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Spot A Publishers Clearing House Scam With Danielle’s Tips

Hi everyone, it’s Danielle with the Prize Patrol!  Did you know that I have a Danielle Lam PCH Prize Patrol Fan Page on Facebook where I post behind the scenes insight about our Sweepstakes Headquarters, plus updates from the road? It’s also the PERFECT place for me to talk to fans about our Sweepstakes, winning moments and life overall. I’m so happy that the page has grown to over 42,000 “LIKES” – WOW!!!

I personally think that being a Prize Patrol member is the most fun, rewarding, exciting job there is — and clearly other people do too, because there are people PRETENDING to be ME on Facebook! And I do not want any of you to get fooled because it’s not really me, it’s a Publishers Clearing House scam! Now they say imitation is the best form of flattery, but THIS is certainly not the case.  These pretenders are Facebook SCAMMERS that try to dupe our fans on Facebook into sending them sensitive information or money to claim prizes. It makes me so angry because the REAL Prize Patrol would never do that!

I want to do EVERYTHING I can to make sure our fans do NOT get scammed through these Facebook scammers, so here are easy tips to follow:

#1 – The ONLY legitimate PCH Fan pages are pages that I personally LIKE: Publishers Clearing House, PCHSearchAndWin, PCHgames, PCHlotto, PCHtips, Candystand.com, Dave Sayer PCH Prize Patrol, Todd Sloane At PCH, and Deborah Holland. If it’s not liked by me: It’s a Publishers Clearing House scam!

#2 – We don’t send friend requests on Facebook.  If you receive a friend request from someone on the Prize Patrol or anyone saying they work for us: It’s a Publishers Clearing House scam!

#3 – The Prize Patrol DOES NOT send private messages on Facebook. If you receive an IM or Message, it is NOT the real Prize Patrol: It’s a Publishers Clearing House scam!

#4 – We NEVER notify winners on Facebook. If you receive any winner notifications on Facebook, you guessed it: It’s a Publishers Clearing House scam!

With these simple rules, it should be easy for you to identify Facebook scammers.  If you EVER have any questions though about whether something is a Publishers Clearing House scam or not, I AM HERE FOR YOU!  Just go to my Danielle Lam PCH Prize Patrol Page on Facebook and write on my wall – or you can post a comment here on the blog!

Danielle Lam

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  1. Hello,
    Like many of the comments below, I received a check for $4,950.00 with the promise of another $345,050.00 after I call the # provided. I have to admit my heart skipped a beat when I saw this check, but it only took a minute or so to realize it can’t be true. Postmarked in Canada, the letter appears to have peen printed from a regular printer, PCH Official Notification seal is blurred, not raised, and doesn’t even appear to be stamped on. The check itself looks legit except that the payer is:
    JOLOHA ENTERPRISES, INC.
    DBA ROACH REID OFFICE SYSTEMS
    DBA ISCRIBE HEALTHCARE
    #### GILCHRIST RD
    AKRON, OHIO #####

    I was happy to see all of this info already online, yet still a little disappointed as I’ve been out of work for more than 2 years now and can really use the help.

    1. Hi Mary, I’m sorry to hear you’ve been contacted by a scammer. Remember, the real PCH doesn’t notify our major prize winners via phone, standard mail, email, or social media, and we never ask for money to claim a prize. Please report any details you have about that scam contact to us at this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. I also encourage you to check out these Safety Tips for some great info on what to watch for: https://bit.ly/FraudProtection2. Stay safe!!

    1. Hi Oma! Please report all contacts from scammers to PCH via this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. PCH does partner with the Federal Trade Commission and we send all scam reports to them so please make sure you let us know anytime a scammer contacts you. Remember, the real PCH never notifies major prize winners via phone, standard mail, email, or social media, and we never ask winners to pay to claim their prize. You can see more Safety Tips here: https://bit.ly/FraudProtection2. Please be careful everyone; don’t become a scammer’s victim.

    1. Hi Jason, that is definitely a scammer that has contacted you. The real PCH doesn’t notify our major prize winners via phone, standard mail, email, or social media, and we never ask for money to claim a prize. Please report any details you have about that scam contact to us at this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. I also encourage you to check out these Safety Tips for some great info on what to watch for: https://bit.ly/FraudProtection2. Stay safe everyone!!

  2. Just received today from Publishing Clearing House today,that I won 350 0000
    addressed from Publishing Clearing House.Contact was a Robert Benson.A 4950.00 enclosed check .Joloha Enterprises Inc.DBA Roach REID OFFICE Systems.2737 AKRON OHIO.44305.Too good to be true.Know it is a scam.Envelope has a Canada posting.

