Publishers Clearing House

I am being solicited for Giveaway 1830 for a purported February 29, 2012 drawing. Yet the PCH Winners' site clearly shows that a winner was awarded back in February 2011. All of my 2012 notices have mentioned that 1830 is still available, such as today's email which states, "It's very simple. In just weeks, we'll be selecting over 200 names from all over the country, names who will be placed onto our short winners list. One name on the list will be our newest Millionaire from Giveaway No. 1830."

The below explanation provided by PCH to an above referenced complaint/concern is inconsistent with the promotion for Giveaway 1830 that is here. Publishers Clearinghouse on December 6, 2011- stated: "Thanks for your interest in Publishers Clearing House. Your note indicates that your prize number was 1830. 1830 was not a prize number but the registered Giveaway number for the contest. This contest end date is February 15, 2015 and may be determined earlier if a winning matching number is returned. Our contest that just ended with a Mega Prize of $1 Million and $5000 a week for life was awarded last week to Mr. Leroy **. His winning moment can be viewed at the AOL Video of the day at: **. Please clarify how Giveaway 1830 is still available when the winners' site clearly shows otherwise?

I have been buying so many things, playing winning games and never win the big bucks, I'm disabled and going to lose my house soon, I wish I could win something to pay my house off or some kind of big money, to take this heavy load off my back. I sometimes don't even want to go on with my life the way it is. Please help me, it would be very nice.

I played the Instant Spin the Wheel game and won $350. I was so excited when I saw my name saying Gemma ** won $350 at 1:51. It didn't show up in my games account so I thought it's just a glitch so I took a picture of it with the time and date and sent it to customer support. Live chat finally work so I spoke to Alex and he told me that it's not showing up that I have won and he clearly would not believe me.

I kept telling him it's in front of my eyes and he was just rude then he said, "I've replied to your email with a screen shot of our back office system showing what instant wins you have been awarded," then cut me off. I clearly won the money and have it on my camera now as evidence. It's not my fault there was a glitch the other side. Yeah! More like get me excited then shoot me down. What shall I do?

PCH has told me that I won a $10 gift certificate to amazon.com. They told me to wait for an email and it would be confirmed....but no email has ever come. It has been more than 6 months.

I keep getting billed and collection threats, and I never ordered, nor did I receive goods from PCH in recent years. I enjoy entering the sweepstakes, like most of us who struggle, and it would be nice. However, we do struggle, and therefore seldom find the extra money to purchase anything, other than food and clothes for my kids. Please stop wasting the paper, as I did not order.

Although I hold no illusions regarding winning anything since I have a greater chance of being struck by lightning multiple times, I am thoroughly annoyed by the constant email harassment about my entry. The manner in which these messages are crafted suggests that I have something more to do to be entered. When I inquired, I received no response leaving me to wonder if I'm really entered or not. Whatever the answer, it's not worth 1-3 daily messages in my inbox!

I think PCH is a big fat scam. Not only do they promise you a chance to win thousands or even millions with no purchase necessary, but that's a load of **. Twice a month, for the past 2 1/2 months, PCH has somehow been debiting my account of $45.00 each time. That's a total of $90.00 a month. Not only have I never ordered anything, but I have never received anything either. I call the bank and they tell me that PCH is legitimate and they are taking their payment for something I have ordered. This is a lie, I have never ordered anything. I do not give my info, nor do I ever order anything over the internet. PCH is a big, fst scam. Anyone playing is wasting their time, effort and energy. I can remember, as a little girl ,my mother always playing, I'm 45 years old and to this day, she still has won nothing. So people don't waste your time. I need my money back that PCH has stolen from me. It would be different if I had ordered something but I have ordered nothing.

I received a package from PCH that I did not order. I did not open it and marked it return to sender and put it back in the mail. I have received 2 bills plus an online bill and now I am told that if not paid immediately that I will be charged a late fee. I have an attorney. I do not need to be contacted by yours. I just want this bill cancelled.

I bought this beautiful clear angel shaped night light (that changes colors) that I just started using 3 days ago. I have 2 of them, one has worked every night for me, the other one worked for approximately 3 hours. I have never received any other product that wasn't alright. I have enjoyed buying things when I possibly can. I am hoping that the one that isn't working can be replaced. Thank you for your great service.

I tried to enter the $100,000,000.00 per year on the web, but I could not because my country, Canada does not appear, nor the city or province. I take it I have to be a resident of the USA after I have, for the past couple of years, purchased merchandise from you. I am not, nor do I want to take any action until I hear some sort of satisfying reason. I do not believe in making noise out of the box.

I received several emails saying my email was chosen from an email lottery draw to contact Mr. David ** (account manager). Tried to contact him but his number wouldn't work. Next I got an email from Mr. Topal ** (foreign transfer manager). I was told to contact via email with personal info, at First Trust Bank PLC online Banking. My check was with them for 1 million USA dollars but they have a 12-digit phone number that doesn't work. All the information said it was publishingclearinghouselive.com.

The noise for one thing, can't turn it off. I also get almost to the end (it just seems like a waste yet I keep trying I know glutton for punishment, games, slots, etc.). It freezes or cancels everything I have done/see. Maybe it is just my computer since it just scrambled what I just wrote.

I feel that your entry process is too complicated. If you really want someone to win regardless of purchase, then it should be simple. You seem to take people all around the mulberry bush to place an entry. Why? Have you evaluated your own process? Has anyone tried doing it themselves? You know, the CEO needs to do an "Undercover Boss" tryout and see exactly what his company is asking people to go through as a regular person and put it on TV, so we all can see. What about it? I'd like him/her to take that challenge. See what the normal individual goes through just to make an unbiased entry.

I received an official letter from the Award Payment Data Release Division saying, "Your identification for the award payment data release has been finalized and approved ID # ** for $1,400,000.00 cash." But I must send $19.99 for the payout. To me this is fraud. I am really angry, disappointed and feel victimized. I wish I had some recourse I could take against them.

I've had an email from Publishing House saying I've won 1000000 pounds. The email says that I need to send: 346 to use UPS (2-day delivery); 290 to use FedEx (4-day delivery); and 235 to use DTDC (6-day delivery).

I would like to be able to choose "victimized, angry and dissatisfied" but that isn't an option above. I would like to acknowledge the fact that despite our current economy and hard times, we still have companies taking advantage of hard-working individuals like me. I've been working on salary at average $38,000.00 per year for $60-plus hours per week for the past year. And for the past 8 months I've been praying again that I would win the "Publishers Clearing House" sweepstakes. Today, I received a letter from Dave ** from the "Prize Patrol".

Last year, October, 2011 I was a finalist for the Gwy. 1400 drawing and was so into. Well, my birthday is October 14th! This must be the chance of my dreams that I did everything I could to try to even the odds of my chances in winning that sweepstake number 1400. I felt it was so meant to be that I went for almost everything they brought to me, saying no participation in buying products is necessary but also telling me the more times I get my name through their site by checking out their deals and here's some things you can buy stuff the more entries I get to win.

I know, no one has any idea how much commitment I put into playing on their site with the science questions trying to gain points, thinking the more active I am on their site the more of a chance I would have of winning. Seems like hopeless dreams. It felt like I was constantly getting the opportunity to help my fianc and my family not struggle as much as we have been and finally get married. I ordered a CD of Native Music Chanting because I thought that listening to it would help me win, and since I told them I would rather wait until I win before I buy anything (or at least see if I win) but I was constantly being damn near harassed daily by so-called representatives from Publishers Clearing House calling me and offering opportunities and sending letters in the mail, telling me I'm a finalist. Sending me authentic looking checks in the mail paying $1,000,000.00 to Antoine ** with a big void sign over with fine print reading "this could be you." Well, I guess it was mea check for a million dollars with a big ol void sign on it. What kind of stuff is that?

I work 12 hour days 5 to 6 days a week for the past year in this, hopefully getting better economy soon so that hopefully a better job can utilize my abilities in a more creative and positively productive way, but for now I got to suck it up. Then I get home with a letter in the mail with some stuff like this. I think I also already included the part where they called me at work and because it was a representative from Publishers Clearing House I felt this would be an opportunity coming true. I went along with the conversation disregarding my work at the time and participating in her survey to wind up buying a lifetime subscription to a magazine thinking this could hopefully give me another entry to win. Because now it's on Gwy # 1830 and I'm a finalist again. How exciting?

Also, in the time being I was solicited by a company just like Publishers Clearing House in which I was like, how did they get my information? But my gullible self could possibly win! Again and I was ready to apply until my fianc said it was a scam and that she had gotten the same thing long times ago! Then I do research on the internet and see all these scam alerts for this company. I filed a complaint online for criminal activity with our federal justice system then. I was not contacted by anyone as of today, January 24th, 2012 and I believe I filled it out last November or December. Now, I'm still getting these opportunities from Publishers Clearing House and also bought a pyramid-looking clock for good luck hoping to win, the Indian chanting c.d. for good luck hoping to win (I'm part Indian) and a lifetime subscription to a magazine. Just sent back the old school 79 Chevy truck that I had tried out for the probation period because it was too small of a car model, but I guess I should have known from this smaller than looking on the site pyramid clock that I got.

Just last week I sent a letter through the mail back to Publishers Clearing House; their motto is "Customer satisfaction guaranteed." I thought I was going to be a satisfied customer and be the youngest person in Hawaii to win Publishers Clearing House and tell my fianc I told you so. Got that sent out to them pronto with the words on the front of the envelope, "I hope my satisfaction will be guaranteed and Ill win Gwy #1830." Winning drawing is supposed to be in the end of February. In the October give-away it was suppose to be the end of October. They never announced the winner. No one ever knows who won. We just keep seeing the people who have won. Do they even really exist or is this some genius marketing scheme to nickel and dime my little savings in hopes of winning $1,000,000.00 and having the opportunity to make a change in my family and friends' lives. Coincidentally I wanted to google map their location because I felt that if I could physically see where it is and I did Daimoku then I could hopefully see the favor of fortune shine on me and give me an opportunity. The address is **, Port Washington New York. Google map stated they could not find the location.

I do some more research and find out they have several offices nearly everywhere through Wikipedia, so I thought okay. Now, I'm at the point where I'm sick and tired of these gigantic corporations using their marketing strategies to take advantage of people who work hard by selling them hopeless dreams. I suffer from PTSD, an abusive childhood, and a very difficult life to try to make better and manage. I'm very, entirely, completely, totally feeling dissatisfied, unsatisfied, mislead, mislead, mislead and mislead, completely angered, victimized, irritated, very irritated, taken advantage of and everything else because of this situation. I want my letter to be publicized on the news hourly as a commercial for the next ten years assisting people to not be victimized by companies like these.

The other two companies that contacted me with similar prize winning features probably got my information from Publishers Clearing House. Why do the rich get to take advantage of the hard working middle class and turn their selfish eye to the poor when it us that give them this opportunity with our funded support? I want something to be done about this. I want Publishers Clearing House to take the rules stated in Wikipedia that Publishers Clearing House had agreed to take us seriously. Rules stated that Publishers Clearing House supposedly agreed to improve upon and abide by:

Not misrepresenting the chances of winning a prize.

Not requesting certain information or actions from recipients.

Not using a personalized simulated check to mislead me into believing I am likely to win.

There are five more that directly have been done and have been related to me including these three. I'm pretty sure at this point in time that I won't be winning Gwy 1830 at the end of February. Will any one take this serious with me or will others continue to be victimized as well?

I've been ordering from PCH for 20 years under my nickname of Jo **. When sending my payment in, I sign it with Margaret **, my real name, but I also put on the check that for Jo, my nickname, with info for what it's for. I keep getting payment past due notices and have added expense of $4.50 to my payment(paid). I got another one that is supposed to be $17.95, with $4.50 on it to be $22.45 now. I have check statements to show it cleared the bank 11/14/2011. On that same statement, there are also 2 others I paid that cleared, but haven't gotten a bill again for those yet.

Those were for $19.95, and $22,95 on my same statement. They go to Des Moines, La for payment. What's with the bookkeeping? I mailed 2 orders the other day to stay in the competition for the sweepstakes, I want them canceled. I won't order any more. I'm 77 and not well health wise. I love playing their games but never win anyway. I'm always encouraged from the main office to order, but when I have the problems like this, it's not worth the effort. I sent a letter to the main office in NY a few weeks ago to explain why I go by Jo as nickname.

My father names me Josephine after his sister in Italy when I was born. No one knew it (I went all through school and graduated as Margaret) until I graduated and enlisted in the USAF. I found my name was really Josephine. It took me a couple years to get home to get it changed back to Margaret. By then Jo stuck with me. So that's the reason.The only thing I ask, is to get on the people in Iowa to do their job. Jo ** is on the checks with Margaret stating Jo as my nickname. Please help. Thanks.

