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If you are ever contacted by someone claiming to represent PCH, or claiming to be one of our employees, and asked to send or wire money (for any reason whatsoever, including taxes); or send a pre-paid gift card or Green Dot Moneypak card in order to claim a sweepstakes prize — DON'T! It's a SCAM.
Sep 13, 2017 · We think it’s flat-out wrong when unscrupulous individuals impersonate the “real” PCH and contact fans and friends like you – often asking their victims to send some sort of payment or fee to claim a fake PCH “prize” (which, by the way, is something the real PCH would never, ever do). At Publishers Clearing House the winning is always free!
If you are ever contacted by someone claiming to represent PCH, or claiming to be one of our employees, and asked to send or wire money (for any reason whatsoever, including taxes); or send a pre-paid gift card or Green Dot Moneypak card in order to claim a sweepstakes prize — DON'T! It's a SCAM.
- At PCH The Winning Is Always Free!
- Beware of Fake Checks and Bogus Offers
- Beware of Fraudulent Emails
- Beware of Scam Calls
- PCH Is Fighting Back Against Fraud!
- Consumer Information
- Information Sharing & Enforcement
- Public/Private Partnerships
- A Message from Our Partners at The Federal Trade Commission
- Text Message Scams
At PCH the winning is always free and you NEVER have to pay to claim a prize. Recognizing the difference between legitimate sweepstakes and other types of offers that may not be legitimate will help you protect yourself and your family If someone contacts you claiming to be from PCH, and tells you that you've won a prize — then asks you to send a p...
Publishers Clearing House wants to warn you about scam artists sending out real looking checks in an attempt to get you to send money! Here's how the "Fake Check" scam works. Scam artists send you an official looking letter claiming to award you a sweepstakes prize. The letter may illegally use the name of a well known company like Publishers Clear...
Publishers Clearing House (PCH) does NOTsend e-mails notifying consumers that they have won a major prize. If you win a major prize in our sweepstakes, the PCH Prize Patrol will contact you in person. For smaller prizes (usually less than $10,000.00), winners are notified by overnight delivery services (FedEx, UPS), certified mail, or email in the ...
Publishers Clearing House (PCH) does NOT make or authorize outgoing calls to consumers to sell merchandise or magazines, or to solicit sweepstakes entries. Our major winners are notified by mail or in person (at our option) and we never phone ahead to disclose that someone has won a major prize. If you receive a phone call from someone claiming to ...
Since its inception, the hallmark of the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes has been that no purchase, fee, cost or payment is ever necessary to enter or win. This message appears repeatedly in our mailings in many forms, is present in our website disclosures and is featured on our toll-free customer service line. Publishers Clearing House has r...
With the belief that educated consumers are in the best position to stop fraud, Publishers Clearing House has undertaken a number of consumer education programs that are designed to reach those who might be targeted by fraudulent sweepstakes scam artists. These efforts include: Toll-Free Consumer Education:Every year hundreds of thousands of consum...
Scam Database:Consumers who contact Publishers Clearing House with reports of scams illegally using our name are requested to provide a full report of the incident to specially trained customer service representatives. Such information is recorded on a scam database created and maintained by Publishers Clearing House. The information compiled on th...
In an effort to better educate consumers and fight those who may perpetrate frauds using the guise of a legitimate sweepstakes, Publishers Clearing House has actively participated in a number of public/private partnerships whose mission is to stamp out the scams. PCH was a founding corporate member of the National Public/Private Fake Check Task For...
PCH and the FTC would like you to know that while consumers of all ages are targets for Scams, the consequences often are more severe for older people, many of whom live alone and have no way to recoup their losses. This video from our partners at the FTC provides helpful information for seniors, or caregivers helping seniors, with these issues. Re...
Publishers Clearing House has recently been made aware of fraudulent text messages, which include a reference to the "Prize Patrol," being sent to mobile devices by scam artists. Recipients are told they have won a $1,000 Walmart gift card and are then asked to reply and visit a particular internet site where they will be asked to provide certain p...
A scam is a situation where you were contacted by someone claiming to represent Publishers Clearing House, or claiming to be a PCH employee and maybe were asked to send or wire money, send a pre-paid gift card or a Green Dot MoneyPak card, or cash a check and send a portion back to them as payment for any reason to claim a Sweepstakes prize.
Jun 8, 2022 · If someone tells you that you’ve won a major prize from PCH through social media (Facebook or Instagram)… STOP! PCH employees and Prize Patrol Members will NEVER contact you this way. Likewise, if you get a friend request or private message from someone claiming to be a PCH employee or a Prize Patrol Member… STOP!
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Aug 23, 2017 · Remember – stay educated and know the signs of a PCH scam! At Publishers Clearing House we NEVER contact our winners in advance. It’s ALWAYS a surprise. To identify a scam, you should look for the following signs: You were messaged on social media; You received a phone call telling you that you are a major prize winner at PCH.
