at 3:30pm, but the call came in after 3:30pm. He said it wasn't going anywhere it would be reimbursed back to me. He told me they work with the BBB. They both had accents.

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I was contacted on Facebook Messenger. Now my phone is ringing with offer of $15,000,000 and new mercedes

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- Arlington, TX, USA
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They claimed that I had won some money but they wanted me to buy a gift card to pay for taxes up front. I told them that I needed to call the ScamPulse.com first.

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- East Peoria, IL, USA
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I received a call from Dave Seyers calling from publishers clearing house - letting me know that I won a prize of $7000 a week for life. He instructed me to drive to wal-mart to purchase a gift card. Dave told me to call him back (716-666-1552) once I got to wal-mart and he would let me know which card I needed to purchase. After talking it over with my husband, we decided it was best to call ScamPulse.com to see if this was legit. During the phone call he was asking several questions about our financials - such as do we have a checking or savings account.

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- Memphis, TN, USA
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