PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE CONSUMER AFFAIRS ALERT
PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE CONSUMER AFFAIRS ALERT
Beware Of Phone Scam From Imposters Claiming To Represent Publishers Clearing House
Updated: September 15, 2004
If you are asked to pay to claim a prize -- do not send any money --
you have not heard from the real Publishers Clearing House.
Port Washington, N.Y, September 2004 - Port Washington New York - The Consumer Affairs Division of Publishers Clearing House would like to warn consumers about an ongoing phone scam from con artists fraudulently and illegally representing that they are calling from or representing Publishers Clearing House.
PCH has been receiving reports of calls being made to consumers around the country from individuals claiming to work for a law firm representing Publishers Clearing House. The callers fraudulently represent that the consumer is a winner in the famous PCH sweepstakes and request that some form of payment for “taxes,” “custom fees,” “border security” or other bogus reason be made for the prize to be collected. Consumers are often told that the prize is coming from Canada where, they are told, the original prize winner was disqualified. Consumers are requested to transfer money by Western Union, Moneygram or other wire delivery service to locations purported to be in Canada, Israel and Romania. To lend legitimacy to the pitch, phone numbers are often provided for the consumer to call back and are answered by recorded greetings claiming to be the real Publishers Clearing House or a law firm representing the company. PCH continues to share information on these scams with law enforcement officials in the United States and Canada in the hope that the operators can be identified and stopped.
PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE CONSUMER AFFAIRS ALERT
“If you are contacted by anyone claiming to represent Publishers Clearing House and they request payment of any amount to collect a prize do not send any money” said Christopher L. Irving the Senior Director of Consumer Affairs for Publishers Clearing House. “You have not heard from the real Publishers Clearing House” Irving continued. “We want you to know that you never have to pay any amount to claim a prize with the real PCH. At Publishers Clearing House, the winning is always free.”
If consumers believe a call or letter received did not come from the real Publishers Clearing House they should contact Publishers Clearing House at once by calling the PCH Customer Service line at 1-800-645-9242. Consumers are also advised to refer any reports of such calls to the National Consumer League’s National Fraud Hotline at 1(800) 876-7060. Publishers Clearing House, based in Port Washington New York has awarded over $191 million in major prizes since 1967. Consumers who win prizes of $10,000 or more are notified in person by the famous PCH Prize Patrol.
Beware Of Phone Scam From Imposters Claiming To Represent Publishers Clearing House
Updated: September 15, 2004
If you are asked to pay to claim a prize -- do not send any money --
you have not heard from the real Publishers Clearing House.
Port Washington, N.Y, September 2004 - Port Washington New York - The Consumer Affairs Division of Publishers Clearing House would like to warn consumers about an ongoing phone scam from con artists fraudulently and illegally representing that they are calling from or representing Publishers Clearing House.
PCH has been receiving reports of calls being made to consumers around the country from individuals claiming to work for a law firm representing Publishers Clearing House. The callers fraudulently represent that the consumer is a winner in the famous PCH sweepstakes and request that some form of payment for “taxes,” “custom fees,” “border security” or other bogus reason be made for the prize to be collected. Consumers are often told that the prize is coming from Canada where, they are told, the original prize winner was disqualified. Consumers are requested to transfer money by Western Union, Moneygram or other wire delivery service to locations purported to be in Canada, Israel and Romania. To lend legitimacy to the pitch, phone numbers are often provided for the consumer to call back and are answered by recorded greetings claiming to be the real Publishers Clearing House or a law firm representing the company. PCH continues to share information on these scams with law enforcement officials in the United States and Canada in the hope that the operators can be identified and stopped.
PUBLISHERS CLEARING HOUSE CONSUMER AFFAIRS ALERT
“If you are contacted by anyone claiming to represent Publishers Clearing House and they request payment of any amount to collect a prize do not send any money” said Christopher L. Irving the Senior Director of Consumer Affairs for Publishers Clearing House. “You have not heard from the real Publishers Clearing House” Irving continued. “We want you to know that you never have to pay any amount to claim a prize with the real PCH. At Publishers Clearing House, the winning is always free.”
If consumers believe a call or letter received did not come from the real Publishers Clearing House they should contact Publishers Clearing House at once by calling the PCH Customer Service line at 1-800-645-9242. Consumers are also advised to refer any reports of such calls to the National Consumer League’s National Fraud Hotline at 1(800) 876-7060. Publishers Clearing House, based in Port Washington New York has awarded over $191 million in major prizes since 1967. Consumers who win prizes of $10,000 or more are notified in person by the famous PCH Prize Patrol.
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