Greetings, fans and friends!
I love reading your PCHblog comments! And here’s a question that I see often on the blog:
Does PCH contact major prize winners in advance?
The answer, of course, is NO. Major prize winners are never contacted in advance. Publishers Clearing House notifies winners of our big SuperPrize awards by sending the Prize Patrol to surprise them in person! Never via email, phone, mail or social media. If you’re a major prize winner, the PCH Prize Patrol will show up at your door with flowers, balloons, champagne and a “Big Check” ― just like you see on TV! Smaller prizes are sent via Express mail or Overnight Delivery.
In fact, PCH Prize Patrol Elite member Danielle Lam has a special video where she tells our fans that major prize winners are never contacted in advance:
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Now that you know that PCH never contacts major prize winners in advance, you might ask another question I often see in our blog comments:
Someone called me (or emailed me, sent me a letter, or told me through Social Media) that I won a PCH prize – and then they stated that in order to claim it, I need to send them money. Do I ever have to pay to claim a PCH prize?
The answer to this question is NO! You never have to pay to claim a PCH prize, and if someone asks you to do so, they are not from the real Publishers Clearing House!
At PCH we NEVER ask for money from our winners! Remember, the winning is always free! So if you get a phone call, Social Media message or anything in the mail about winning, but in order to claim your prize you are asked to send money – for any reason – STOP! It is a SCAM!
So, to recap, does PCH contact major prize winners in advance?
The answer is: NO
And do you have to pay to claim a PCH prize?
Again, the answer is: NO
Now here’s a question to which the answer is a solid “YES”: Could you become the lucky winner of $7,000 A Week For Life on April 28th?
YES, you absolutely could become our next big SuperPrize winner! All you need to do is enter!
Good luck!
Debbie K.
PCH Creative
Other blogs you may like:
Beware of PCH Scams on Facebook and Instagram
How to Avoid Sweepstakes Scams
Will PCH Contact Me Via Social Media If I Win A Prize?
Today is the BIG day hopefully I not the only person excited to win the sweepstakes. I put on a dress I bought through PCH fix my hair and put on makeup ( is this silly). But whoever wins I will be Happy for the person.
I would like to claim my wings prize number 19 500 for Enterprise and the upgrade to claimed winnings Epic Super Prizes Exsteavigance and and My name is
David
Hello David, thank you for your interest in our giveaway. Make sure you get your entries in for a chance to win. Commenting on blog posts will not secure your entry. To see all of the ways you can enter each day, click here: http://bit.ly/Enter-A-PCH-Sweeps. Good luck to you and all who enter!!
So, who is Patrick Anderson, supposedly, from PCH at Phone number 646-###-#### had his secretary call me to informing me that I won $5.5 Million dollars, a brand new Mercedes Benz, and $4700 dollars a month for life! Probably a Scammer right! The funny thing is he didn’t ask me to send money or anything so mundane! I tried to reverse lookup the number but haven’t received any information on it yet! Maybe PCH will have better luck! I do have the phone message that she called me with, if anyone cares! otherwise I will wait for the Prize Patrol to show up with my check! Ha, Ha, the joke is on me and Publishers Clearing House! Even though I have the phone message recorded on my cell phone(Maybe the cops will listen to it.) or someone at PCH that gives a damn!
So, tell Danielle that she if full of —- if PCH does call people that they won a super prize!
Hi Gregory! 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.
Is there PCH customer 800 number I can call. 6-8 calls a day saying I won 9 and a half million dollars and a white Mercedes’. They will come to the house and it’s $1.99 for the package. My husband wants to respond and see what it is. I think it’s a scam
Hi Fran! 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. If you’d like to discuss this further with us please reach out to our Customer Service team. Our representatives are here to assist you Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 11 p.m. & Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Eastern Time by calling our toll free number at 1-800-459-4724. Let us know if you need anything else!
8/15/2022: Even if PCH, DIDN’T REALLY HAVE A SPECIAL GIFT FOR ME, ALL THE WARNINGS HAVE PROTECTED MY POCKET BOOK; WITH A SPOUSE FOR 64 YEARS, FOUR ADULT
CHILDREN, ELEVEN GRANDCHILDREN, AND TWO GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, I’VE BEEN
BLESSED A MILLION TIMES OVER, THAT NOTHING CAN MEASURE UP TO THIS REWARD.
OVER THE YEARS, PCH HAS BEEN A PART OF MY FAMILY AT VARIOUS DIFFERENT TIMES.
They are happy people that want to make others happy, too! At 85 years old, I can enjoy my family, friends, PCH, & the years ahead of me; Thank you PCH , for making today very interesting for me!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FUTURE PCH WINNER IN 2022!
Just got a call from a scam Publisher’s Clearing House; telling me I just won second place in the PCH Sweepstake. Now, knowing that PCH never call winners, I just listened to him rant abour going to CVS or Walmart to purchase a Vanalla Card as a means to be registered to receive my 2,000,000.00 dollars second place prize. So I told him PCH does not require their winners to do that, He immedialy changed his tune and had to go before delivering my prize. telling if I am not interested in winning , he could no longer talk to me.
Hi John, 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!!
Keep trying never give up In it to win it 🎉🎈🚪👩🏻✈️🍾🎥🌹👨🏼✈️🇺🇸🥳🙏
Received call today advising me about winning PCH prize of $1,900,000. ($7,000/wk for life carrying on to beneficiary) Instructed me to go to Walgreens, CVS or others to purchase a $499.00 My Vanilla gift card. Instructed to call him from parking lot when I got there. I didn’t go!
He is suppose to come by tomorrow morning to exchange receipt for final paperwork
Hello Samuel, 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!!
This is Nicole g I was sent a certified on my Gmail saying I won but they need a fee
I gotta call from someone pretending from pretending from PCH and they said that they were going to come by my house today and surprise me with 3 million 500 dollar check plus a 2020 Mercedes Benz and a call me last week some time and left the message if the message and then I called him back yesterday and talked to him last night and they wanted to come at 10 o’clock this morning and I told him I would be at work And then they made appointment at 4 o’clock this afternoon and they wanted me to go with them to my bank to take the check so I wanna know if this is for real I’ve read all your info on what not to take they did not ask for any money
Hello Danna, I am really happy that you knew that it was not the real PCH who contacted you! We never notify major winners over the phone or through standard mail, email or Facebook. We would really appreciate it if you would send us the details of this scam call you received. Please complete a Scam Incident Report here: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. There are a lot of scammers out there who use the good name and reputation of PCH, as well as the names of those of us on the Prize Patrol. Please be careful everyone!!