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- Radcliff, KY, USA
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I received a call from someone who said they were from the PCH and that I had won a large prize. But in order to claim the prize I need to go to the post office and purchase a money order for $650 and overnight it to them to an address they would provide once I had the money order.

I called PCH and they said that they would never call me or ask me to send money.

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- El Dorado, AR, USA
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A man calling himself George Williams is blowing up my husband and my phone. He says he is with Publisher's Clearing House and my husband and I won $2.5 million and a 2020 Ford F150. The scammer says we will get $7k a week for the rest of our lives. He told us to go to post office with cash and mail it to Dorothy Weeks in Hillside, New Jersey. I am outside the post office now and called the ScamPulse.com for help.

The phone number is popping up as in Jamaica . I live in Junction City, Arkansas.

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- Cleveland, OH, USA
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I received a phone call last Friday 9-25-20 at 5:30 P.M. The caller claimed to be with Publishers Clearing House. The call was on my home phone. Callers name was Jim Kingston in Queens NY. Phone number 876-869-4925 was in my caller ID. He said I won $5.5 million. I would also receive a 2020 Mercedes Benz on delivery. I would need to pay $7500 to the FDIC. I have to pay for my prize. I never heard of anyone having to put up money to receive money. He said I should go to Federal Express or UPS Store to register. Registration fee of $7500. I told him I will have to check you out. I also told him it was a scam. He said it's legal. They would not run a scam. He gave me another phone number of 518-978-1393 for confirmation. I know it is a scam.

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- Olive Hill, KY, USA
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Received a call telling me I had won the publishers clearing house prize 5,000 a week for the rest of my life and 4.5 million check to start my new life and if I wanted this to be kept private or public wanted to know if I was familiar with better business bureau and the IRS male caller says he had to meet with people to let them know he has contacted me

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- Cambridge, ID, USA
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My wife received a phone call stating that we had won $9.9 million and that we would need to send them $4000 in order to be able to claim the money. I just found out from my wife last Friday that she mailed them a check through the U.S. Post office for $4000. Now Billy Anderson called this morning asking for two gift cards for $500 each to be sent to them as well. The caller ID # is 876-428-1246. The receipt from the Post office shows: **** 2995551 USA going to *******, SC 29902, delivered on 9/18/2020 at 3pm.

They said they would be at my house on Wednesday to the deliver the money we won.

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- Mobile, AL, USA
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I received a Facebook message from a friend regarding a PCH grant he received that I might also be interested in receiving. He gave me the link which I texted and was connected to another person thru FB messenger. Realizing it was a scam I exited FB messenger. They then texted me on my cellphone which I didn't respond to. The scam texted was sent from 281-325-0585. I did call my friend back who said he was hacked and that the hacker got his FB messenger list and that was not him that messaged me but was the hacker using his identity.

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My parents are 95 and 93 and they are receiving phone calls from Eric Johnson at the Better Business Bureau. He can be reached at 623-246-8385, x. 101. He says they are making sure the winning presentation for my father is on the up and up. He wants me to call Wells Fargo at 323-499-3093 and choose option two to direct me to the appropriate department for the winnings. Then I'm to call him back about the presentation, and how they want to receive the winnings.

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- Columbus, OH, USA
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In March I got a letter from Publishers Clearing House with a check for $6975.15 from Optim RX written against Wells Fargo bank, Claims manager Ritchie Jenkins, phone 289-981-7876. In August I got a letter from Publishers Clearing House with a check for $5985.15 from Optim RX written against Chase bank, Claims manager Ritchie Jenkins, phone 365-366-7098.

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- Overton, TX, USA
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Called total of 3 times, 2 on 9/4/2020 & 1 time 9/5/2020. First caller said his name was Robert Goodman with Publishers Clearing House, #5058500127. Distinct accent, difficult to understand. Said we had won $3.9 million & $7,000 each week for life. Asked how far we were from a Walgreens & all we'd have to do is pay a $400 registration fee in U.S. dollars. Told the man we know how PCH operates and this is

definitely a scam and he tried to convince that it's not a scam. The call on 9/5/2020 he asked if we'd be home for an hour or so in order

that our package could be delivered to our door. Hung up on all 3 calls and needless to say, nothing was delivered to our home. No personal information was given and hope no one getting these calls give any information to them.