I can relate to many of the complaints I just read. I have been playing the PCH sweeps, games, etc., for several years and have not won anything. I quit purchasing items from PCH because the postage and handling charges made every item overpriced and totally unreasonable to return any item dissatisfied with. On a regular basis I get PCH site errors. I have been an IT manager for over 30 years. This level of errors in unacceptable in a small office, but totally outrageous for a major corporation.

My current issue is against PCH slots. No matter how many "diamonds" you have, you will never receive more than 10 entries. This is not a "random" spin. If the limit is 10, then stop the process and don't make us continue to spin. And what is with the next day's diamond scratch off? I have repeatedly seen the same row of numbersagain, there's nothing random about it. I have serious doubts that PCH programmers even know what the term "random" means. Even a simple spreadsheet program has a "random" generator. Feel free to contact me to take over your IT department. Quality assurance is far from acceptable for a corporation.

The entries dated 1-18-12 and 1-10-12 both went into a loop on page three. I was denied opportunity to submit and also denied attempt to order butterfly lights.

It says I won one of the prizes, yet if you don't have text because I'm on disability, you can't afford it. So I pick the 1000 Wal-Mart gift card, yet I can't claim it. I contacted them all 7 times and they fail to respond. So in other words, if you're disabled or elderly you get scammed. I was scammed by my publisher and 1800 others did, too. I need help with getting the rights to my true life poetry books back.

This morning, as always, I was looking to play games. This happened on January 23rd 2012 at 5:10AM. When I clicked on http://us.mg5.mail.yahoo.com/neo/launch, I got a warning not to proceed. I tried several times after restarting but can't play the game. The content of this website, anvidplayer.s3.amazonaws.com which is hosted by lotto.pch.com, has been reported as unsafe.

We recommend that you do not continue with this website and go to my home page instead. This website has been reported to Microsoft for containing threats to computer that might reveal personal or financial information. I would like to play but don't want to damage my computer.

Has anyone ever noticed that PCH winners always seem to be in their 70's and live in the eastern and central area of the US? When has anyone seen a younger winner or someone from California, Nevada, or Hawaii? Is it because we have easy access to casinos and state lotteries? I have been entering PCH sweepstakes for about a year now and have replied to all emails and snail mail entries within their deadlines and nothing. I understand that the chances are winning are extremely low but what's annoying is that even with a high chance of winning, none of the winners are people I can relate to age wise nor location wise. How exactly is that random selection PCH?

I had played the PCH slots and hit the 5 required 150 tickets to win. Instead of getting a link to my winnings, I get a dialog box stating there was "technical difficulties" and try again later. That is straight **. This site and PCH is a scam. I have also noted the "winners" that appear across the top in the scrolling bar are the same names over and over, day after day with "7 hours ago".

After reading these and other complaints from those who have experienced the same thing, I would believe they have only one actual real winner a year to give PCH some legitimacy and everything else is to get you to reply to their ads. I think they need to be investigated. And if it can be proved, they get sued and shut down. I also think they need to be regulated by some type of gaming commission. Yes, I am venting my anger and frustration. But if people think about it and do the research, you will find I am on target.

I'm so happy that I came to this site today. It makes me feel like I'm not the only one who thinks that PCH can quite possibly be a scam. You keep repeating in all your responses that since 1967 you have awarded over 228 million dollars in prizes. But if you think about it with all the $5,000 a week for life that have supposedly been given away, you would think it would be so much more. So maybe there aren't as many winners as you claim. What really bothers me is the fact that you always ask for the birth date.

I understand that you have to make sure that the age is 18 and over. But I also believe that that is the reason the only people that win the lifelong prizes are always between the ages of like 60 and 80. Why can't you verify someone's age if they are ever drawn as the winner to give us people of all ages a chance to win? So, if someone of my age was ever drawn, I believe you throw me back in and keep drawing until you find someone you believe won't collect the prize as long. No one is promised tomorrow so you really can't judge a winner by their age.

I'm disabled and it would be a blessing to me and my daughter to win one of the big prize awards. I'm just getting really discouraged with PCH. I enter every time I receive an email or a letter in the mail. You always say there is no purchase necessary to enter, but that is not true. I have received entry forms in the mail that state if I don't order, I have to enter in a different way. So those who don't order are probably thrown out as soon as they are received. I recently returned some orders that I had placed due to the poor quality of the merchandise. One order I returned was one of the supposedly free prizes. But they aren't free at all due to the fact you have to pay shipping and handling.

If you want to send out free prizes, that's exactly what they should be free. I received only one check in return and that was for the least expensive purchase and I'm still awaiting the return of the rest of my money. I'm sorry to say, but I'm so discouraged. I'm really considering never ordering or entering again and placing myself on the Do Not Contact List if I don't see any improvements with the way your consumers are treated.

I was responded through my email by Publishers Clearing House like I always do. I got through all the game but when I was playing the last game, Diamond Exchange ,I had received 14 spins. Round about the 12th spin it landed on $50 and right before my eyes it changed to a free entry. This is definitely not right.

It was about 7:40pm central time when it occurred, I then tried to reach PCH at their 1-800 number and they said to call back between 8:30am-8:30pm eastern time or contact you. So here I am, writing you. I'm really sad writing this because I enjoy My Publishing Clearing House lotteries games and even the surveys. So any explanation and correction regarding this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank You and sincerely your loyal customer.

I believe the $50 should be mine. I was so excited and then was so let down when it switched before my eyes to an entry . I lost out on a win of $50 which I believe, was intended for me. Very confused!

A week ago I actually won a prize on PCH Slots, yet PCH won't let me claim it! The slots ran and it said I won $250, then to click "here" to claim prize. I clicked on the link and a screen came up saying congrats from PCH and such, but then it said invalid code/email and to check my email address. My email address was correct, it has never changed, in fact I get emails from PCH every day to play the slots and it said my email address in the prizelink!

Anyways, I contacted PCH customer service multiple times via phone and email. They basically called me a liar. I told them I had taken screenshots to prove it, and I submitted it to them over and over. They kept telling me they never got them. When they finally confirmed getting the screenshots they told me they now had to submit it to the verification department.

After a week, I still have not heard anything and they told me to be patient and they gave me an "incident number"! Then someone else tells me that if I didn't claim it within 60 seconds it was void. What do you think I was trying to do? The webpage had an issue. Someone did finally tell me that they were "having website issues" but that isn't my problem! I am lucky I know how to take screen shots. What if I hadn't? I'd have no proof.

Now I have sent them all the proof they need multiple times and they still have done nothing but to avoid me. It sounds like a scam to me. What good is winning if you can't even claim your prize?

I have received yet another bill for items I have not received. On Jan. 9/2012, I sent a cheque for items that I received and sent the bill with it of the items that I had not received. Also I have been told several times that I had won money but never ever received any money from you. Therefore, I am asking you to please take me off of your mailing address. I am starting to believe that you just want me to keep ordering so you can get more of my money. Well, no more. I am on a fixed income and I cannot afford to be lied to anymore so please take me off of your mailing list. Please stop promising people money that they will never receive.

I am giving Publishers Clearinghouse only one star because you would not accept a zero. I give them a zero star rating! And, yes, I'm shouting! Pch.com's darn pop-up ads! They are totally unwanted and should be considered spam advertising! I have a pop-up block and still those PCH ** get through!

You can never win on slots because there are not enough spins. How come? Also, I, like so many other people, have been playing since 1976 and have bought a lot of stuff from them. I cannot believe that I have never even won a cheap price from them. Thank you.

I know that I will never win a dime from the PCS come-a-longs. They bury us with bulk junk mail that promises the riches to end all riches. I delight in finding all the little stickers and removing them and then tossing the rest in the trash. I also get a bang out of the letters reminding me that I have not bought a thing since 1995 when I started this folly. I never will unless by some cosmic miracle PSC sends the millions they keep suggesting I may be awarded by returning the crap by such and such a date.

I will order one of the mags that provides insertions on how to avoid scams like PCS. And as a good measure to demonstrate my disgust with the constant barrage of crap they keep sending, I will stiff them of the price of the mag. And then, I will use my millions to defeat the collection agency PSC uses to collect the $10.00 the mag may have cost. But PCS has little to worry about because we all know that I will never win a dime, even though they keep telling me that my number may have been already drawn. Barnum lives in the PCS home office.

I have read several of the complaints and can relate many of them. Also, am I the only one who noticed that there is a spelling error in nearly every unique (not copied and pasted) response by PCH? This shows that whoever is writing these is not very intelligent and the fact that he/she handles responses means that the company is also unintelligent.

I know Publishers Clearinghouse obviously awards prizes but what I wonder is if it's as many as they say they do. I have at least 3 emails from them every day I'm entering and never won anything. It makes me wonder about who they say has won. On their website scrolling along the bottom is names and states of people who've won prizes that day but how does anyone really know this? Is someone outside their company investigating? My theory, they award a few prizes, and make up the rest of the winners but they have the resources to back up the claims. For a company that started this sweepstakes to generate interest and get more magazine subscriptions, it makes me wonder how many freaking magazines and products are you selling each year to compensate your employees and pay the prizes you claim to pay and not be out of business by now?

I was sent an email like I am almost everyday for entering sweepstakes. It was regarding the PCHLotto. I clicked it, it took me to the lottery number. I picked numbers for each lottery ticket, then it took me to the scratch off lottery tickets. Once I was done with those, it directed me to to slot games. Some were fast cash and one was for a sweepstakes. I lost the first 2, but the 3rd one, with 7 times must be won to win $250 fast cash, scammed me out of my winnings, or however you want to call it. I was down to my last spin, and only needed a couple more $250 to go and I won! I hit seven $250 fast cash slots within all of my spins. Instead of saying that i won, it says, "Sorry but you are out of spins. please wait while we direct you to something else" or whatever. I won $250 fast cash.

The terms say winning are paid guaranteed. I won and I got no confirmation, other than it acting like I didn't win. I have played this for several years, and it's the first time I had won and it jacked me! What is a guy to do about it? Before I could press "print screen", it sent me to the next page, and when I pressed Esc to stop the page, it just kept on loading to the next screen. Will I ever see my winnings and will they be able to catch their tech, error or was I scammed by PCH!

I just want to thank all the consumers here for telling the truth about PCH. It's a real eye opener to see the complaints and how PCH seems to have the perfect cookie cutter response to everyone. Thanks to many of the users here, I will insure that I never order anything from PCH.

When it comes to winning and the odds that are associated with it, assuming that some or any of the drawings are real, I don't think I'm concerned with it anymore. As I have been reading the way PCH seems to respond to everything as if the opinions on this forum truely don't matter. I'm drawing a clear picture of how: "Any giveaway may be canceled, suspended and/or modified, in whole or in part, if in the opinion of the sponsor, any fraud, technical failure or other factor beyond its control impairs the integrity or proper functioning of the sweepstakes. Neither the sponsor nor any promoter is responsible for computer malfunctions, network connections, email delivery problems, systems failure or incompatibility, typographical, technical or key-stroke errors, or interruptions in internet service."

Oh and because PCH loves to copy and past how great they are and how everyone has a chance of winning here's why nobody really wins: "If for any reason an entry is confirmed to have been erroneously deleted, lost or otherwise destroyed or corrupted, the entrant's sole remedy is another entry in the same or a comparable Sweepstakes (or, if that is not possible for any reason, in a random drawing from among other eligible entries for any or all of the unclaimed prizes offered in a Giveaway).

No claimant in any dispute involving the Sponsor or any Promoter shall be entitled to claim or obtain indirect, punitive, incidental or consequential damages. Liability of the Sponsor or any Promoter on a claim is limited to the value of the Prize in question." Yeah, I can see how the odds of winning are equal. I'm so glad I never got suckered in or will never get suckered into your mindless piles of heap that you perpetrate to every American with heaps of advertisement and junk mail. And yes PCH, I can copy and past and waste time with diverting from solutions. Again thanks consumers for keeping me informed.

Horrible, I kept getting so many emails, promises that were lies. There was no winner with my initials in my area that Won. They made nightmares come true. I have never been so upset or disappointed over something in my life. I have entered their contests, played their games and searched. I have gotten so many emails and scams from third parties that claimed PSH sold my name to them. I want all those emails to stop.

Now I just received a bill for $22.95, threatening me it will ruin my credit if I don't pay them. Hello? I don't have any orders, books or whatever from them. Never received, so how can I get charged? This is such a scam, I feel lied to, cheated, false advertising. I would also like to point out. The winners for life, ever notice how the selection of those winners are usually in their 80's? Go figure.

If there is any sort of Class Action Suit against this company please add me to it. So fed up they should pay for there misrepresentations and false claims. They have to be stopped, this is wrong. I don't answer my phone, I guess they sold that too, so please just contact me through my email. I keep it unplugged or I won't answer it. Thanks, I am also on the do not call list.

For the November 30th, 2011 drawing you sent us over and over mailings saying someone in Blaine, MN with my initials would be winning the $5000 a week sweepstakes. It looks like the winner wasn't in Blaine with my initials. Misleading lie to get sales.

