Greetings, fans and friends,
Here at PCH, we detest scammers as much as you do. We think it’s awful when unscrupulous individuals impersonate the “real” Publishers Clearing House and contact fans and friends like you, often asking their victims to send some sort of payment to claim a fake PCH “prize” (something, by the way, that PCH would never do)!
That’s why you need a convenient way to quickly and easily report a PCH scam – and we now have one.
Introducing the brand new online PCH Scam Form.
We encourage you to use this new scam reporting form if you’ve been contacted by a scammer over the phone, by postal mail, by email or social media. If you’ve received a scam contact by email or on Facebook, you may feel free to report the scam using the new online scam form.
Our new form will take you step-by-step through a short list of questions regarding the scam contact you received, and will help us to serve you better!
Let’s go through it together …
- When you arrive at the “How do I report a scam?” page, simply click on the link to fill out a Scam Incident Report:
• Clicking on the link will bring you to the Fraud/Scam Incident Report page:
- Read through this page carefully. If you’ve received a scam contact from someone claiming to be from Publishers Clearing House, fill in the “Yes” circle. You will then be asked if you sent or lost money to the scammers. If you answer “Yes,” you will be prompted to submit information about the scam incident, such as your name and phone number, the date and time of the incident, your home address, your email address, the amount of money you may have sent the scammer, and any additional comments you’d like to report (see the picture below for a portion of this page).
By the way, if you did lose money to a scammer, we recommend that you report the scam to your local authorities.
It is very important that you not engage further with the scammer. Do not send any more money, and do not reply to their calls, letters or emails!
- Once you’ve filled out your information and hit “submit,” PCH will share your information with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the US Postal Service, and police and law enforcement officials around the country; to help these agencies put a stop to such illegal and fraudulent scam operations.
For more information on how to protect yourself from scams, check out PCH’s Consumer Affairs link on pch.com.
Stay safe, everyone!
Debbie K.
PCH Creative
Please take a look at these other blogs, too!
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The PCH scammer call comes from Davenport, IA PH: $$$ $$$-$$$$ I returned the call [ASL/Deaf] – then the person with an accent started saying winner of PCH, then when I asked questions – swearing some bad words through the video relay phone call!! WOW and you would think it was the PCH calling – waited 50 years for the call only to find out it was just rotten!
Hi Mutzi, we’re sorry to hear the scammers are bothering you. 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.
I just received a voicemail claiming to be from PCH letting me know that I was a winner. Toward the end of the message there was a reference to paying fees to receive. Of course I didn’t call them back. Just wanted to report this call. Feel free to contact me if you need any further information. I have saved the message in case you have questions.
Hi David! 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.
I was just contacted by someone who claimed to be from pch and his name was John Mason. Told me to buy a gift card in the amount of 5oo dollars and wait for a call. They have been calling back several times.
Hi Robert! That is not the real PCH calling you; it’s a scammer that’s only pretending to be from PCH. Please do not call that number, do not give the scammer any personal info including bank account information, and definitely do not send them any money if they ask. If you haven’t already done so, please report that scam contact to us via the following link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. I encourage you to read these Safety Tips too: https://bit.ly/FraudProtection2. Please be careful everyone; don’t become a scammer’s victim!
Debra, I was contacted on May 25, 2022 to take the check I received dated Apri 20, 2022 as a second place winner in the 100 million dollars super cash giveaway Promotion sponsored Readers Digest, Mega Millions and Multi-State Lottery Association. The total amount to be claimed for my win $2,500,000.00(2.5million). Claim Managers: Gloria Costa #1-289-###-#### #1-519-###-#### was how I contacted her. I was excited until I asked when was coming with my big check and balloons I was informed that nobody was showing up. They were trying to get me to the bank as fast as I could. I instead went to my credit Union that had a low account balance and they put a hold on the check because of the amount. At this point Mrs. Costa called me and wanted to know if the bank had released the funds I told them it was still on hold but the bank told me the check was a Fraudulent check and they charged my account $15.00 for my account and $15.00 for my husband’s account. I made copies of everything that was sent to me and my bank destroyed the Original check but I have proof of the check and proof of deposit. Because I didn’t call them back when they wanted me to I did call her back and the number wasn’t a working number. If you want my evidence you can get it.
Hello Debra, that is definitely a scam, PCH would never send you a check like that. Please be aware 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!!
I would like to speak with a live person. Iam 73 yrs old and it’s difficult for me to fill out forms
Hello Martha, 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 Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 11 PM & Saturday 8:30 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time. We look forward to hearing from you.
I was contacted by email by agent named Todd Sloane, and told that I was a million dollar winner and that I would win$5,000 weekly. Then in another e-mail I was told O had to take a survey by August 13, 2022, in order to be selected by a group of winners on August 31, 2022. When I tried three times to unsubscribe unsubscribe from their email, I was prevented from doiñg so. I have not sent them money, and the have not asked me for any.
Hello Carol, we’re sorry to hear the scammers have contacted you. We would like to remind everyone that 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!
Received phone call saying that was Dave Sayer calling about my winning the contest. I could hardly hear him and did not understand the end of call. Have not called back or deleted message. I was on the phone so he left a message. Thank you for your time. Jeanette C
Hi Jeanette! Remember, the real PCH does not 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 keep trying to fill out the scam incident report. It is not working for me and am about giving up. Since I feel reporting this is important I would like to find an easier way. Please help
Hello Tish, 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.
My name is David. I think I might have been scam I’ve been contacted several times by man then I’m one money clearing House one money there’s a man called me but unclaimed money ing I need to open the bank account and I think it might be a scam too here’s the phone number from that man one Washington DC the man send the problem clearing House is 1225-###-#### Lucy Louisiana and then there’s several here one from one 1575-###-#### three from New York 1 2 2 New York I don’t know if that’ll help you or not if you want to get hold of me my email address you got if I didn’t lose no money but don’t really know open a bank account hope it is on help to you all
Hello David, that is not the real PCH calling you; it’s a scammer that’s only pretending to be from PCH. Please do not call that number, do not give the scammer any personal info including bank account information, and definitely do not send them any money if they ask. If you haven’t already done so, please report that scam contact to us via the following link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. I encourage you to read these Safety Tips too: https://bit.ly/FraudProtection2. Please be careful everyone; don’t become a scammer’s victim!
Hi I keep getting calls from this number saying that he is from PCH the number is 1 786####### is this a number you use to call someone who has won a prize . Now when I ask the individual what email I’m using he gives me another email that isn’t what I use for PCH to sign into please contact me that I use as the contact for you to contact me or the email that I use to log in your site that is down below to let me know that that is not PCH that contacted me . Thank You
Hello Ronald, so sorry to tell you that is not the real PCH calling you; it’s a scammer that’s only pretending to be from PCH. Please do not call that number, do not give the scammer any personal info including bank account information, and definitely do not send them any money if they ask. If you haven’t already done so, please report that scam contact to us via the following link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. I encourage you to read these Safety Tips too: https://bit.ly/FraudProtection2. Please be careful everyone; don’t become a scammer’s victim!