Hello, PCH fans and friends! We want to remind you of an important thing to remember about WINNING BIG.
“Is This for Real?”
Let’s say you’re sitting in front of the TV after a long day, taking it easy watching your favorite show, when the phone rings. You look down at the caller ID and jump right out of your seat. Is this for real? Could it possibly be??
Can you believe it, they say they are Publishers Clearing House! Calling with news about your BIG PRIZE! Did you really just win One Million Dollars?
HOLD UP, don’t fall for that call! Scammers LOVE to try to trick people (like you, loyal PCHers) with advance notifications about winning prizes or big money from PCH. It’s one of the most common scams we see around here.
How We DON’T Contact You
Besides calling you on the phone, scammers will send texts and email, or even privately message people to tell them they’ve won. Would you believe some scammers go so far as to mail phony letters with fake checks inside? PCH never does any of those things, so that’s how you can recognize it’s a scam.
Also, do NOT answer a friend request from Danielle or Howie – the Prize Patrol and PCH don’t send friend requests. We do happily interact with fans on our official blue-check social pages (just don’t post any of your personal info there!).
So Let’s Say It Once More…
Publishers Clearing House will NEVER notify winners of major prizes ahead of time. NEVER. You’ll know you’re being scammed if you receive a phone call, text or other alert from someone claiming to be PCH with a Big Check with your name on it. Chances are they’re going to ask YOU to send THEM money in order to claim the prize.
Remember, at Publishers Clearing House, winning is 100% FREE. ALWAYS. We will NEVER call you asking for money to claim winnings. Don’t fall for the friend request from someone masquerading as a Prize Patrol member. It’s FAKE, FAKE, FAKE.
Remember, there’s only ONE WAY to find out if you’ve won a SuperPrize from PCH – if the Prize Patrol shows up at your door with a Big Check in your name! Scammers are smarter and more relentless than ever, so we urge you to stay safe and vigilant, and never EVER respond to a notification that you’ve won a prize or answer a friend request. We can’t emphasize it enough!
We’re all In It to Win It… but safely!
Thank You!
I just got a message from a friend in another state than me stating that she just got $50 000 from your company. She said I should apply too as they help those who need help. I doubted her and told her so. How could she be so misled.
I just had someone on tik tok telling me I won 1000.000.000 and I should not be scared FBI knows and so forth.
Hello Aldijana, We’re so happy that you knew that wasn’t the real PCH who contacted you. We will never ask for money to claim a prize. We also don’t notify winners via phone, standard mail, email, or social media. Please report all scam contacts to PCH via this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. We encourage everyone to review the following Safety Tips to better protect themselves from being scammed: https://bit.ly/FraudProtection2
I got someone online right now by the name of Danielle lambert from PCH prize patrol.
Hello Larry, That is a scammer posing as Danielle! The real Danielle doesn’t privately contact winners via Facebook 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/PCHFraudPrevention.
I got a call last night from a man claiming to be the CEO of PCH and told me I won 9.5 million dollars. He said I would receive 9 million on a check and $500,000 in cash and a new Mercedes the next morning at 8am but he said I needed to go to Dollar General first and buy an AMEX card for $200 and have it in my hand with my ID when they arrive the next morning. He wanted me to stay on the phone with him while I drove to get the card. He texted me a picture of himself and said he would be coming the next day with 2 FBI Agents and a lawyer to give me my prize. I just tried to paste his pic on here but it didn’t work. He said his name was David Lee Smith and the number he called me from was (908)857-4033 (Oxford, NJ). I knew this had to be a scam so I didn’t do anything he asked me to do and ignored his calls after that.
Hello Kristi, Thank you very much for reporting the scammers that have contacted you. Stopping them is a team effort and we are happy that you are doing your part. While it may be tempting, we don’t encourage you to interact with them any more than is minimally necessary. Simply tell them that you know they’re not the real PCH and hang up or disconnect your mode of contact with them. To stop scammers from contacting you on Facebook, check out this PCH Blog article: http://bit.ly/StopFBScammers. As a reminder, you can report scammers to PCH at this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. Be careful and stay safe everyone!!
I just got a call from Andrew Goldberg badge# PCH1011AGUSA stating that I won. 5 million 7k a week and a new car, prize pakage#210443204408518MO his phone # 516-405-$$$$ I do think this is a scam. He did not ask for money yet, is there anything I should do? He seemed to know everything about me. I did not give him any information.
