Greetings, fans and friends,
I love reading your blog comments! But my heart breaks when I read comments from those of you who have been the victim of a PCH imposter scam.
Here at PCH, we work very hard to educate everyone about how to avoid a scam and how to report a scam. And while it might help other blog readers when you share your scam stories in the “comments” section of the blog, it is crucial that you report scams using our names properly – and immediately!
“Report a Scam!”
Says Danielle Lam
Whether you receive a fraudulent “friend request” on Facebook from a member of the PCH Prize Patrol (remember, the PCH Prize Patrol never sends friend requests on Facebook!) … or get a phone call, email or letter from someone claiming to be from PCH, who will award you a prize only if you send money first (something that would also never happen with the real PCH), you absolutely need to take the following action:
• Report the scam using our Scam Incident Report
Are you unsure of whether or not you’ve been scammed? We have tons of practical help on our Scam Prevention tab on Facebook as well as our Fraud Protection Page at PCH.com.
And while you’re on the PCH Blog, take a look at these informative posts:
PCH Scam Warning: Please Don’t Post Your Personal Information!
Think You’re Being Scammed? Check Out PCH’s New Scam Prevention Tab!
How to Prevent Friend Requests from PCH Scammers
Here at PCH, the safety and security of our fans, friends and customers is a top priority. We truly care about each and every one of you! Remember, knowledge is power!
Sincerely,
Debbie K.
PCH Creative
I’m being contacted by Instagram Facebook and now my hangout with people who say their with pch infact 3 Danieles David symore on Instagram also tweeter I have 1 Danielle 1on my hangout plus 1 Danielle on Instagram now how do I handle that
Hello Theresa, 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!!
I am in It to win It I’ve been entering since 1996 helping one day that I will win I know they are scammers out there that pretends to be PCH and they are not but I also know they are a real PCH. Hope to see you guys soon knocking on my door and telling me I have won.?❤️???
Hello Julia, 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!!
Yes I been scam 3or5 times telling me to go to Walgreens and get card
Hello Milagrosharvey, 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!!
My name is Robert T almost scammed they had all of you all’s information I spell check with my name on it from PCH everything looked legit until he started asking me to send him 1% of $10,000 it hurt me because I thought I finally have win but that was not the case and it heard me and made me mad but anyway I just thought I’d share
Hello James, 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!!
I’ve been getting allot of tweets from this bogus site so just wanted to let you all know about it asap. Thanks
Hi Clifford! That is definitely a scammer who contacted you! PCH will never send friend requests, private messages, or winner notifications via Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, etc; we also never ask for money to claim a prize. Do not give this person any personal information and certainly do not send them any money!! Instead, report them to PCH by completing a Scam Incident Report. Here’s how: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. Check out this FAQ for info on how to stop scammers from contacting you on Facebook: http://bit.ly/StopFBScammers. Please be careful everyone; don’t become a scammer’s victim!
My name is david j and im a pch cofuzed player and i just want to say please dont get my hopes up if im not going to win because i make a fool of myself around frieds and family ad they all laugh at me how embarrassing its bad enough that i only have 2 teeth on top of mouth so you can only just imagine.!!!!!!!PCH thanks.im in it to Win It
i received a call fromdavid sayer 7166216466 said he was public c. house said i won 5 million 2022 car walmart gift card and 10000 i just had to reg at cbs or 711 it cost 125.00 to reg he asked for no checking card or personal information.00 a week for life
Hello Beverly, 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!!
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Hello George, thank you for contacting PCH. In order for us to assist you with your question we will need a bit more information. We kindly ask that you contact us by phone at your convenience. Our customer service representatives may be reached at http://bit.ly/ContactPCH between 8:30 am to 11:00 pm EST, Monday through Friday and 8:30 am to 5 pm EST Saturdays. We look forward to hearing from you.
I just received a telephonic voice message indicating that the phone call is a legitimate notification. The caller ID is (954)666-8131 informing me to contact (516) 744-9835. Please verify if this is true.
Thank you in advance.
Hiram Rivera
U.S. Army (Retired)
Hello Hiram, 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!!
I was scammed for about 12000 dollars before for I realized I was being scammed they used your picture and your I D They hacked a friend of mine and got his picture and name and told me That I won a grant for 200.000 dollars and I had to pay taxes on it so I did I wish I would of seen your scam video first by I didn’t and I’m on disability so it hurt me pretty good I learnt me a good lesson a very costly lesson
Hello Russell, stopping these scammers is a team effort and we ask that you report all scam contacts to PCH via this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH.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. Stay safe everyone!!