    1. Hello Ruby, that is definitely a scam, PCH would never send you a check like that. The real PCH doesn’t notify our major prize winners via phone, standard mail, email, or social media, and we never ask for money to claim a prize. Please report any details you have about that scam contact to us at this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. I also encourage you to check out these Safety Tips for some great info on what to watch for: https://bit.ly/FraudProtection2. Stay safe everyone!!

  3. Just wrote a comment about a 2021 not 1921 regarding my winnings in 2021. Danielle was helping me and I paid for deliver. Not sure if this Danielle as she is asking for more money bc of the winnings.

    1. Hi Shelvia! I’m sorry to tell you that was a scammer, NOT the real Danielle from the Prize Patrol. The real PCH doesn’t notify our major prize winners via phone, standard mail, email, or social media, and we never ask for money to claim a prize. Please report any details you have about that scam contact to us at this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. I also encourage you to check out these Safety Tips for some great info on what to watch for: https://bit.ly/FraudProtection2. Stay safe everyone!!

    1. Hi Adam! That is a scammer pretending to be Danielle Lam – not the real Danielle Lam! The real Prize Patrol never contacts our winners privately including by chat, and you never need to pay to claim a prize. Please let your father know that that’s a scammer. Make sure to report this scam to us by completing a scam incident report. Click this link to find out how: https://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. This link has a lot of good tips for spotting and dealing with scammers: https://info.pch.com/fraud-protection-2/. Thanks for looking out for your father for us!

      1. I just want to know one more thing. You as a Prize Patrol person wouldn’t go and show something like your Badge or Actual ID to someone, right?

      2. Hi Adam! It sounds like you’ve been contacted by a scammer. The real PCH doesn’t notify our major prize winners via phone, standard mail, email, or social media, and we never ask for money to claim a prize. Please report any details you have about that scam contact to us at this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. I also encourage you to check out these Safety Tips for some great info on what to watch for: https://bit.ly/FraudProtection2. Stay safe everyone!!

    2. PCH. I was contacted by Danialla Lamm.
      She says she’s the rel thing. She still claims I still need to send $1300 to activate the winnings. Here’s what she said. Without your activation fee we don’t deliver any winnings hope you don’t get the news out there. This is what she said. Here some more. We never deliver any winnings to any winners without collecting he or his of there activation fee !! Do the winners pay the activation fees?

      1. Hi Paul! Please be careful, that’s a scammer. The real PCH doesn’t notify our major prize winners via phone, standard mail, email, or social media, and we never ask for money to claim a prize. Please report any details you have about that scam contact to us at this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. I also encourage you to check out these Safety Tips for some great info on what to watch for: https://bit.ly/FraudProtection2. Stay safe everyone!!

  4. Hey Danielle this is Raul I was scammed so stupid by these scammers and I wish I looked this up first but man they used you good tho… I believe it cause its you .. you know .. lol anyways you look great and keep up the good work!!!!

    1. Hi Raul, we’re sorry to hear the scammers have contacted you. We would like to remind everyone that you never have to pay to claim a PCH prize. PCH do NOT contact winners of a major prize via phone, text, email, mail, or on Social Media. Please report all scammers to us by completing a scam incident report: https://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. We provide numerous videos, blogs, and tips to help protect yourself and you can check it out here: https://info.pch.com/fraud-protection-2/. Please stay safe!

  5. Hi, Danielle. I’ve received a letter and a check for $4,950. The letter states that I won second prize in the 100Million Dollar Super Cash Giveaway for a total of $350,000. The Claims Manager claims to be Robert Benson whose security code is PCH-4141. Seems like a scam to me. Just checking.

    1. Hi Jedediah, I’m sorry to tell you that was a scammer, not the real PCH. It’s important to remember that PCH does not contact winners of a major prize via phone, text, email, mail, or on Social Media. Also, if anyone asks you for money for any reason to claim a prize, you can be sure they’re a scammer. Please don’t give them any money, or any personal information! You can report them to us at this link: https://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. We provide numerous videos, blogs, and tips to recognize these scammers here: https://info.pch.com/fraud-protection-2/. Take care!

  6. Received a text from someone claiming to be Danielle Lam at ### ### 9251. This is what I was instructed to do:
    Full Name
    Mobile Number
    Home Address
    State
    Occupation
    ID card front and back
    Monthly income

    Winning email address

    I wish I would be contacted by Danielle Lam….but I don’t believe this is her.

    1. Hi Mark, unfortunately that is a scammer pretending to be Danielle Lam – not the real Danielle Lam! The real Danielle doesn’t privately contact winners and you never need to pay to claim a PCH prize. Do not give the scammer ANY of your personal information. Please report this scam to us by completing a scam incident report. Click this link to find out how: https://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. Check out our Fraud Protection site to see how to stay safe: https://bit.ly/FraudProtection2. Stay safe everyone!!