What you see above is a special warning from PCH Prize Patrol Elite member Danielle Lam, which she created and posted to her Instagram page. Why? Because Danielle’s REAL PCH Prize Patrol Instagram page is the ONLY one that’s officially verified. It’s the ONLY one with the blue check mark – which you can clearly see to the right of “pchprizepatroldanielle” in the image below.
In addition, here is the link to the real, verified Instagram page of the PCH Prize Patrol – the ONLY one that’s officially verified.
Beware of PCH Scammers on Instagram
Don’t be fooled by the photos and posts on Instagram of what might seem to be members of the Prize Patrol. These are FAKE. Do NOT respond to posts such as those below marked “FAKE”:
You see, fans, there are scammers out there who want to make you believe they are Danielle Lam … or Howie Guja … or Todd Sloane … or Dave Sayer … or maybe even other supposed “PCH employees.” The goal of these scammers is to make you think you’ve won a PCH prize … after which they might ask you to pay a fee or wire money in order for you to claim a fake and nonexistent “prize.”
We cannot emphasize this enough:
- The PCH Prize Patrol will never contact you on Instagram, Facebook or any other type of social media to tell you that you’ve won a prize. If you see a social media message telling you that you are a big winner, it is a SCAM!
- The ONLY way in which the PCH Prize Patrol will award a winner a major prize is to surprise the winner in person – just like you see on TV – with the “Big Check,” balloons, roses and champagne.
- At PCH the winning is always FREE. You NEVER have to pay to win a PCH prize!
Help Report PCH Scammers on Instagram!
If you are contacted by a scammer pretending to be from PCH, do not accept their request and do not contact them directly. What you can do is follow these simple steps to report them to Instagram:
- On the scammer’s page, click the three dots on the upper right.
- Click “It’s Inappropriate”
- Click “I believe this account violates Instagram’s community guidelines”
- Click “Report Account”
- Click “This profile is pretending to be someone else”
- Click “A celebrity or public figure”
- Then, you’ll get a screen asking “Who is being impersonated?”. Type “Publishers Clearing House”.
Here at PCH, your security is a top priority! For more scam prevention tips, please visit our Scam Prevention tab on Facebook and our Fraud Protection page at PCH.com.
Stay safe, everyone!
Debbie K.
PCH Creative
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I Was Contacted Last Night By Scammer Protraying She Was Danielle Lamm On Intsagram, She Was Very Crafty In Playing Her Roll, I Told Her She Should Be Ashamed Of What She Is Doing And She Got Insulted And Told Me I Was Speaking “Nonesense”, I Hope She’s Caught At Her Evil Games One Day!
Sincerely, A PCH Fan.
Hello Orlando, 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 want to thank the real Danielle for clearing all this up. There is someone I’ve been talking to. If you guys want every thing I have on whoever the person is I have a bunch.
Hello Jashan, 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!! Please 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!
So them asking me to pay $1200 for delivery. Makes them a scam?
Hi Patrick! PCH would never ask you for money to claim a prize you may have won. It’s important to know also that PCH does not contact winners of a major prize privately via phone, text, email, mail, or on Social Media. 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 read more about these kinds of scams here: https://info.pch.com/fraud-protection. If you do have a scammer contact you please report them to us at this link: https://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. Have a great day, and stay safe!
I just got a message from Daniella Lam on google Messenger, so they are using real names and pix? I assumed it was a scam cause I never entered anything like this. I am messaging her now. Got this lucky number. Anyway I can stick it to this scammer?
Hi Scott! We’re very sorry the scammers are bothering you, but we don’t recommend you engage with them. Instead, please report them 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://info.pch.com/fraud-protection. Stay safe!
Payment was sent in by mail with an order and pay #$$$$$$$$$$$$ acct $$$$$$$$$$$$. Mailed April 2, 2023 for$21.48 checking acct check #$$$$. This is the second time my check was not credited and lost. I have paid this acct. today along with the service charge of $4.50. Please cancel any mailing to my address on any contest. Do not want any further contact with PCH if that’s the way you handle billing. Marilyn L$$$
Hi Marilyn, we’re very sorry for the confusion. In order for us to assist you with this we will need a bit more information. We kindly ask that you contact us at your convenience. Our customer service representatives may be reached at http://bit.ly/ContactPCH. You may also reach out by using our Digital Assistant that can be found at the link we provided. We look forward to hearing from you!
I have been contacted by someone claiming to be Bianca Lili Quinones about me winning the Facebook & Instagram PCH online international lottery, and supposedly I have won 1 million dollars. They even gave security codes and a PCH lucky number. I figured it was a scam but wanted to let you know.
Hi Craig, that’s definitely a scammer. 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://info.pch.com/fraud-protection. Stay safe!
Is maryhandy4735 from PCH.
Well I give $500 to get my winnings, and have not got them yet.
Hi Abundio! Just so you know, you never have to pay a fee to claim a prize you may have won from PCH, for any reason. It’s important to know also that PCH does not contact winners of a major prize privately via phone, text, email, mail, or on Social Media. 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 more money, or any personal information! You can read more about these kinds of scams here: https://info.pch.com/fraud-protection-2/. Please report them to us at this link: https://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. Have a great day, and stay safe!
I’m being harassed by multiple accounts trying to pretend that their PCH, it’s getting a little ridiculous if someone can give me some insight on how to stop these people from trying to scam me I’d appreciate it.
Hello Donald, That is definitely a scam. Please report all scam contacts to PCH via this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. Thank you!!
Hi Anthony, thanks for reporting them! 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.