I received a call from Tony ** saying I won $ 250,000.00 from PCH. First send by Western Union $190.00 to Marcia ** Hanover, Jamaica. WI. This money is supposed to be refundable and needed to put me on the PBH list.

Two weeks ago, I was contacted online to sign up to be a possible "winner" on PCH free of charge, nothing to buy. Don't believe that. Yesterday, I received a bill for $175 for a magazine I've never heard of. Now I'm trying to block their messages to me which they send daily. I thought they were legitimate. I would advise anyone to not sign up for something that sounds too good.

I have been a member of PCH for 41 years. I have spent thousands on their company and never win a thing. Recently, I sent back five articles that I did not want, and could not pay for since I had surgery, and have not worked for almost a month. Please do not send me any threatening letters for payment.

Hey sheepeople, go check out the PCH response to the "inglorious bastards" post. You can clearly see that this is a scripted computer generated reply probably entered by a third world mental giant that took some Americans' job! They (PCH) did nothing to address the concerns and questions stated in the post. This seems to be true for all their (PCH) responses. Face it sheepeople. If you're dumb enough to waste your time on this crap instead of waking up to the decline and takeover of the U.S.A, then send us $5 and we will enter you into "our super-duper everybody wins 2012 extravaganza sweepstakes"! Have a nice day sheep.

I was playing PCHSlots using my diamonds to play the spin game. It stopped on the $100 pink spot. It told me to wait while they processed my prize.Then without any other messages, it opened the Search and Win. I don't need the window to search, I have the PCH search bar on my home page. Why do you not want to pay me my prize?

I believe that PCH is a fraud. They state that you don't have to purchase anything to win. When you enter online, there are many many offerings you have to go through. At the end, they say something like you haven't selected anything, and you have to go through all the products again. The part of "Enter as Often as you Like" is very vague. No specific instructions are given.

It states you may submit additional entries simply by writing at a certain address. Do you send a postcard or a large envelope? Most likely, these entries just get tossed out. Also is there a list of people who have won these huge prizes? PCH states they have given away a certain amount of money and mention one person's name who won (Leroy somebody). Sorry I can't remember his name. I really feel it is a scam. Also with giving out email addresses, a lot of other companies will be sending you stuff.

I just wanted to say that my mother, and I am sure many others, actually went to their dying bed thinking they might win, when in fact in 30 years that I can remember, I have never heard of anyone winning other than seeing a commercial. It is sad that they tug on people's hopes and dreams. My son is an attorney. I do not feel the need to have one contact me. It is just something that I wish could be done to allow more people an opportunity to actually be a winner, instead of 1 million people on the list.

I have sent two certified letters to PCH's credit manager and one to their customer service manager trying to get their invoices straightened out. PCH's credit manager sent me a letter telling me my "ordering privileges were suspended" because of this mess. I told him in both letters to keep it that way, as I would never order again. Also don't send me any more entry packets. Someone did call me eventually and told me that they were finally going to straighten these four invoices out. I asked the credit manager twice in my letters for this in writing that I owe PCH no money. As these invoices have a way of repeatedly popping up, again & again.

The person on the phone lied to me a second time about this and promised me that I would have this in writing that the four issues are all straightened out and that I would receive a letter to this effect. In usual PCH fashion, I did receive a letter alright: about a paid invoice that was never an issue in the first place and that I had never inquired about. Talk about the run-around! Today, they've started sending me contest entry packets again! In the trash it went! Again, do you people not comprehend English, either written or spoken, at all? Now, where is my letter stating that this mess is finally straightened out and after telling you twice to leave me off the mailing list, why are you again sending this trash to my house?

Why am I not able to enter your million dollar for life contest? This is the 3rd or 4th year I tried to enter on-line and am not able to get beyond your "address invalid" pop-up. We have lived here for over 17 years and it's a really small town. So, it's not as though it's a rapidly expanding area with new streets and/or name changes, etc.

Did PCH tell everyone, in an email today, that someone in their local TV area will definitely win $1,000.00? It's not a complaint. It's just a question about the obvious mass mailing of these somewhat hyped notices.

I won the jackpot for December lucky slots, the three cherries were aligned for 15,000 dollars. No prize has been sent to me. I sent it promptly with my payment. It was a bluff. Please send me my prize now, I am sending a new ticket.

Publishers Clearing House could and should make shorter shrift and more accurate statements about entering their contest.

I've been playing the PCH Lotto game for several months now, and have become increasingly aware that not all my games are recorded, especially the daily winner "pick 5 numbers." I have written PCH several times about this, but it's still happening. I'm wondering why these games are being pulled.

I played the diamond game and used it within a 24-hour period, but the game doesn't give me the diamonds I was supposed to have won for the next game. Really, why is it only people from the East Coast, or central win? Same with the lottery, no one wins on our side of the United States, or Hawaii?

Nothing happened! That is the problem, nothing happened and it is not going to happen. If you think you will win anything from this company, you are in bad shape. Just as I was when I first decided to try this nonsense. PCH search and win stinks! Do you smell it?

Really people? PCH does not force anyone to do anything. If you decide to answer emails, buy products, return entries, etc., that is your choice. If you are lucky enough to win, good for you. I hope someday it will work for me. In fact, I just need a piece of the winnings to pay off debt that we all have. I'll share the winnings and spread the wealth. Let people who enjoy it do it. Negativity will get you nowhere!

First off for you crying, whining, *** complainers, get a life! If you say you're poor and sit around all day waiting for PCH to give you money, try using that time to get a job! Sorry I forgot that you will lose your welfare check if you do. You're pathetic. The fact that you have the gall to post on this site tells us you're a useless example of a human being.

With that said we will move on to the other scumbag, "PCH". Have you ever been playing the Diamond Spin game only to see the pointer stop on $5 or $10 then have your screen Blip and it's gone to "Sorry Not A Winner"? We have! Or have you ever received the email that states " Someone with your initials in your area is a guaranteed winner"? Only to research the prize that was given, and find out that no one in your area won with those initials. In fact, not even in our State? We have! Or the email that says "Someone in your Broadcast Area with this or that is a guaranteed winner"? Same thing, the prize was given to someone in a different State altogether. We have! My favorite is the email PCH sends that shows this fat ugly women's picture and says "Do You Want Her To Get Your Cash Prize"? We have!

That's just a small example of the kindness and honesty you get from PCH.

Sometimes it will also ask if you want to "Leave This Page". Click on yes; it will still take you to the next segment of whatever game your playing. Cool Huh? You don't have to watch those ignorant commercial adds that insult to some people that are actually intelligent. We have.

I have been using the various Publishers Clearing House websites for a long time. My mother spent over 30 years entering their sweepstakes, because PCH misled her into believing that she was a finalist and was about to win "big money." I guess that I am as naive and gullible as my mother was because I take the PCH Surveys; use the PCH Games website; participate in the PCH Lotto, etc. (I could tell that the products that they sell are cheap garbage; so I never was dumb enough to buy anything from PCH). I have been using PCH Search & Win, for years.

Recently, it appears that my PCH Search & Win account has been disabled, for absolutely no reason. Publishers Clearing House never contacted me, to give me any advance warning or to state their reasons for disabling my account. In addition, PCH has absolutely no appeals process, whatsoever. That means that I--and anyone else that PCH wishes to discriminate against--am out of luck. To my knowledge, I have done nothing wrong. This was done to me arbitrarily and unfairly. It is absolutely outrageous. Even if PCH deigns to respond to the two emails that I sent to them, what are the odds that they will re-enable and re-activate my PCH Search & Win account? Maybe PCH actually did me a favor.

The odds of winning anything major from Publishers Clearing House is apparently one in one billion. Of course, PCH only reveals that fact in their "fine print" (tiny print). I emailed PCH twice regarding this matter. If this problem is not immediately rectified in my favor, Publishers Clearing House is going to receive a massive amount of extremely negative (unwanted) publicity on Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, YouTube, national news organizations, national news magazines, 60 Minutes, my local news organizations, The Better Business Bureau, "Three on Your Side," national TV talk shows, "consumer complaint websites," "rip-off report websites," "survey police" websites, national radio call-in shows, forums, blogs, and every other venue that my husband, his co-workers, myself, our friends and our families can think of.

Publishers Clearing House has been sued in the past. Okay, PCH, give me one of your woefully inadequate, standard, cookie-cutter, "form letter" responses!

We don't want any mails from you. Please stop sending mails to our address.

I have received two bills from PCH. One is for 19.22 that was due 11/24/2011 which I just got in the mail today, which is for decorating pens? The second one is for 25.13 that was also due on 11/24/2011 for cookbook collection? The address on the bill is PO BOX ** Des moines IA 50340. It says my customer number is **. I might have signed up and went through that all the crap products but I'm sure I didn't accept any of that junk.

They continue sending me for 2/3 times a week informing me I've won etc that if I pay them money I paid them twice 10 & then realized it was a scam. I return their letters, & still they keep sending. Another firm duplicating them, also from Kansas, SRC Processing Centre PO Box 2913 Shawnee Mission, KS 66201. I wish these 2 firms to be prosecuted, & if it is not for you to do please, inform me of the local authority that is able to do so. Thank you

I ordered a small replica of a 1929 Ford. I paid for it with a personal check on 11/23/2011. The check number written on a US Bank is 2634. I am wondering when and/or if I will receive this product. I would appreciate your attention to this matter ASAP. Thank you.

I received a so-called over due payment on Readers Digest. No first bill plus I never ordered this subscription. Also, when I do order books they send what they want, not what I ordered!

This is more to confirm about PCH ****. I got an email stating I won . 1,000,000.00 USD. And to contact Mrs. Margaret **** at **** to claim my prize and also to contact Mr. Barry ****, the dispatch director, at telephone number **** or **** regarding winning number ****. I emailed the ticket number which is ****. Can you tell me if this is legitimate? Help also the courier is Elite Couriers farm Roas Taplow Berks ****, e-mail ****. Help!

Every day, there are 2-3 emails from you that say click on them to be entered in a drawing and to receive my entry number. I have yet to hear of someone actually winning, no fanfare when the date on the emails passes, and I have yet to receive a number. It just says entry confirmed and waits! Don't close the window while we connect you to offers from a partner of ours. If I were ever to win, I would never know since I don't receive numbers.

I believe that Publishers Clearing House contest is fraudulent having consumers enter contest that really does not exist and also giving the so-called independent research companies your information. You enter one of their contests and these companies bombard you with deceptive mail saying that you won something and asking you to send in $20 in order to receive reports about cash being released. So I sent the cash to do an investigation. As I suspected, no such report ever came. Only another letter claims that you are the winner of the bogus contest. I believe Publishers Clearing House should be investigated by the BBB or other government agencies that regulate such companies. Consumers should beware of entering PCH contest.

I received a package from Publishers Clearinghouse in the mail with an invoice attached with my information on it. Inside the package was a pair of black/brown gloves. I have never ordered anything from this company. I will not pay for this item to be returned to Publishers Clearinghouse. Your company needs to send me a prepaid postage stamp to send it back to you so you can mail it to the correct customer.

I received a phone call on my business cellular phone. It was a recorded computerized message that said his name was David ** with PCH, that's Publisher's Clearing House, and that I have won a certified cashier's check in the amount of $850,000 to be delivered to my home this afternoon at 3:30 PM. The recording asked me to call 706-684-4557 to verify if I will be home to accept the certified cashier's check. When I called the number all you get is a voice prompt saying, "please leave a message". No information is offered. I gave them my work number to call me back, so I can have my company do some investigation on this. It just happened this afternoon. I just want others to be aware of this scam.

I am sending this email I received to your attention. Is this legit? Thanks.

Publishers Clearing House

(Random E-mail Pick Online Sweepstakes) www.pch.com

You are a winner of One Million Pounds Sterling, promotion organize on the 5th of December by Publishers Clearing House Award 2011 Promotion. Contact Mr. Donald ** with your names, address, phone no. to below email: pchclaims@ovi.com or call tel: +447438894469.

Catherine ** For P.C.H.

I have been hoping and praying for 9 years to win PCH that sent me so many letters and emails making me believe that I have won. I stayed home for months waiting on them just to knock on the door. I cried many months. I don't have anything. I'm poor. I entered PCH for nine years and never won anything, but just last month they said I won $100.00 on PCH Search and Win. I never got anything. Do they know sometimes they make people just want to take their life? It's very hurtful to make us believe that we have won knowing we did not. God help us.

I have faithfully mailed in 100's of entries per PCH rules, exactly as stated each and every month and every single day for the past 4-5 years I have faithfully entered every online contest allowed. Then I received these black PCH entry form. Out of the hundreds sent per month, I only received approximately 12 of those black large envelopes to re-enter. So I did exactly as should be and still after 4-5 years, nothing. PCH doesn't even look at people in Hawaii. The last person that won a $15,000 was a very long time ago. Whoopee. We in Hawaii need to be recognized, too. So far I have mailed out way over thousands of entry (approximately 300 per week for 4-5 years). None of which was probably even entered and was probably tossed in the rubbish.