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- New Orleans, LA, USA
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They call at all times for several weeks telling me that I won money.

They are the scam Publishers Clearing House.

I am blind and when I told them that they hung up on me.

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I was contacted by phone and told that I had won the Publishers Clearing House 2nd place prize of $2.5 million ($7,000/week) and a new Mercedes Benz. The caller sounded legit; had my personal information including month and year of my birth and my previous addresses. But they didn't have my current address. I asked for more information in order to legitimize the call so they sent me an email from [email protected]. The email looked legitimate, but in the email they asked for $3500 in legal fees in order to release my prize. I researched PCH online and found that they will never notify winners by phone and furthermore, will not ask for money in order to release a prize.

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- Bloomingburg, OH, USA
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Publishers Clearing House called saying I won $2.5 million, $7000 a week for life and a car. But he wants $500 on a gift card. He had an accent.

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- Pensacola, FL, USA
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On Saturday, August 29th from a Robert Scott indicating that he was a representative of Publishers Clearing House and that I was a winner of brand new Chevrolet and 2.5 million dollars. He indicated that in order for me to claim my prize I would have to go to the bank and withdraw 1,400.00 and go to the Post Office to get a money order and send it to Norma Vawghn - 406 Dartmouth Dr., Haines City, FL 33894 and notate a prize code of 4332490USA on the money order, initially he indicated that he could come pick me up with the new car & go with me to the bank & Post Office. I asked him where he was and he indicated he was in a local motel & that the car was currently sitting on a flat bed truck waiting to be delivered and then change his story saying that he would not be able to come pick me up. He also provided another phone number of 850-359-4190 but I can't remember what that number was for. When I indicated that it was a Saturday & the bank was closed he became agitated. He called back this morning to find out if I had sent the money and when I indicated that I had not he became mad & cussed me out. When looking at the caller id on my phone this morning it indicated Kingston J.

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- Willisburg, KY, USA
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That I had won 5 million dollars from publisher clearing house. Wanted me to get $17,000 to pay the taxes on the money. Asked for all my personal information. Then told me they turned around due to I couldn’t meet tax liability. When I said I would contact BBB, they hung up.

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- Medina, OH, USA
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Entered by ScamPulse.com Staff - LJ - 8-25-20

I would like to report a scam. It is Publishers Clearing House. I answered a call on my cell phone. A man said he had a prize box to deliver. He was an hour away. The phone number they have you call is 931-292-4851 Extension 9. Albert Johnson. I called the number. Wanted me to pay $950 for taxes. Told me to go to Walmart or Walgreens and wire the money. That's when I knew it was a scam. He asked how much money I had. I hung up. I did not send any money.

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- Columbus, OH, USA
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I received a call on August 11, 2020, 3:48pm from Publishers Clearing House saying I had won mercedes benz and over $50,058.00, plus I would receive $50,000.00 in cash and $5,000.00 a week for the rest of my life. His name was Bobby Six prize director. His badge # BS-0195 They were going to be coming with the prize. He asked for my name. He gave me my winning ticket # as 44945162. He said he IRS would be asking for 99%. He was saying when they come to my house I had to give them a claimers receipt of $487.00. This is where I stopped them. It sounded too much like a scam and I wasn't giving up any money. I am 80 yrs old but not stupid.

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- Tyler, TX, USA
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A man identified as David Sawyer w/ph# 876-255-8924 to confirm this opportunity was "legit". He said she had won $5MM and asked $250. He said when she got the $, how did she want to receive the winnings.

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Constant calls, telling them about you can win their sweepstakes, you...send this or tell them that. Called PCH (The real company) and was told that was not their number. And beware of their tactics. 1-800-542-9453 is not a official PCH number!

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- Amarillo, TX, USA
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A man whose told me his name was Paul and had an accent and I could barely understand called to tell me I had won $2.5 Million and a Mercedes car. He gave me a confirmation number of 9475US. I knew it was a scam and hung up on him and called the ScamPulse.com to report them.

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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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