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- Arab, AL, USA
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Scammer stated that his name was Jeffrey Douglas and he was with PCH badge #3019 in Westport, AL. He wanted to know if I had received a package thru ups with information about my winning the PCH contest and that they would be arriving within an hour and half at my home to deliver my winnings. I knew it was a scam but I played along to see what the punchline was. I had won 3.5 million dollars, but because I was over 50 the company would pay 98% of the taxes, I would only be responsible for the other 2%. So I would need to go to Walmart and that is when I was going to stop him to let him know that I was onto him, but before I could get the words out of my mouth he hung up. Now, the phone number and name he gave me. The number came up as “No caller ID” on my phone. He gave me all that info when I ask him that if he was with PCH why it came up with no phone number. Please let everyone know.

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Entered by ScamPulse.com Employee (NMS). Received a call from John Anderson that I had won 6.5 million dollars from Publishers Clearing House. He said I would need to go Walgreens and purchase a $500 check for the Registration Fee for the State Of Ohio. I knew it was a Scam

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- Logan, OH, USA
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I got a letter through US mail from Jon Carpenter, saying I had won $6 million from Publisher's Clearing House. I am to call 855-965-3659 or

416-505-2027 and they will tell me how much I have to pay, and get my account number to deposit the money.

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These people are promising that we won $ 3,000,000. However, they are first asking we pay them $ 899.00 before we receive our winnings. Not clear why we have to pay to receive our winnings.

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- Saint Petersburg, FL, USA
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the man with a very thick accent told me his name was dave sawyer, and he was cheif executive of PCH. his badge number was 1953PCHUS. he also told me the business was affiliated with the ScamPulse.com and the package #333rrss was how i could look them up on the ScamPulse.com website. however this does not exsist.

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- Encinitas, CA, USA
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I received a phone call telling me that I had won $3,500,000 and a Mercedes car on the PCH sweepstakes.He gave me the name of Robert Jones and told me I needed to pay $1300.00 for insurance in order for them to deliver the money and a further Transfer fee of $800.00 which was to be a money order with the payee left blank and sent to David Scott at the above address. Before I realized that this was a scam I had provided the name of my bank, my age, my email account, my address and private cell phone number.

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The caller stated she had won 3.2 million dollars and a new car. All she had to do was go to Walgreens and buy a $400 EB (?) card. Call the number back and let them know she had the $400 card. Once she tells them she has the $400 card they will come to the house and pick up the card. They would then notify Publishers Clearing House and they would come with the prizes. This is crazy having to give someone a $400 card before receiving the cards. Scamming a 97 year old woman is disgraceful!!!! Fortunately she calls me when this happens so I can report it for her or let her know if it is legit. I called the number and they told me the same thing to go get the $400 card and call us! I told her NO it's another scam on the elderly!!

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My 91 year old mother got three calls this morning from Publisher's Clearing House. He asked for her account number. I told her no, so she told him no. He hung up. He had an accent.

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A man by the name of David Carter called today stating that i won three million dollars and 2 brand new cars. But I would need to pay a processing fee to receive the money. I called my cell provider and let them know that i was scammed because the call came from a Jamaica number

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- Logan, OH, USA
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I got a call from Andrew Goldberg with Publisher's Clearing House. I was told to call: 800-421-7597. I called, and a man, David Sawyer, with an accent said I had won Publisher's Clearing House said I had won $2.5 million dollars and a Mercedes Benz. He wanted my SS number, and my bank routing number. When I wouldn't give it to hm, he asked which charity I wanted the money donated to, when I wouldn't answer that either, he hung up.

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Received a call from 876-298-1959 from a supposed Mr. David Johnson with Publisher Clearing House saying I had won 2.5million

dollars and a mercedes. It was believable because I enter Publisher's Clearing House prize entries. He was very professional, going

through what I had won, how I wish to receive the prize from their departure prize patrol. He asked a lot of personal questions but he

said I could pass on anything I did not care to answer. I passed on bank questions, owning home, annuities, etc.

He is very believable and leaves no stone unturned. Then the final statement is: You will need to purchase a $200 gold stamp

to prove that you are who you say you are and want to win. He goes through a very step by step process before the final "pay this amount".

He wanted to know if I am retired or still pay taxes. I did answer the last question for which I'm sorry. I suppose he can trace my social security number for which I am fearful. This is a very professional scam and believable. Please check out the number I gave you on my caller I.D. Thank you.

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- Kilgore, TX, USA
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Her husband had won a prize but didn't say what it was but for him to call Mark Livingston back.