I know the odds. That's why I spend thousand a month on stamps, envelopes, paper and ink. So you do the math. I feel as my entries are being tossed or thrown away. Show me proof that it is properly being entered. Don't tell me about "following the rules and regulations that the state imposes": that is not proof enough. And those black envelopes that came from PCH, out of the 12 only one spelt my name right. There's no way they could misspell it because I use a computer to print out my letter which I sign each and every one. Besides, on the "rules and regulations" site of PCH no where does it tell you exactly how to write as it did years ago (ex: on a 3 X 5 index card hand write your name and address). On this R&R it does not state exactly how to write in.

I ordered an Aluma wallet, and it will not open. I'm not paying for something that does not work. What do you suggest I do?

Publishers Clearing House give false expectations. I supposedly won one 1k gift card to Walmart from a Spin the Wheel contest sent to my email. In order to get the 1k gift card, I had to buy something, which would be an automatic bill to my cell phone carrier on a monthly basis.

This is no sweepstakes contest. How can I win something but have to buy something? Their emails to me are deceptive, making me believe that I am winning large sums of cash and this is never true. They say that my initials "M.H." is definitely a winner and that was untrue.

How do I sue Publishers Clearing House for deceptive practices? Publishers Clearing House continues to lie. I believe it is a scam and if it is proven to be so, I would like confirmation so I do not continue to waste my time. I get emails to go on to search and win, to submit additional entries but you have to download applications to submit.

I bought an HP Compaq NC6220 laptop from PCH. When l received it, l discovered that l couldn't get on and do anything on it! I sent a letter to PCH and l haven't yet gotten a response from them. I want to send it back and get my money back.

I have been playing the PCHSlots Diamond Exchange daily since it began. The past three days, I have been unable to load the slots. I enjoyed this each day and the email telling me what to check on my PC didn't help. My computer is doing all that is required to load and play, but it doesn't anymore.

I ordered a lot of times throughout the year and in August 2011, I ordered a magazine (Cesar's Way), got the bill in, paid for it in September and I have yet to receive my magazine.

I keep getting email from PCH even after going on their page and requesting to be removed from their list. How can one make it stop? It's just junk mail and I know I can delete it, but it keeps piling up and using up resources.

I have played every game and your PCHslots game is weird. It often tells me I have so many diamonds earned for the next day and more often than not, it doesn't give me the "extra" spins, it says I have won. Plus, I don't think I can or ever will win at the game and something else whenever I play the game and come back the next day to play. It tells me I have already played today so I have to wait one more day before I can play and end up not being able to use the "extra" diamonds at all. I mean come on, what's up with that. And even though I select not to receive mail from your sponsors, I get butt loads of spam so much, so I can't even block it all.

I ordered Yoga journal magazine, and sent a money order to you on 11/08/2011, and have not yet received the magazine. I am still waiting.

My prize number was 1830. I entered the sweepstakes in October. PCH is saying K. ** in AR #1830 won the PCH. My name begins with a "k" and I live in **. This needs to be investigated. I should have won this November 11, 2011 draw.

I don't really have a complaint to post. Get a grip people! The odds of winning the big prizes are over a trillion or more to one, that ain't very likely. I entered because I figure somebody has to win, why not me! I'm sure as heck, keeping it clean. Don't expect to win, 99.99 percent of us will NEVER win PCH or the lottery, no matter how badly we wish, pray or need it to happen. That's reality. It isn't necessary to accept any of the seemingly endless series of offers to enter.

I will admit, however, I'm sick of all the spam I have not solicited and I've received several phone calls about garbage like online educational opportunities. I've learned that it's best to answer them and insist that they remove my number from the list. I attended real bricks and mortar universities, and law school. I don't need no more schooling!

I have religiously been playing the slots since they began and am certain that it is fixed. Just before the $ amount shows, the wheels seem to stop short & move to the next item, leaving me one slot short of $ winnings, not even a $1. Also, when attempting to play games, no matter how often I've changed password, it is always shown as password, username or Email are non-existent or do no match. I always thought that these PCH contests were either fixed or non-existent. Now I am certain this is all a fraud.

Years ago, I was foolish enough to order things. Since then, I've become older & wiser. I never give out any personal information such as credit card, nor do I order from Customer Benefits, as these items may be purchased at any store & I do not have to pay S&H charges. Come on PCH, give it up & show the consumers that all your publicity is fraudulent. Never have I seen a million dollar winner even close to NY. It's always somewhere in some small town in the middle of the country. Fix? Big time For certain! Now, I'm convinced after reading all the complaints! Now when attempting to submit this rating, error message appears that submission has failed. What's up here?

I received letters in mail stating that I am basically a winner. They said they were going to go pick up a dozen of roses and have the news people with them, and asked me if I had a bank account. They made it sound like I was a winner. I stayed home one day all day because they made it sound like they were coming to my house for sure. I do not think that is right to make people believe that they're going to win a million dollars, because there are people like us that are poor and need money to live. I always said "God if they want us to buy their products, give us a million dollars and we will be more than happy to buy their expensive stuff." You can buy all their stuff anywhere. It is cheaper than PCH. People are wasting their money on PCH's stuff. It is too much money. It would be better if we won the million. Then, things would be different.

My email address has been flooded with junk mail after joining Publishers Clearinghouse. Plus, they won't let you off their site you can't click off. If you click cancel, it keeps you on their site. There is no place to unsubscribe to them. How do I get rid of them? Contact me only through email, no phone calls.

Well within the past three months, since maybe September of 2011 and a few years back, I have received sweepstakes entries for PCH. It's like they scam you into entering their sweepstakes, thinking they can actually make you believe that you are going to be their mega prize winner and even on all of those PCH lotto online and the search and win games as well. I do not know how many times I searched and played all of those games and I have not won anything at all.

I also do not know how many stamps I have wasted on PCH as well my own time. I'm truly disappointed and upset with this company and their sweepstakes and how they represent themselves from the beginning as such a highly professional company as they say they are. They are dream-breakers that are trying to take people's hard earned money for their useless items. You can buy much cheaper at your own local Family Dollar or Dollar General stores. This just upsets me a very, very great deal. I can't believe these types of sweepstakes companies. PCH is nothing but a money- maker. And they prey on the ones that are in need and they brainwash good people.

Well, maybe PCH should be sued and pay all the honest and good people that they have scammed over the years, especially this year as well. They should know better. All I got to say to them is shame on all of you PCH workers, for you knew what you were doing trying to make money on hard working honest people that are trying to make a living thinking you would make people's dreams come true, which were all nothing but lies after lies. Shame on you again! That is all I have to say. So chocked up about this all!

I never want to be involved in PCH again in life. It is a total scam. Surveys for surveys, garbage that you do not want. Personal information I do not like to give, and yes, the old supply your credit number at the end to claim your free prize! Give me a break. There is nothing free about participating. I rather play the daily lottery, at least you know what you are getting! Experience? Zero.

I have been receiving packages from PCH that I have not ordered, and I was billed for these packages, as of 11/29/11. I returned a package to PCH, and 2 days later, I received another. I would like to know what should I do about this problem. I have tried to contact customer service with no response. I would like the packages to stop coming, and the billing to stop as well.

Not good. I have played Publishers Clearinghouse for 33 years. 27,789 times and I have never even won so much as $1. I have agreed to donate half of my winnings should I ever win the ten million to UNC Hospital for the poor people and our vets and the wonderful Childrens Center. Surely, PCH would like good publicity like that. The hospital helped my wife and still is and we did not have one cent. They even treated me well. It is a shame we have to drive 120 miles just to get health care for her. The hospital took her right in and is currently helping her where our local hospital in so many words did not have time for her. Her lungs are bad and she is on two breathing treatments a day and oxygen. PCH knows all this. I want to know why George ** won 2 times and I cannot even win one time in 33 years?

It does no good to question PCH about any of this because they never respond. I am going to start contacting every news agency and talk shows till I get an answer. I am tired of hearing it is up to a panel of judges. Sounds like they need a new panel of judges and be fair to people instead of building their hopes up. I have even sat on my porch all day because of the misleading ads they send. Nobody has ever won in Richmond County, North Carolina. I am going to consult Harvey ** and see if there is something wrong doing here. Bad publicity for PCH. You know Harvey ** will make a big stink.

I wish to clarify that on my complaint dated 11/24/11, Publishers Clearinghouse confirmed that I had won first place in tokens but not first place on total score for one game. There was confusion to what the game's grand prize was awarded to. It's confusing, yes, but a scam, no. I wish to state they took care of the problem by explaining to me and I no longer complain about the problem at hand (that their tournament was a scam).

I find the whole experience daunting, I really do. It began months & months ago. The deadline has changed 3 times, and it just changed again. It feels like such a racket. You know how the communication becomes so personal, they're referring to you by your first name. Where is the integrity and the honor? The only honorable business left in America is small business.

I have a post below, Linda, Montgomery AL. PCH stated here that the problem was resolved. Then, why did your credit manager send me another letter about it, stating that I still owe it? I sent him a certified letter, return receipt requested on 22 Nov. This is because all other correspondence I have sent has been ignored. While we're at it, why am I in possession of three invoices, all dated days after my payment for History Channel Magazine, that the funds are already in your account? Also, you are hounding me about a Wall Tap that I ordered, and never received. My ordering "privileges are suspended, yet I received a box of candy on 21 Nov. from you, that I had no way of ordering? I want a return label for that candy, and clean up the other accounts that I do not owe you!

I have been in contact with US Postal Inspectors. If I receive any more invoices for money I don't owe, I'm pressing forward. If there is a negative PCH comment on this mess on my credit report, I will take legal actions! It is not up to me to keep correcting your accounting and shipping problems, especially at my own expense!

I ordered the clip on lights, as well as other things from PCH. I am an elderly faithful customer. I pride myself, as a former business owner, at paying my accounts on, or before due date. I am very pleased with the products I have received so far. It is not right that you charge me to pay you on the computer, with my credit card. Like most, I get rebates, therefore, I try to pay for everything with my card, for my money is tight. A $10 fee is totally unacceptable.

I will think much harder before I order, due to your fees for me to pay you. You should appreciate my order, and encourage me to order again, instead you try to add to the burden of enjoying a little of my money, wasted on paying extra over my order, just for using my credit card. You are so, so wrong. It is hard not to say your $10 may have cost you an old reliable customer. I want to be appreciated as well.

If I win the Publishers Clearing House, I want to be on TV NBC News with Brian Williams and I want a big limousine on November 30th.

I received a" winner" entry form for this coming November 30, 2011, "Mega Super $1 million & $5,000/week Prize", which I completed with my name and address **. I submitted the form. But the entry form has the wrong year of 2009. It should be 2011. Thanks.

On the November 22, I entered a mah-jong contest that was to last 24hours on the Publisher's Clearing House Game (PCH) site. From the first second it started to the last minute, I was playing this game non-stop! First place prize was to be one thousand dollars. I played hard and long, and in the end was in first place on the tournament leader board. At 9:50pm (I was playing in Arizona, where the time difference is two hours so it was technically ten minutes before the game ended at midnight PCH time) I refreshed the page and then took a picture of my score - and it clearly showed I was in first place by 2,950 tokens. Then again, just before midnight, I refreshed it again.

It clearly showed I was in first place, still with a lead of 2,750 tokens. Luckily, I sat there staring in awe that I actually won the thousand dollars because I always feared PCH contests were rigged anyways (it was obvious that the last 5 hours were rigged because it was nearly impossible to actually win a round when during the first half of the contest I was winning left and right because I am really good at mah-jong). They were barely letting me win and I was actually in a 12-thousand token lead before they started making my games harder and harder. I still kept playing instantly one game after another and was always in the lead during the whole game. So before I actually closed out the score board, I took another picture of my score at first place (the picture was taken at approx 12:16am PCH time - it went after midnight because I never closed the screen).

This morning (Thanksgiving day, the 24th) I get a letter via email from the PCH contest board saying "congrats" because I won fourth place and will receive a prize of one hundred dollars. This is fraud! PCH is scamming me out of $900 dollars and I have the photos to prove it! There is no way that just a minute before midnight three people passed me up by over 2,700 tokens! It took ten minutes for them to catch up to me by approximately 200 tokens! PCH saying I got fourth place is a lie and is fraud to avoid paying me out the grand prize of a thousand dollars and by giving me one hundred dollars keeps them from being 100% proven a scam because they technically did pay out.

I received a can of nuts in the mail that I did not order and I've seen a similar complaint where someone received nuts in the mail. Then, I got a bill for $22.95. Well, I am allergic to nuts and want them out of my house. Can you schedule to pick them up? And do not bother sending me a bill and this matter will be put to rest. Thank you.

