Publishers Clearing House Scam Emerging With Email Prize ,Warns BBB
New Publishers Clearing House Scam is already on it’s way with its New duping tactics . In this global economic and financial slow down crime artists are successful in their every fraud schemes.
In latest crime update , according to Better Business Bureau, scammers are figuring with Publishers Clearing House name and duping innocent people.
The New Scam comes in the format of fake email letter ,through internet ,representing clearing house . Fraud letter reads ,y’ve won $1 million from Publishers Clearing House confirming second place winner of a drawing sponsored by Reader’s Digest Magazine .
Scam letter is fabricated in official way ,which does have professional look and hard to suspect ,includes check for up to $5,900 . The letter issues directives to call Publishers Clearing House representative for prize claims .
In order to receive the won prize , consumer is asked to cash the check and send $4,000 to Publishers Clearing House to receive the rest of the winnings.
Infact it is all scam tactics to win the confidence of consumer ,check is fraud and any money sent to this fraudsters can’t be recovered , warns BBB. Sometimes checks are so neatly presented , even banks are not able detect them initially.
Apart from common citizens , Business owners can be the worst targets of these scammers as crime artists can steal the legal checks from business owners and clone them with fraudulent letters respect to name and address.
BBB( Better business bureau) have cautioned all the business owners and citizens about letters attach with phony checks and sometimes scam artists can even use phones calls ,representing Publishers Clearing House to target the people.
Source : bizjournals.com
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April 14th, 2009 at 1:32 pm
have received a letter on your letterhead and with a check
from a Construction Company in North Carolina. What
do I have to do to verify this?
April 18th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
I received letter on 4/16/09 from “Publisher’s Clearing House, Inc.” which I believe is a scam.
BODY of Letter:
RE:AWARD CLAIM FINAL NOTIFICATION
After numerous attempts to reach you by phone have failed, we are pleased to inform you through this letter that our network system shows you as the lucky winner of unclaimed prize money in the amount of $275 000.00. The system indicates that you were selected as a winner for the February 2009 sweepstakes draw. All the participants were selected through a computer ballot systm drawn from Readers Digest, mail in ballot forms, internet submissions, Publishers Clearing House, computer games sweepstakes database which are from USA and Canada.
CONGRATULATIONS!!!
Enclosed is a check for $4, 713.00 USD (four thousand seven hundred thirteen dollars) payable to you to pay for applicable processing fees and Must be deposited into your account only after speaking with your claims agent.
Your claim number is CF-63459-GM. We ask that you keep your claim number confidential until your claim has been properly processed and funds remitted to you as part of our security protocol to avoid any DOUBLE CLAIMS.
All prize money must be claimed by April 24th 2009. Please call your North American Claims Agent Mr. William Burnett at 1-888-518-1490 Ext. 1 upon receipt of this notification for further instructions. Publisher’s Clearing House offices are open Monday through Friday 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM EST.
For further validation or to obtain your verification code please contact Customs & Border Patrol at 1-514-638-6089.
Sincerely,
Stephen Smith
Director of Claims
In small print was: Code of conduct, ethics, underage and responsible gaming disclaimer: Publisher’s Clearing House Inc. and all its affiliates do not in anyway promote illegal, underage gambling or gambling to those who live in a jurisdiction where gambling is considered unlawful. Entering of ballot is your aggreement that you are aware of these terms and are of legal age and live in an area where it is lawful to gamble online. PCH views gambling as a legitimate form of entertainment that is enjoyed by millions of adults worldwide, however there may be players who let gambling assume too large a role in their life. Please play responsibly.
April 22nd, 2009 at 7:36 am
My aunt just received such a letter, April 20, 2009. She’s being asked to contact Lorraine Gregory at 866-538-8760 ext 7542 to make arrangements to claim her Publisher’s Clearinghouse money. The letter states she has won second prize and since she did not respond to the first notification, she is now in danger of being ineligible to claim her prize. This sense of urgency may cause people to act recklessly. CAUTION!
April 28th, 2009 at 1:23 pm
A 96yr old lady my sis takes care of received a letter stating she won 7 million dollars as the second place winner. They sent a check from Emerson Hotel & Restaurant Emerson, NJ. Her representative was named Mr. Harry Freeman 1-888-333-0186 Ext.1. I tried looking this number up online and it does not exist. I just saw on 60 minutes how people were getting scammed by working for companies online only in regards to payroll, etc… I figured this letter was a fake since it didn’t have the typical logos of PCH and the normal stuff you receive with it. Scammers are very evil for preying on innocent people in this economic crisis. How dare they!!! Bunch of xxxx losers!!!! Hope what comes around goes around and they get it hard 10 fold!
May 1st, 2009 at 7:05 pm
I received a letter which looks fake mailed from Canada and dated April 23, 2009. This letter says final notice and tells me I have won second place prize of 1 million dollars. It asks to call Sonia Fortenberry at 866-538-8760 ext 7801.
BEWARE!!!! I doubt highly PCH would be sending you a letter telling you you won something but they can not award you since you have not replied to them. Crazy.
May 3rd, 2009 at 11:19 am
hello i am valerie krieger thank-you
May 9th, 2009 at 9:24 pm
I recieved the exact same letter as Linda Q. verbatum. This is a scam. I looked up addresses with the bbb, and checked the name of where the check came from, I plan on calling the bank that it’s supposedly issued through and the police. The address that I typed in brought up a list of NY hotels, a little strange. be warned, these checks look very real, and have a legitamate bank name on them. please check with the real PCH before you fall for this scam
May 18th, 2009 at 7:48 pm
I received the same letter as Sally Cooper (verbatum). This is a scam — they’ll ask for money. It’s also even more suspicious since they are calling from Canada and asking you to transfer funds over there (I’m assuming that there is less recourse if the fraud takes place here). Anyway — listen to everyone’s advice here — don’t go for it!