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- Memphis, TN, USA
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I received a call from Publishers Clearing House saying we had won $15 million. They would be here in 45 minutes with a new Mercedes Benz. Only thing I had to do is pay $8,000 before they came. They said they would show up in a UPS truck with our money and after we paid $8,000, when we said we didn't have that much money, they said they could take $4,000 but we would get that back. He asked which bank we used, if we kept any money in the house and how much, if we had a computer, if we had any other phones in the house. They kept me on the phone for 90 minutes. This is a scam

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- Delaware, OH, USA
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I received a letter from Publisher's Clearing House. Included was a check for $7500 dated June 11th. The check is written against System Transport in Seattle, WA. It reads: "You are precluded from discussing your win with third parties." I'm to call Claims Manger George Webb or Christina Rice at 647 -671-0017. Security code PCH-1006. Ted Wilson Chief Financial Officer signed it. It came through USPS.

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They called my mom and told her that she had won $7000 a week through publishers clearing house. The only catch was that she needed to get a prepaid card with 492.93 and the money would be wired to her. I mentioned that I would be calling ScamPulse.com and to just hold on the line while I spoke to someone they immediately hung up

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Call to say I was sweepstake winner and gave me all information said he would fax inoformation. Gave me a passcode his name and phone and to call him when fax received that check would be delivered to me publicly once the amount US reasury department was paid 1% within 24 hours.

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- Huntsville, AL, USA
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Says I've won the publisher clearing house money but in order to get it by fed ex I have to purchase a 200 dollar steam wallet card

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- Avon, IL, USA
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I received a phone call from UNKNOWN this afternoon. The man indicated he was in Bloomington, IL and wanted to know how far away I lived from there. He gave his name as Frank Willis and said he was an agent for Publishers Clearinghouse. He said his ID was FW4001PCH. (He had asked me write down all of this information including today's date and time of phone call). He said I'd won 2 place in PCH contest and the check would be delivered to me by UPS. Their attorney is Mary Walker. She would be handing me the check and the keys to a new Mercedes. The check # is 00719676000; the package # 5523655236; the confirmation # 9162370204. He said his company is approved by BBB, Homeland Security, and Chambers of Commerce. He said there would be a Delivery's Invitation that required an ID from me such as a driver's license and I would also need to write a check and photograph this check which was to be in the amount of $199.99. At this point I disconnected.

I will say that for an American-sounding name, Frank Willis had a peculiar accent. Not an accent I could recognize.

If this call was a hoax as I believe it was, I wanted you to know. Thank you.

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- Columbus, OH, USA
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I am 74 years old. I live alone. On 4.28.20, I got a call from Jim Kingston, saying I had won Publishers Clearing House, I had won 12.5 million dollars and a Mercedes Benz, and $5000 a month for life. He said do not let anybody know what's going on. I began mailing certified checks overnight express thrugh the US Post office and FedEx to Kenneth Williams, 79 Radar Circle Rd, Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870. I sent $36,131. He said Mr. Williams was associated with the Certified Merchant Bank. He was collecing the money and would release the prize for delivery. He said the fees were to cover the costs of storing and delivering the car as well as its' title, and auto insurance for a year. I told him if it were a scam, I would file a complaint with the government. He said I couldn't do that as he has taken all legal steps. Originally, he said I would only have to pay $2,500 to get it. I paid, On May 26th he said he would $11,000 for fees to get the money. He was calling 3x a day. On June 4th, I paid $9500. He asked me for my Walmart credit card to buy three Android Galaxy phones, when I received the phones I mailed the phones onto NC. Then he ordered 9 more, which Walmart canceled. After paying them the $36,000, on June 18th he said he needed an additional $25,000.00. I said no. He said he'd been doing this for 15 years. I gave him my bank routing number and bank account number. I also gave him my Discover Card number because he said he would pay off that credit card, instead he took out a large advance. On June 19th, he called 17x. I have filed a police report, and reports with fraud department at Key Bank, my CPA, the FBI, Inspector General, OAG, LIfelock, US Senate Committee on aging, and FTC. The Columbus Police said they would subpeona the bank for the checks and the camera recordings. I took out cash advances against my credit cards to get teh money to pay the "fees". 

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- Oak Ridge, TN, USA
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I just received a phone call from a man stating his name is David Miller representing Publishers Clearing House. He stated I had won $250,000.00, a 50” tv, and an IPhone 11. He stated PCH would be paying 95% of the taxes and I would need to pay 5% of the taxes for $142.00 to receive my prizes. I told I did not have the money. He said he would email the documents to me to prove this was real. I gave him an old email address to send the documents to. He said he would call me back on July 15,2020 to see if I have the money. He gave me a phone number of 702-850-7619 to verify his information. He also called me on an Unknown number. He gave me a passcode number to state it was ligetimate.

(DM33313US). Can you stop him from doing all this????

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