I am totally confused. I tried to enter the contest that my mom received from you (long time member), and when I try to fill in the information for her it will not let me enter an Ontario, Canada address. Please let me know where I may enter. Thanks.

I received a letter from Maryann Carter, Publisher's Clearing House on 11/15/11. The package was supposed to come in three days. When the package came, it was on 11/18/11. When I opened the package, all the entry was supposed to be in by 11/16/11. Tagged dispatch giveaway **. The package came two days after the entry date that it was supposed to be entered in the super pick million.

I received a box with some merchandise that I never ordered with a statement saying that I supposedly ordered something and that I had to make a payment. Why did I receive something I never ordered that I will not pay for since I did not order it? And why are you guys sending me scams when I have never even heard of you before today?

Mail is lost, and notifications are short lived, because of officer misconduct. In the agency, I can't receive my prizes due to some extortion, or some sort of coupons or promos. I need assistance ASAP for giveaway number 1400, 1753, 2076, 1830, and 1553. I need to know who, or what I qualify for, and the diamond spin in 11/14/11 week span. Please e-mail me for the details of notification.

I received a package from Publishers Clearinghouse about a month ago. I didn't order anything, and I never got a confirmation stating that I did. No one in my family ordered anything. I waited about a week to see if I would hear from who sent it. I didn't hear anything. I couldn't find a way to contact Publishers Clearinghouse through their emails. So after about a week, I opened the package assuming someone in my family sent it to me, as they have done in the past. A couple of days ago, I got a bill from Publishers Clearinghouse saying I owe them $22.95.

I don't think that I should pay them anything, since I didn't order anything. I could buy the same thing in the store for $3.00, so I'm not going to spend $22.95 on it. I would know if I bought it, and I know that I didn't. Do I owe them anything? If so, how much? It was $15.96 plus $6.99 S and H. My order number is **. Thank you.

I don't really have a complaint per se. It's just that I have a queue about a lot of the surveys I get through this site. Like others, I have taken a lot of these surveys myself and as others have and they always state that the items is supposed to be free for taking the survey or for completing that particular survey. Yet when you get to the end of the survey and go into where you are supposed to collect the prize, it will ask for your address.

But once you have done that, it sneaks right in with the ringer, they want your credit/debit card number. What I would like to further understand is if it's free then why the credit/debit card number? It makes me think that the reason they want it is so they can buy something using your card number without your knowledge.

I've been playing sweepstakes for 30 yrs. This is a joke, I've never won not one thing it's a merry go round! Always they want is for you to buy stuff! I also think they charge you for stuff and you never get it! They charge me for items I never got! Never won any money! They make you think you're going to win big money but never do! Waste of time! I really need the money!

I received a call notifying me I had won $500,000 on 12-21-2010 and I neglected to claim. However, the check was placed with Lloyd TSB Bank and I could still claim the remaining $250,000 after 34 percent was deducted for taxes and escrow paid for by PCH. I was given the serial number of check and serial claim number only to be divulged to FTC 202-658-7108 gaming division. The check was to be delivered to me by private courier as she discouraged using prize patrol. The check would be delivered via special packaging containing 1099 form and 11C wagering. I now know it is a scam. I am and have been a constant customer of PCH and I guess I'm a dreamer thinking I would win someday. She also gave me 888-829-0469 and 516-323-0023 but my caller ID read 516-570-7309. My wish is they be stopped

I received an email today stating to play online PCH-Lotto. I tried to go online to play but it kept saying that I had already played when I had not. I kept getting emails today to play online and when I tried to play, it wouldn't let me saying I had already played. Also a month ago, I got a call with the **** and it was a representative saying that I won a choice of a brand new Mustang fully loaded and a free trip for four. The catch was I had to pay 19 some dollars a month in agreement for my choice of magazines. I did not order anything and I just would like to know why I wasn't able to play online and why someone was calling me from PCH telling me that I have won yet you all clearly state that you don't contact your winners? An explanation is greatly awaited!

Worn out and why never see anyone living alone, crippled, home shut in, in a mobile home on their own property, ill, living on $700 a month in this country yet show up at homes. I used to dream, now those dreams died with the one love of my life and I don't even own a vehicle. So where are you all for people like us and you keep us worn out on our computers and say over and over 'you are sorry.'

Had my address wrong on the last couple emails but I get the emails to keep coming back hoping I can move where I can get some help. Instead I sit here without milk, no central heat, no one but my computer and I am sick and tired of being sick and tired of all the emails of mistakes or keep searching. I have a chronic illness so off to a bed that only increases my pain but God bless those who win in those nice neighborhoods, in those nice houses, in the driveway new SUV's. Anyone want to donate one so I can use my power chair to get out and see a real human face.

I haven't seen in weeks, oh, but I don't have a ramp for my chair to get it out of my house and can't use it but in the kitchen as my floor is about to fall in so can't step on it much less use a chair. Okay, I am worn out PCH interesting letters I had to enter to prove I was human in all caps 'FGFU.' Is that your computer talk of saying tome me. May God forgive me but I got it right away since I am always on my computer due to me never leaving or seeing another human being but my UPS that delivers my basics but FGFU really forget you *** you. Please tell me I got this far and I am not seeing what young people use to say those words. God only knows I had to type them as for you PCH forget you. Good night.

You claim to never contact winners, prior to the give away. However, in watching a Youtube video, one of the supposed recipients stated clearly that they had received a call from you. This just raises more red flags as to this being a scam to get people to subscribe. Please clarify. In addition, it seems odd that there has never been a winner in the greater Milwaukee area.

How is it possible that the PCH sweepstakes requires participants to re-enter the contest for $1,000,000 that is supposedly being draw in 11/30/11, day after day. I'm informed everyday via email that, despite my already having entered the sweepstakes numerous times, I will forfeit the prize if I miss yet another deadline to re-enter. This has to be the most confusing sweepstakes I've ever seen and please how is it possible that PCH tells each entry that a person with the same initials as we have and in our town will win $100?

The only way for that to be a legitimate offer would be if everyone who entered was sent $100 and we all know that isn't about to happen. The 'too good to be true' cliche sure fits this outfit. I even tried to check out some of the alleged winners and they are non-existent. And those scratch tickets, has anyone ever won? Prove it. I dare you.

Publisher's Clearinghouse is inundating my 88 year old mother with notifications that she has won. I shudder to think how much money she has sent to pay the miscellaneous fees. I want them to stop sending her anything. It's a predatory practice which is disgraceful.

I am so upset with PCH. I cannot express in words the way I feel. I try to do the games as they appear, but the one that sets my blood boiling is the scratchoff. It is like taking a break and then just waste your time on this game. They have no intention of anybody winning, but you could waste your time anyway. It's like they are saying that you are just some number to them. They could care less if you do it or not. So just sit back and take a **, it will all be over in a minute.

I was told that if l was not ordering in the letter l received, l could go online and register. How do they expect you to do this when everything is for the states, nothing for Canada? I have a postal code, not a zip code.

1st) PCH Customer Service asked me to log in to contact them by email, then when placing my information in and hitting the submit button, I keep getting the message, "The username or password you entered is incorrect or your account has been disabled." You are joking me now. (Yes, I have used the information directly off my confirmation for joining email and emails in case you have forgotten your password).

2nd) The online survives. I have completed several in the past couple of days, but when I get to the end of some surveys and click the submit button I get sent to a orange & white screen informing me that unfortunately, I am not qualified for this survey. Not after I completed the survey and the survey itself says click next or submit to be rewarded. And most surveys have a counter to let you know that you are 100% done with them. So finishing the surveys is not a question

3rd) The surveys click here for technical problems or help buttons. I have clicked several of these buttons when 1/2 to 3/4 ways through a survey, when the survey just gives you a blank screen after you click the next or continue button. I have waited for up to 15 minutes while going on with other activities after clicking the next button and receiving a blank screen and not a thing loading. My web browser will indicated that the page is done loading, but nothing is there. And most surveys you cannot click the back or refresh button or you are automatically kicked out of the survey after spending 30 to 40 minutes on it. I know, I have tried this twice just to make sure the page was properly loaded.

This has a common tendency to happen on the longer surveys. When clicking this Technical help button, I am always directed to a error page telling me that page is not found or I have been provided an incorrect link. Why place this button on pages if not a thing is there to assist you? This sort of issue makes one wonder did a person just complete a survey after spending long lengths of times on a survey(s) with PCH and its affiliates collecting the data they need without following through on their end with their rewards program.

I was sent the response information about the "winners selection" without the return envelop. My processing code is **, along with a $500.00 prize certificate with the entry number of **. I would like to take the time to inform you that I have been mindful of all the rules and return dates, as the records will show. As of now, it will be impossible to fulfill this requirement, due to the lack of information and mailing envelope. Thanks.

I'm a letter carrier in Maryland. I see first what a scam PCH is. My customers buy junk after junk in the promise that they will win "the grand prize". They prey on old people. Don't buy anything from this company.

PCH has sent me many items which I did not order. I keep emailing this. I get a big apology for the inconvenience and statement that I will not be billed for these items and I do not need to return the merchandise. This is great for me, as I don't have to bother to go through the packaging and mailing. I wish PCH would just quit sending things I didn't order. It is confusing to say the least. I received a beautiful cap with embroidered horses on it, which I did not order. But because it was so nice, I did pay for it. I always pay for the items I do order, so be assured that I am being honest when I report an item not ordered that is being delivered.

I too entered the PCH sweeps over the past month. I received an email along the way saying I needed to use their search engine to enter for that day. As I read through the email the second time, I realized they have my address location all wrong. They have me listed as New York instead of Michigan. Well, I guess I won't have to worry about being contacted with a winning number since I see no place to notify them of this error.

I have received multiple requests to enter sweepstakes, both PCH and others promoted through them; so many are duplicates. I entered. Why not? But at the end of the page, it states that I already entered, so why keep sending them? These also include free offers for a laptop or a cash card for this or that including Walmart, Visa, etc. Not once did I fill out a lengthy personal questionnaire because at the end part, you will find that you have to 'purchase' this offer which requires payment, when nothing indicated this before you wasted your time to begin with.

I also purchased two magazines through PCH as well. The one, I paid for outright but received only 3 issues. What is missing here? The other, I received only one issue and they keep asking for money. I sent one of their bills back by mail, stating that when I receive my second issue and when I can believe that I'll receive the rest, I will pay. All I get are more bills with the threat of collection! The magazine was $15, but with only one issue, who should be offended - me or PCH? I also received multiple phone calls, 4 to 8 per day, with no messages. This is due to the messages being recorded and not left unless you pick up. This is bothersome and invasive. Enough is enough!

Got an e-mail telling me of a drawing for 1 million plus 5000 a month. PCH has been around forever so I thought what the heck. Knowing that the odds on any lottery are long, I entered anyway. I immediately had to cycle through pages of offers, which is somewhat expected as they are a business. It is what they (really) do.

Then, after I thought I had finally entered, I received an email making me go through essentially the same process to finalize my entry. That was annoying. Now I have received another e-mail making me unsure of whether I am entered or not. I do know that I do not want to keep going through this process.

Apparently all I entered was a cycle of endless spam. PCH was already sued, and lost, over misleading practices. Seems they have found a new way to do the same. I still do not know if I am entered into this drawing but I am certainly tired of trying.

I would recommend to anyone reading to not enter into this process. It is apparently set up to keep you confused and constantly force you to browse their products. There are more honest ways to attract shoppers and not delivering on a promise is still illegal regardless of your self perceived cleverness.

AGAIN: Avoid Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes. There are plenty of more honest and transparent contest out there. Should anyone launch another class action please feel free to contact me. They deserve another legal slapping around just for the peoples' time they waste.

I have been searching on this so called search and win for 12 to 13 years, along with my parents that have done it before I was born and we seen not one positive result ever. We are starting to think it is just one big scam for you guys to just get richer. Plus you hardly ever see any winners in Michigan or surrounding areas. It is a big joke.

I ordered the "Wet Dry Shaver" for a total cost of $30.39. I paid $7.60 on Aug 27th and paid $7.60 on Oct 7th. Next invoice (Oct 22nd) said that I owed $22.79? An obvious error. I have sent in the correct balance of $15.19 on Nov 3, 2011. I've read online similar billing irregularities from this company. With all of the complaints from this company , why are they still allowed to remain in business?

I am very angry. I signed up for free sweepstakes online and got a letter in the mail today, 11-2-2011 saying, I needed to call a 1-800-579-5726, to give the ID number they gave me in the letter. I called the 800 number, gave my number for the drawing, and then they were making me buy 3 magazines a week for 3 years.

I went through three people, and they were not giving up on selling magazines. Online and in the letter I received, it clearly states that you don't have to buy anything. So, I bought things from Publishers Clearinghouse before, on a number of times and that will stop. I hope this gets to the right people so they can fix the false advertising issue. They just lost a good consumer.