Hello Gary, We certainly take the issue of scams and the illegal use of our name by scammers very seriously; that’s why we regularly educate our fans on what they can do to protect themselves. Unfortunately, scammers aren’t always easy to locate since many of them operate out of country. You can do your part to help us by reporting all scam contacts that you receive. Here’s how to report scammers on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ReportPCHScamFB and all other scam contacts can be reported to PCH via this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. It’s important to remember that the real PCH will never send you a private message or friend request, and we’ll never ask for money to claim a prize. I encourage you to take a look at this blog article for some great tips on how you can stop scammers from contacting you on Facebook: http://bit.ly/StopFBScammers.
You need to put the information on how you inform winners on every piece of mail that
you send. I believe I have just been contacted by a scammer telling me I have won
8 million and 5,ooo a week for life and a new car. He is supposedly going to show up
at my house tomorrow morning with my prize. After reading about all the scammers
I think he is one. Put scam information on mail-in forms. How do the scammers get
the information that you enter PCH lottery? Somebody is letting information get out.
Hello Lyell, We’re so glad that you knew that wasn’t the real PCH. As you know, the Prize Patrol will never ask for money to claim a prize. We also don’t notify winners via social media, standard mail, email, or phone. Please report any details you have about this scammer to PCH here: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. You can also check out this PCH Blog for ways to stop scammers from contacting you on Facebook: http://bit.ly/StopFBScammers. Stay safe and protect yourselves from becoming scam victims!!
I just got a call from Andrew Goldberg badge#PCH1011AGUSA stating that I won. 5 million 7k a week and a new car, prize package# 210443204408518MO his phone # 516-405-$$$$. I do think this is a scam. He did not ask for money yet, is there anything I should do? He seemed to know everything about me, I did not give him any information.
I am in trouble now as I gave William Harrison my credit card number and he paid it off to the tune of $4645.75 the payment is pending until Jan 31 they are asking me for $2500.00 for processing fees the stamp of approval and register fees so they can bring me my check of $2.6 million and $5000.00 a week until i pass. I gave them $500.00 yesturday but now they want another $2000.00 I am not willing to do that because I believe they are trying to get one over on me.The other person name is Mrs Daniel . They gave me a claim no of 232373 and the winning no of 003885. Please help me
Hello Merideth, We certainly take the issue of scams and the illegal use of our name by scammers very seriously; that’s why we regularly educate our fans on what they can do to protect themselves. Unfortunately, scammers aren’t always easy to locate since many of them operate out of country. You can do your part to help us by reporting all scam contacts that you receive. Here’s how to report scammers on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ReportPCHScamFB and all other scam contacts can be reported to PCH via this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. It’s important to remember that the real PCH will never send you a private message or friend request, and we’ll never ask for money to claim a prize. I encourage you to take a look at this blog article for some great tips on how you can stop scammers from contacting you on Facebook: http://bit.ly/StopFBScammers.
Some one called, said they were from publishers clearing house, said I was the winner of 1000 000. ooo dollars.
Hello Terrence, Please report all scam contacts to PCH via this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. 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. Thank you and stay safe!!
We just got a call saying that we won 2nd prizes that we will get $7,000.00 a week. And we need to put $150 on a card to claim the money. So did we win or not . I told him I don’t believe what he say.
Hello Vickie, We certainly take the issue of scams and the illegal use of our name by scammers very seriously; that’s why we regularly educate our fans on what they can do to protect themselves. Unfortunately, scammers aren’t always easy to locate since many of them operate out of country. You can do your part to help us by reporting all scam contacts that you receive. Here’s how to report scammers on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ReportPCHScamFB and all other scam contacts can be reported to PCH via this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. It’s important to remember that the real PCH will never send you a private message or friend request, and we’ll never ask for money to claim a prize. I encourage you to take a look at this blog article for some great tips on how you can stop scammers from contacting you on Facebook: http://bit.ly/StopFBScammers.
I received a phone call from someone claiming to be from PCH and wanted me to send them 450.00 via Wal Mart. I informed them I don’t have that kind of money. But they still called back trying to help me figure out a way to get the money for them. Even going far enough to have me take out a loan.. I told them that’s not gonna happen. I also informed them they needed to show up at my house and have the car and money with them.. Not gonna happen.. They are to be here on 1/20 /24.
Hello Rebecca, We certainly take the issue of scams and the illegal use of our name by scammers very seriously; that’s why we regularly educate our fans on what they can do to protect themselves. Unfortunately, scammers aren’t always easy to locate since many of them operate out of country. You can do your part to help us by reporting all scam contacts that you receive. Here’s how to report scammers on Facebook: http://bit.ly/ReportPCHScamFB and all other scam contacts can be reported to PCH via this link: http://bit.ly/Report-Scam-To-PCH. It’s important to remember that the real PCH will never send you a private message or friend request, and we’ll never ask for money to claim a prize. I encourage you to take a look at this blog article for some great tips on how you can stop scammers from contacting you on Facebook: http://bit.ly/StopFBScammers.