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Imagine, you are sitting at your computer ready to do your daily check on your digital world. You start by checking your email, online banking, local news, head over to pch.com to enter our fantastic sweepstakes and then you check on your social media accounts when BAM, a friend request pops up from a Prize […]

It’s sad to say, but it’s a fact of life that there are people out there waiting to take advantage of those of you who hope to win a big prize. They know they can “reel you in” with phony promises! Beware of the scammers lurking out there! You never know when they’ll strike, so […]

You read that right …PCH EMPLOYEES DO NOT SEND FRIEND REQUESTS ON ANY FORMS OF SOCIAL MEDIA! Scammers know how to make their friend requests look real and authentic. Any friend requests from PCH employees that you’ve received in the past, or any that you may receive in the future are FAKE! Here at PCH, […]

We love traveling near and far to award lucky winners all over the country with PCH Big Checks! And we also love awarding smaller, more frequent prizes to our PCH winners. We’re here to make dreams come true, and that’s just what we’ll continue to do! But you must know, there are many, many scammers […]

We love to see the look of surprise on the faces of our major prize winners!  We award our winners just like you’ve seen on TV.  However, we never notify major prize winners via social media! Some things are so important that they bear repeating – Publishers Clearing House will never contact a major prize […]

There is nothing we care about more than the safety of our fans. That’s why we are always doing everything we can to educate our fans on how to avoid scammers. One way that scammers target PCH fans is through our PCH Fan Pages on Facebook. For more information, please check out the video below. […]

We want our fans to be able to tell the difference between the real Publishers Clearing House and the scammers. Take our quiz below to see if you can spot a scam! If you’re a regular blog reader, you’re probably well aware of PCH’s long tradition of awarding Sweepstakes prizes! Unfortunately, there are scammers out […]

It’s almost April Fool’s Day. Time for some to think about playing and avoiding pranks. Some pranks are innocent and in good fun. Then there are the pranks that are literally CRIMINAL … like those crooks who pose as legitimate sweepstakes officials in an attempt to rob trusting people of their hard earned money. The […]

Facebook can be a wonderful place for folks like you and me to connect with friends, family and certain businesses we enjoy interacting with.  However,  like most great inventions and tools, it can be misused by people in a fraudulent attempt to deceive.  At  Publishers Clearing House,  officials have noticed a couple of “fake’ Facebook […]