I ordered and paid for 13 issues of Consumer Reports. I have received 2 more bills for 13 more issues that I did not order. I sent a copy of a cancelled check plus a letter stating that I didn't order the extra issues, and I was not going to pay for something I didn't order. Any help you can give me, would be greatly appreciated. Thank You, Marie **

I received a call today from a Mr. Robert ** from PCH stating that I won the 2nd prize of $650,000.00. He gave me my information, name address, and phone # and told me a check was being sent via FedEx tomorrow between 2 pm and 6 pm. He asked if I used a major credit card or debit card. He also asked if I worked and was able to care for my own finances. He asked me if I had at least $1000.00 in the bank (I would not give that info). He gave me a claim # and a phone number if I had any further questions. I called back but I was put into a voice mail. It's a shame to do this to people.

I received a voice message on my cell phone to schedule a certified UPS package. I asked what it was as this was unexpected. He said it was a prize I won of 4.7 million and I needed to have a money pack card loaded with $678.99 dollars and a confirmation number and ID to receive the package. I pushed further and he said UPS was in agreement with PCH to deliver such prizes. They are supposed to be here tomorrow at 4:30. Please suggest how I should handle this? Call law enforcement? Thanks.

I received a call from Robt ** representing PCH stating that I had won second prize from unclaimed prizes of $650,000. He verified my name, address and phone number. The only personal questions asked were my date of birth and if I used a major credit card. They asked for no money or card/bank numbers. They would be at my home between 2:00 and 6:00 on Monday to present my cashier's check with information regarding IRS and government requirements in regard to taxes. I called "Robert" right back and he answered by stating his name. He gave me an 888-481-1629 number which he said was PCH Corporation's number and they would verify my good luck when I give them my claim number. I have called many times and get a recording that the extension is not available at this time.

Looking for work, I answer all incoming calls in desperation. I got a call from PCH, advising me that they were entering me in a grand prize sweepstakes for $25,000. They only had to get some personal information to complete entry.

Along with address information, the nice lady asked me about my family, background, hobbies, etc. After this exchange, she offered to send me magazines pertinent to those interests. I told her that I cannot afford any magazines and if that's a requirement to win the money that I badly need to pay bills, then never mind. She assured me that it would only be a small amount monthly, like $4.00. If I had $4 for myself a month, I would not be spending it on magazines. My family lost our home last year and they are living in a room of someone else's house. I do not have a room for extra things like magazines, even if they were free.

I told her that if she had been truthful in the first place, and said that all this malarkey about chance to win money was just to get a subscription, I would have stopped her politely and not wasted either of our times.

I just noticed two copies of Working Mother magazines on the table by the door. I'm living with a retired school teacher and wondered why she would have such a publication and to my surprise, they have my name on them! I will be contacting Working Mother directly and PCH, if I can to try to get them to stop. I did not order, do not want, cannot afford any such treats and I noticed a response to Terry from Oxford, PA from PCH that they do not send unordered merchandise. Yes, they do and I hope that they stop. I can't pay for it.

I filled out all sorts of forms and played all sorts of number games, did numerous surveys and made an order. I received part of the order along with a free gift of total junk. I opened my statement and you had charged me shipping for this total package of junk. Also, the order was not what it showed online to be. I?m just not a happy camper with companies that rip the consumer off. Yes, I am returning the purchase and the junk package for total credit to my account, with no balance due. Thank You.

I read in mail that I was a consolation prize winner and offering $400 credit vouchers for 6 items such as computers, watches, etc. I checked your website of complaints on Publisher Clearinghouse as I assumed this was from them. I came across a complaint on your site, dated 10/14/11, from Glenda in NM and Publisher Clearinghouse's response that revealed that this is a scam from Sweepstakes Clearinghouse in Texas! Thank you all as it prevented me from being taken! They need to be shut down!

I received a postcard in the mail to go online, **, alert and look for three black dots with stars in them; symbols. Where are they? What's up?

The first time, my PCH packet told me not to send back an envelope. They said if I wasn't ordering, I should return their preprinted, addressed post card and paste on my identifying sticker. I did. Today, it came back with a post office yellow sticker saying "Return to Sender - Attempted - Not Known - Unable to Forward." Are you kidding me? The address is preprinted.

They say you need not buy anything to enter, but in fact they wasted my stamp and sent back my entry. Now, how stupid do I have to be to believe the post office that they don't know how to deliver this to the Publishers Clearing House? Please, someone screwed up big time here. I will report this to Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office.

I purchased 2 wallets and a mail organizer on two different days back to back. I did what I always do when shopping online. I went through checkout to see what the total would be. It showed me the item that I wanted but no shipping and handling charges. So I clicked the button to submit my order. Only after doing so did it show me a total of my item with shipping and handling charges included.

At that point it was to late to cancel the order. I called today and to make the long story short, Amy on the other end of the phone for PCH told me that I could ship back the items but it would have to be at my expense. Amy tried to confirm what I said but had trouble getting to the site to confirm it. End result was, I paid the bill and vowed never to buy from PCH again.

I told her to pass along that info to her superiors. She agreed to make a note of what I said, but not to pass it along. I could have bought the wallets locally for what they were charging me with the S & H charges. As far as the mail organizer, it's ok but the calculator and other accessories appear to have come from the dollar store. PURE GARBAGE !!! Live and Learn. Which I did, never again PCH !!!! !

I received what I believed to be a free pennant. Then I received a bill for $30 something. On October 20th, I returned the pennant. Hopefully, I will not get another bill. Thank you.

I have participated for a couple of years now in the Publishers Clearinghouse's surveys site. In the last 6 months, all of a sudden you spend anywhere from 20 minutes to an hour filling out a survey. You get thanked for completing it, even asked if you would be willing to be contacted again and to click submit here to claim your rewards. You click there and you get we're sorry but you didn't qualify for our survey. I have lost well over 10 dollars worth of points in the past 6 months this way. It may not seem like a lot to you people but it's a lot to someone barely getting by. I have reported this before and been told: "Too bad, so sad. You must have made a mistake or misunderstood." Well this time, I took screen shots of the final pages. I have proof of what happened and I'm really upset and tired of getting the same old responses. I would appreciate my account being credited for what I am owed and for someone to look into why this is happening. It's really starting to seem like a scam when 1 out of 5 surveys does this to you. It seems like maybe the company has found a way to save themselves some money and still get the survey responses.

I received an e-mail saying that I ordered an optical cleaner that was to be shipped. I did not order such product and my husband did not either, as he has been ill. We are the only residents at our address and we are Senior Citizens. I enter contests, as I've had since 1987, but I did not order an optical cleaner. So please do not ship this to me, as I will refuse to accept it. I do not know how you make these errors. Please confirm that you have not shipped this product to me. Your shipping costs are too high anyway.

I have received a mail from the PCHlotto company UK about the winning of one million gbp. A certain Mr. Robert ** has contacted me and he has collected nearly Rs 3 lakhs as various fees. Whether it is a scam or not, how can I get my money back? May I kindly be informed.

I ordered a stupid mop from PCH. I paid the bill on 10-3-11 and received the nastiest letter for past due. It was all in caps and exclamation points demanding payment now or I would be turned into the Credit Bureau. I called today to a Robot and found no balance is owed. What an insult. This company is a scam just waiting to happen. Oh yeah, send mail to the seniors and let them try to figure out where to put one sticker and they can sit and wait for the big prize. I want no mail from this company and want them reported for false promises. I want a list of the winners who actually won a $ prize. I have excellent credit score and guarantee you that if I have been turned in for a late payment when it was not there will be a lawsuit pending. How does the government not know, this is a joke? I highly expect a response and not the generic "we are sorry you were unhappy" crap.

I have been entering the contests for over 25 years now and all of a sudden Publishers decided to change my name to Karl **! I sent several notices back with materials stating that if I were to ever win anything from them, I couldn't claim it as I am not Karl **. Is there any way you can please correct the mistake? Thank you

After filling out a long form about myself, they told me that I had won a laptop computer. Then they tell me that I would not get it until I filled some areas that I did not fill out. I did not give them my credit card number because I did not to get something that I did not order nor did I want. I did not give them my computer password. I could not give them a text message because I can only talk on my cellphone; not type a message to someone or receive a typewritten message.

I would like what they told me that I had won. Not every body has a phone that you can type a message and send it. I can only talk on mine. I would not have taken the time to fill out all information that they wanted if I had known that I would have to give them a credit card number. They could send me junk that I did not order nor want.

Thank You Richard **

I got two vouchers in the mail from Publishers Clearing House--one for a Dell desktop computer and one for a Dell laptop computer. Each voucher was for $400 of the original price of each computer. I ordered both computers and started making payments immediately. I payed the desktop computer off one month ago. I still have not received my computer. They told me that the payment would have to be processed before they could ship it and that it would take about a week to process it.

It is now one month later, and they still have not processed my payment and therefore will not send my computer. I sent them a money order by their request, so I have no way to stop payment or get my money back.

I am completely annoyed over this issue and can't help but feel like I have been scammed! Publishers Clearing House is a scam!

Your response to my complaint yesterday regarding shipping items from shopping cart without checking out was, "The experience recounted in your comment is directly opposite to our policies and online procedures." This is a lie as 2 of your service operators I contacted said it was your policy. Plus, it was my experience and many others'. Please fix this policy error as it continues to happen. And don't say it is not your policy when it is. Don't lie.

Five weeks ago, I canceled an order for Fitness magazine. When I paid my bills for the month, instead of applying my payments to the coupon bills I sent them, they applied them to the bill I had canceled, and charged me late charges on the bills I was paying. When I contacted them about it, they were downright patronizing, which made me angrier. This can`t be legal in any way. I want my bills credited like they are supposed to be, and the fitness magazine canceled.

There was a box on my doorstep and I did not order this item. I was very upset about this. I called customer service. The scripted responses are downright patronizing, which just serves to anger intelligent people even more. Post Office would not return mail as I opened the invoice (after all, I didn't know what it was).

I was informed that this problem is occurring daily (Customers with merchandise they did not order appearing on their doorstep). It costs over $13.00 to ship back so I refused to return. I did not knowingly order this in the first place. This should not be a legal way of transacting merchandise.

I put something in shopping cart and it was automatically ordered without formal checkout. I was informed that this is the way your shopping cart is set up according to Brian **. This is not what a shopping cart is. For one must normally go to checkout to order in all other sites. I am working with the New York Attorney General on this issue, as it is a misuse and abuse of shopping cart on online purchases.

I ordered the aluminum wallet from you and I am very disappointed with it and received no information where I should send this back.

First of all, the outside case was not attached to the plastic inner. It looks very cheaply made and I wouldn't trust it from keeping things dry. Since I ride a motorcycle, I was very interested in a wallet that could keep my valuable papers dry and I am not impressed in the least with this product.

Please give me a return address I can return this product to. Thank you.

On August 22, 2011, I returned Joan Rivers hair powder that came to me opened with brown powder all over, in and out of the package which was disgusting. You received this complete with the postage receipt enclosed.

This package was confirmed with the U.S. Postal Service arriving at your facility at 6:20 AM at your St. Cloud location on August 24, 2011. To date, I have not received the postage it cost me to send this garbage back to you. Where is my postage that you claim to refund?

While conducting a PCH "search and win" procedure, it was announced that I was a winner. There were no further instructions with the announcement. I did research, attempting to get further instructions, but the only info I got was that I must claim my prize within thirty minutes or the prize would be forfeited. I could not find out whom to contact or how to contact them.

My husband ordered the blood pressure thing we have been using. I paid my bill in 2 parts: $15 and $12.95, for the bill was $27.95. Now they say I owe $17.95 because they never received my second payment. And they're threatening me to be forwarded to a collection agency.

Well, I called the bank to get copies of the checks and they said they were cashed. But they're electronic and they do not send them back so I only have my statements for proof. I sent them copies and still they threaten me.

Now, I am returning the item because I will never order through them again and I'm tired of threats.

I have paid my bill in full by bank transfer, and they will not credit my account. I am receiving past due notices and phone calls. I explained my payments to the caller, and I got no satisfaction at all.

I've been entering in PCH for more than five years and I still find it hard to believe that real people win for real. I also find it interesting that no one from Pittsburgh ever won anything. Why is that?

My live-in girlfriend gets repeated, harassing calls from PCH. They don't even have her name right by using her first name and my last name. The phone is in my name and not hers.

She has repeatedly told them that she has never ordered anything from PCH. They have given her an address and asked her if that's her address. It wasn't and it's not even close. They said that they will correct their records but they didn't. They called back a week later, acting like they have never called before. How can I get them to stop calling me? I am short of getting a lawyer but if I have to get a lawyer, I will.

I ordered a swivel store which came in with ten extra prizes. The prize was a ten piece personal care set.

I would not have ordered anything if I had known what I was going to get. The prize was a piece of junk which I had to pay the shipping for. I will never order anything from their company again.

I ordered a wrist blood pressure cuff about 6 months ago for my husband who needed it for work (he is a CNA). He went to take someone's blood pressure with it the other day, and it won't inflate. How do I go about getting a replacement or a refund?

I cannot clear an old address from Publishers Clearinghouse's records. I keep trying. I ordered 2 magazines on the 3 payment plan. I heard nothing (and got no mags) for several months. It may have gone to the old address. Then, I got a late notice with a bill for the full amount and a threat to my credit. I sent this back with an explanation and canceled the order. Now I'm getting magazines with bills from each, which I have canceled with explanation.

I had stumbled on PCH through the search engine (looking for a psychic). I was looking for some kind of hope, most of the people complaining about getting your hopes up. During this time of need, everyone needs hope. Even if you don't win, you thought big and what "could be." You, at least have that! It's like complaining about a scratch off ticket. I cry ever time I see someone win. I hope it really, we all need it to be real.

Well, I can say that the Publishing Clearing House (PCH) is a huge, false advertising company, which I will be look for repayment for time and emotional distress damages for doing these PCH forms and entries. I live in a village in Arkansas with only a few hundred people. Ninety-nine percent of the adults came on drawing day. It was said a person with the initials D.M will win, which should have been me because there are no other out here in my town, city and et cetera with the initials D.M! Sorry PCH, back to courts you should go. You have to pay everyone because of your false advertisement site.

I have been trying for months to get them to stop sending me emails. They not only will not stop, but once I have them on the screen, they make it impossible for me to get them off unless I shut the computer down and restart. I am writing a letter to the attorney general of New York as it seems this type of pressure put on people has got to be illegal.

I was accessing a PCH site from my email and the screen said that due to the frequency of my online activity with PCH, I would win $1,500.00 by providing my credit score for verification. I did this and the next screen was entirely unrelated. When I tried to go back to it, it was another pitch for a different sponsor. Please let me know if I was scammed into trying Free Credit Score service, which I now have to cancel, or if I really won. Now, freecreditscore.com will be trying to bill my card. The last time I signed with them, they billed my card twice in one month. Please let me know if I really won or not.

Who was the last winner of the $5,000.00 a week contest? You notified me in your last mailing that the winner would have my initials and come from my area. Really? What is the name and the address of the winner? I will not buy magazines in the future. I now have four prescriptions.

First on reading the complaints, if you do not call people why are you making it mandatory to have a phone number to complain? Also, after almost every entry you direct us to an offer to buy something? I checked and it is from you. Then you say it's how you are supported.

I was trying to find out when the next million dollar drawing is to be from your FAQs and customer support. I could not find it, so I went to sign in then I was told via red letters that my entry had been deleted. Yet, you send 4 or more things to me a day plus the 50 or more junk that I went to each one and asked to remove my name etc... I waited the appropriate time yet still they are being sent. I resent that you wasted my time with your entries and games that are not real.

I won Money on Wheel Spins on new diamond slots numerous times for $5.00 about 6 or 7 times and $20.00 a couple days ago. I asked them directly about it. First response, they acted like I was stupid. I replied, I wasn't stupid and they have not responded at all or notified me about my money. They keep stating you will be paid promptly. They won't even recognize my complaint or let alone say I won.

I ordered one product from them. Now, they keep sending me products that I did not order and wanting me to pay for them. How can consumers stop them from doing this?

Over a month ago, I cancelled an item placed on back order. Today, I received a bill for the item I cancelled and never received. My reasons for cancelling is that it took too long to receive items and also their habit of sending items separately, which costs too much for postage. I no longer wish to do business with PCH and wish for them to quit sending me mail. Today, I am sending the bill back to PCH and tell them again that this was cancelled. If they send the item anyway, it will be refused.

I was sent an email where the $25,000 win was going to happen; the hotel here in Candler, the flower shop and et cetera. That never happened since then. Then they said that someone with initials of J.N will win in Candler. Sorry guys, that didn't happen either. This company is a fake; playing on the emotions of poor working folks like me, who is one step from the homeless shelter, with a two-year old son.

I refused an item and sent it back, but I keep getting a bill for it. What is going on? Thank you. Wanda **

I received a letter from PCH on September 26th 2011. The letter was postdated: Aug 20th 2011. Inside were several Sweepstakes Clearinghouse check type vouchers for 400.00 each to be used for various products they were selling. The problem is that the checks stated they would be void after Sept 12th 2011.

They may claim that the post office delayed, but I am wondering how many others have had the same experience that I had. Besides that, I get at least 20 to 30 emails a day with more sweepstakes offers.

My 88-year old Dad is being bombarded with mail from Publisher's Clearing House. Most recently, he received his "order" of Exercise Bands with a bill for $22.95. Big surprise, he never directly ordered exercise bands. Last year, I called and asked them to stop sending him material. Today, I tried to reach customer service but you can't contact them without opening an account! I know what will happen if I do that. PCH needs to be stopped. They are preying on the elderly.

I had a call saying that I won thousand dollars shopping spree. In order to qualify, I needed to order 20 months subscription for $49.00 and I would have a brochure to pick the category of issues I desire. Well, I agreed. One of the reference that I was given had told me that this was a scam. Well, I called my bank to put a block and there was no way for me to contact the company.

Four months later, I started getting magazines sent to me. I got a phone call saying that I owe somewhat $100.00 for these magazines, prior to my bank's complaint that I put in towards them. I followed up with my bank to complain with this company. In return, they started sending me magazines and started charging me. I didn't get what they offered me. In return, they are saying that I owe $49.00 for 20 months. This company is disgraceful. They say that I won $1000.00 and charged me with magazines that cost about a thousand dollars. And they threaten to send me to collections.

This company is a joke. I, too, filled out numerous scratch cards ranging anyway from $50.00 to $25,000.00. I never heard a word. I got an envelope a few days ago stating, "Someone with the first name "Elizabeth" will definitely win." I have kept this envelope because I want to show it to Consumer Advocate. This is the second such envelope. The last one stated, "Someone with the initials "ER" from Lakeland will definitely win the big money." I have yet to hear who in Lakeland won the big prize awarded on 8/31/11. Wow, what a joke!

I contacted PCH with a complaint regarding several products that did not work, as the advertisement stated it would. I asked if the company would credit my account for the shipping fees. The products are of poor quality. And why should the customer pay to send them back? I was told the company would not reimburse for shipping. I then told them that this would be the last order from me.

I typed you a note on the scratch off ticket that I received in the mail. If you match three, you automatically win it, guaranteed. I scratched off three of the twenty-five thousand dollar one, and that was an instant winner. I never did receive it and never heard from any of you all again about it. To me that is absolutely false advertisement. You can feel free to call me at the number I have provided for this complaint. This is very wrong to get someone's hopes up that they have won something and then crash them down. I say again this is false advertisement and very wrong as well.

Something got shipped to my house that I had nothing to do with. I never placed an order with this company. I got spammed with a lot of junk mail from Publishers Clearinghouse.

I entered your sweepstakes a while back and had a scratch off ticket that valued $25,000 if you matched 3 of them.You were to be an instant winner of the three that matched and I did that. I am very disappointed that this was false advertisement on your part. I would love to talk to a supervisor and see if they would speak to a lawyer of mine here in WV? I think this was very wrong and it was false advertisement. You can call me at the number listed but I think the lawyer would like to do the speaking.

I filled out a form to win about 2 years. I was told I won. In March of 2011, they said they would be in the Wichita area and they would be in touch with me. I never heard from them since. I have been extremely disappointed because I am severely in need of that money. I think they have to be big fat ugly liars. They, no doubt, are a big fraud.

My father has been buying products through you for decades. He had a standing order for coffee and always looked forward to your mail coming (he is 92). Suddenly, it all stopped about 2 months ago. What happened?

Rachel **

It's unbelievable! I received letter after letter. They play this cut and paste game to relentlessly get people to buy products they can purchase at most any Target type store for less. Now, Publishers Clearinghouse again mailed this ridiculous post card to respond online. This is in pursuit to sell more redundant products, only to find it goes nowhere and there's no way to win. PCH should be ashamed of scamming like this.

I was looking through a Publishers Clearinghouse catalogue on line. I clicked on a product and sent it into the shopping cart. The "go to check out" wouldn't click through, so I just shut it down. Not thinking anymore about it, a week or so went by and the product I clicked on showed up in the mail with a bill. It was my bill. I have never purchased anything at Publishers Clearinghouse, online or other. This is some sort of brazen tactic of theirs, to push a consumer into a corner to pay the bill. They take all your information from their Publishers Clearinghouse sweepstakes. They use that information to send these 'tactic' orders to your address.

It's no wonder why they have so much money to give away. It's not theirs. It's the money they railroad from the non-confronters, who pay the unwanted, unwarranted bill. I will not pay this bill, nor will I keep this product. I happened to run into this site through a link that PCH had. I can't be the only one that this happens to. PCH just has ways to get through the loopholes of the law in proceeding with this type of rude and lascivious sales tactic. Thank you. I don't know if this address of PCH is correct. They probably don't want anyone to contact them.

We have received an email telling us that we have won one million in the last PCH drawing and to send our information to Mr Todd ** at this email: pchwinn.org@3mail.ie. Just letting you know first. We haven't submitted anything. Just thought you would like to add this to your collection of complaints.

I received an air compressor I had not ordered and I returned it. Now they are calling me delinquent and want payment for something I did not order and did return. I had 2 winning scratch off tickets and have not heard from them. In the last two years every little item I ordered has not lasted through a second use. Examples: smokeless ashtray, wine stoppers, and there are more. If you can be of any assistance please notify me.

I received a phone call from the supposed Federal Department. The agent said that I had won second prize in a Publishing Clearing House Sweepstakes (PCH). It had been over one year since the supposed win, and I would have to reactivate my claim. I was instructed to call 1-866- 978- 6276 to do so. I spoke with Issac **, who asked for my claim number (given to me by Shane **). He then proceeded to recite my address and phone, which were correct. I received a return call from Shane **, indicating that I would receive a package containing a bank draft, affidavit, and form 1099g. This was supposed to be hand delivered by to Federal agents. The time frame for delivery was between 1:00 PM 3:00 PM PDT on Friday or September 9, 2011. I am still waiting for the delivery. What is the purpose of this scam? Seems to me that it is just plain meanness!

I received an email of imminent SuperPrize selection number. I have tried for two days to get my entry verified. The red bar that goes across the screen showing you how your entry is going, stops two inches from the number selection. I started at 7:00 AM of September 10, 2011, and it is still doing the same thing. There is nothing wrong with our computer. So, it has to be on your end. I should have been able to complete the entry by now. I have mailed all entries for months, just to have this happen over an email. I am extremely upset; I decided to try and call my entry in.

I entered my ID number as the recording asked for. The recording stated I was entered in all sweepstakes now. My most recent order/entry won't make the Monday or Tuesday deadline probably. I am an "honors" customer, and I think I deserve a better response on your end when it comes to email processing than this. I worked very hard to make sure I sent in everything I was supposed to on time. Well, time got away from me on this mailing, so the entry email was a blessing, but I can't get it to go through all the way to the end. Not right, not right at all (**@aol.com/Lafayette, Indiana).

In addition, you have two deadline dates listed on different entries, or on the computer. The first is for Monday of September 12, 2011 at 11:59 PM and the other one is for Tuesday of September 13, 2011 (no time listed). Someone needs to take a close hard look at these mailings and emails; make sure they are the same, and that the email portion of an entry for number selection works correctly. I would like to know if my call entered all my work into the contest for possible number selection process or not.

About one month ago, I received a green letter from PCH.com; stating that I won third prize in a summer give away drawing, and the amount is $650,000 plus a payoff on my Mastercard and Visa for any amount I owed. I was very happy about this, since I've been playing their games for many years, and never won anything. I was told to call Kevin ** to set up the date for delivery, and I did. After four calls from me, he finally returned my call the next day. He asked me for some information, which I gave, including my credit card numbers and social security number. We set up the date to deliver, which was September 2.

Well, that weekend came and went, and nobody showed up with my money. Also, two days after I received the green letter, I received another letter from PCH.com. This one was blue, basically stating the same thing as the last one, except the phone number was different, and this one stated that I won $650,000.00 in a 2011 winter drawing, telling me to contact Jim **. Ecstatic by now, I called and went through the same routine as before. He also set up a date for September 2, between 10: AM and 1:00 PM. Again, I waited all day and nothing came. The longer I waited, the more upset I became.

I finally broke down, crying my eyes out. How could I be so stupid, actually believing that something this great could happen to me? Well, I decided to call Kevin ** to see what went wrong, and he asked if I paid the insurance fee, which he never said anything about before. I told him that and he said that he's sorry, but if I didn't pay the fee, there's nothing he could do. I told him that he was a scam artist. I also called Jim **, but had to leave a message on his voice mail. I'm waiting for him to return my call.

Below is an e-mail I got. Just to let people know about this scam. You have won the sum of one million dollars in our on going Publishers Clearing House Lottery. Get back for more information on reply.usa.pch00@pkuit.com.

On 8/30/11, I received a phone call(caller ID "Private") from an unidentified male with an accent (undetermined). He said he was calling because I had won the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstake. He asked if I had received the notification letter. I said "No". He said I won $1.7 million and a C class Mercedes. He said the car was pearl white with leather heated seats. I had also won 1 year of insurance coverage with Geico and 6 months gas supply from Texaco.

He said they would deliver my prize winnings 8/31/11 at 11 a.m. He asked if I wanted a public or private reward. I told him public. He said that the award would be delivered to my home address. He read off my home address. I told him I was at work at that time an asked if he could deliver at my job. He agreed and I gave him an address. He said there would be two federal agents, a delivery man and Stacy **, a PCH representative, that would assist me at the bank. He asked if I had an account, with a minimum of at least $10,000.00 that the check could be deposited in. I told him for that kind money we could just open a new account. He then said there was a one time processing fee that needed to be taken care of. I told him that for that kind of money they could have the processing fee once the bank deposited the check. He asked again about the public or private award. I again said public. I said, "I will get in touch with the local news media's and the Attorney General's office division of Consumer Fraud Protection to have a representative present." The caller hung up.

I have received numerous emails from "PCH". I decided to complete one. I entered my personal information without making a purchase. The site continued to redirect me to the items for sale. The site would not allow me to complete the application without making a purchase. I deleted the email because typically "no purchase necessary" to enter. I have since received numerous emails prompting me to respond, declaring me a winner.

I went online to cancel my orders, but apparently I'm still getting charged and receiving magazines. I don't need them anymore due to financial issues. Last time i spoke to a personnel they told me I couldn't cancel my subscriptions and I was like, "Are you serious?"

This is the second time in the past few months that I have sent a payment to PCH. It has cleared my bank and PCH tells me they do not have the payment. The last is a payment for Log Cabins Magazine. The invoice was for $15.95, which I mailed at the post office on 1 July 2011. The check was cleared by my bank on 7 July. Yet, I have received three (answered one in vain! Called today!). The rep today was polite but could not find the $15.95 posted anywhere in my account.

I asked her whose account was it posted to, because it came out of my account. PCH is now insisting this magazine was $17.95. When I said I refused to pay my bank $30.00 for a photo of the check for a bill half that, she said I could send a copy of my statement, with privacy info marked out. I have already returned three broken glass items at my expense. I bought two bottles of SuperGlue and paid for that. A month or so later when I opened them to use the glue, the bottles looked as though there never had been any glue in them! Now, again, I have paid, my check has cleared and there's no record of it at PCH! I'd been playing this sweepstakes on and off for about 30 years now. It seems the only thing I can win from PCH is a hard time.

I got a text saying to call Publishers Clearing House as I was a 100 dollar winner of a Wal-Mart card. I responded about 11 am PDT. The conversation was okay until we got to the part about my credit card. When I stated I lost my job and then my credit cards, the lady got really **. I told her my birthday is tomorrow, September 1. She said sorry to ** on your birthday but without a credit or debit card you are not eligible for the promo. Let me tell you I sat on the floor and cried buckets. 100 dollars would go a long way to an unemployed mom.

In the last 2 days I have received 5 phone calls each telling me that I have won an 8 million dollar prize. One call was from NY; they said it was PCH. According to their scam alert section on the web page, they never call winners to notify them. 3 others were from a private number not available. The 5th was a follow up from Las Vegas asking why I haven't paid my registration fee to claim my prize. I told them it was illegal to ask for money to win, and hung up. Judging by the way one guy talked to me, calling me "sweetheart," I think he thought I was a vulnerable old lady. I am 70 but not old and not stupid. Just thought you might want to alert others who might be.

Deborah (or Debra) called to tell my 91-year-old mother (who I am writing for) that she won $100,000 in yearly payments for life. All she had to do was pay $900 in insurance. My mother said she didn't have that kind of money. Deborah got it down to $200 and said my mother needed to wire the money that day and that the next day PCH would be at her door with the winning money. She asked my mother if she wanted publicity. My mother said no. She was to call the woman's number 1-678-708-6185 as soon as the money was wired to **. Fortunately, my cousin intervened before the wire was sent and called the women to question this.

The woman was very rude and asked to speak to my mother. She told my mother that because [my cousin] spoke rudely to her, that she was taking my mother off the list and my mother would not be receiving her money. Of course, my mother was heartbroken until she realized she was a victim of a scam. This is a heinous crime against trusting seniors who want to be able to leave something for their family. PCH needs to send something to their consumers in the MAIL (seniors don't have email) warning about this scam.

This is the second time that I received a package with an invoice for items I never ordered. When it happened the first time 2 months ago, I contacted them and they told me to return the item, which I did in its original box. Now, today I find they mailed me another package and item I know I never ordered and I will not pay for it. What is going on with that organization?

An order was created by them for two clocks that I did not initiate. This is the second time this has happened. They make it impossible to reach them, turned into a bunch of crooks. My order no is **..please help

Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes personnel, John **/Deborah ** called my home phone and told me I won $250,000.00, but needed to pay $650 for insurance on the pkg (my check for $250,000.00). I told them I would have to speak to my lawyer about that because of so many "frauds" that are out there. They were very rude to me. That did not seem right coming from Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes from what I've seen on TV. If that was a fraud, it needs to be stopped right away. It's ruining the name "Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstakes."

PCH keeps sending me e-mails thanking me for my orders... I have not placed an order and have e-mailed them several times telling them so, and to cancel any orders placed with my e-mail address. Please advise, I am very upset about this situation and do not know what to do at this point.

Last month, I went online to cancel my subscription to Garden Design taken out with Publishers Clearing House. Obviously, you did not receive the cancellation notice I gave to you. This is all I want to do cancel my subscription for Garden Design so you will not send any more of your collection threats. Just cancel, please. My order # is: 103443974575 and name is Linda **. Please respond ASAP, thank you.

I received a Publisher's Clearing House email to win $5000 a month for life. I went to the site to enter but you get trapped in the entry form and all the sponsor popups. If you try to hit continue without either accepting an offer or giving them personal information, it will keep popping up the same page until you pick something. No button to click to say, "No thank you". I just wanted to enter the contest.

Then within minutes, I had sales people calling my cell phone and texting me. The website is misleading and tricky. Then you try to call to complain and you have to go round and round with the phone system and all they said was they can take me off their email list but nothing they can do about the info others get from my visit to their site. You can not email them to complain unless you are on their email list!

I was called at my home (July 25, 2011), and was told that I had won 2.5 million dollars and a new 2011 Mercedes Benz. I only needed to pay the $289.00 insurance fee.

I received a notice in the mail today stating that due to so many requests for this particular item, it would be 4-6 weeks before I could expect mine to be delivered. The thing is, I did not order anything so I do not need anything to be delivered. I also do not expect to be charged anything and I mean not even for postage!

I had my son, on the computer, sign me up for a chance to win 5000 a week, for life. They lead him on through-out the process, digging for all my personal information, prompting him to buy books we don't want, and never completing the application because we didn't buy. So in the end, they ended up with all my information, but I'm not entered in the lottery. They said 'no purchase necessary'.

I have an account with Publishers Clearing House which I pay in full with a given account number. I am receiving billing statements from the same people for an unknown product, and now are in the process of "branding" me for non-payment. This bill is under a new and different account number; and I am not able to "get onto the computer" to find that account number anywhere, and try to find out what this is all about. This secondary billing could well be a scam or fraudulent billing. I am not able to find a method of talking to a person. I spent over 20 minutes - mostly waiting - for a person; they then transferred me to another "different department", then was asked to wait another 20 minutes on the phone to talk with whoever that might be. The secondary billing was not using the same account number as the one used by PCH.

About two months ago I ordered 3 rings,Buy one get 2 free,with the order I mailed a check for the rings,I received them. about two weeks later i got a bill saying I have not paid for the rings.I sent proof I had paid.A few days later i got a letter saying that check was applied to an order for nail clippers which I had not paid for.The nail clippers check was sent the day I received the clippers.Now I got an ugly letter saying action is being taken if they don't get their money NOW.I do NOT owe publishers clearinghouse anything.I mailed another check to get them to shut up.I would for this mess straightened out,and send me my money back.I will not order anything else from pch.they are nothing but a rip off.

I have two major complaints: First, being billed for things I never received. I have ordered off and on for over 40 years and am now threatened with collection for items I never received.

Second, just recently I went online and entered several PCH sweepstakes. Within these entries, there were several pop-ups, "You have won a $1,000 gift card" (I entered this 15 times with the same result). First, there were offers for products and services I already had or didn't want, and I was able to skip these offers. Second screen came up, "You must choose 2 offers (again, nothing I wanted) so I skipped. Next screen: "In order to claim your $1,000 gift card, you must complete nine (! ) offers below." These were not free --again--products and services that would cost a lot over time and all needed a credit/debit number, which, considering my past history with PCH, I would not give out.

Needless to say, I did not win (per PCH) the gift card (which, when I figured out the total costs of what they wanted would have been more than $1,000) or any of the other prizes I've supposedly won over the last few months.

I have never received any of these prizes. Instead, I have been billed for items I never ordered and never received. PCH is a scam.

PCH sent me an email last year, offering their products. One of them was baseball cards. Having ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild, I thought that this will be good for birthday or Christmas gifts. PCH's advertisement stated in bold letters,"No Two Cards Alike." Upon receiving the cards, I examined each card. I noticed that two of the cards have the same design, another three cards have the same design and another four cards have the same design. I immediately wrote a snail mail letter voicing my complaint. PCH never had the decency of responding. Therefore, I still have the cards in its original box and refused to pay. I certainly will not be returning the cards on my dime. To this date, PCH has not responded to my handwritten letter and I am irate to no end!

I just wanted to say that PCH said I was a winner. They asked to send my information which, of course, I did. But I had to pay $501.00 for delivery! It's wrong and its a scam! I'm a hard working mother of two and that was just wrong.

I received a package containing cast iron pots. I did not order these and returned them to the Post Office (unopened) with a return to sender notification. I'm still receiving notices of "third request" and "don't ruin your credit". This is extortion! What a scam of a company.

i entered a sweepstake. They emailed me and said I ordered something. They said that they would send me something in one two weeks and want me to buy it! I tried to cancel it. They gave me some lame email address and could not get through pch.custhelp.com.

At first, when I would send in payments, I would send in all of the statements with one check. I would document what I was paying on each item on the statement for that product. However, I would keep getting notices stating that I did not make the payment(s). I had to call them on several different occasions and tell them that the payment was made. Then, when I told them how I sent the payment in, they commented, "That is where the problem is. Our billing system only reads one item and not multiple items. So, when you sent in the payment, it read it for one item and distributed the remainder of the payment on older order. You have to send in one check per item when you make a payment."

Apparently, this is their way to charge you late fees when you make payments on something. So, I did what they said I should do only to be told that now, because I am sending one check per item and I am sending them in one envelope, this is leading to another yet another problem. They claim that humans are not controlling their billing system, but who is opening the envelopes? The statements/ checks/money orders have to get out of the envelopes somehow. Plus, there are times that I do not have a statement to send in with a payment. I finally asked Ms. Emily ** if could please have a print-out of my account so I can keep my own record and a running balance on it when I send in payments.

When I opened my mail today, 4/11/11, I received a consolidated bill stating that the late fees were being applied to three items that I had already paid on 4/2/11. So, apparently, because I sent in payments in one envelope but with separate checks, the payments were not placed on those items. This has become a very upsetting situation and someone needs to look into it. I have been on the telephone just about weekly with them and all I am getting is a run-around about how to make payments, how their billing system is, things crossed in the mail, etc.

None of the PCH entries or games work. Every icon that you click on gives you an "experiencing technical difficulties" or a "bad request" message and you go no further and cannot submit an entry. If you should try again later, you will be blocked with the message that you've already played for the daily entry, even though you haven't. You cannot submit a message or complaint to PCH because every customer service icon gets you a bad request error. I have Vista and IE8 on my system and all of these games and entries worked fine last week, but every attempt to play since last Thursday or Friday has met with "experiencing 'technical difficulties" or "bad request" error.

I assume that they want you to look at their ads and buy their products as the reason why they offer their games and contests, so either they're not aware of the problem or they simply don't care that it's impossible now to play the games or enter the contests. It's not an earthshaking or tragic problem, but if they're going to offer games and contests to the public, the games and contests should work or it's all a fraud or joke. I would say this is a scam but no money is lost. I can't get through to PCH so I don't know where else to forward this complaint.

I've been told several times that I'm a winner and I have yet to receive a prize. I've been playing online and via mail for years. I'm always a runner-up and I always purchase their items. Now that I'm a winner, I can't be found in their database when I tried to collect my prize. I personally think it's a scam. I also won on the scratch off but received no prize.

I received a letter stating that PCH was suspending my ordering privileges due to a previous unpaid balance. They said that I owed them over $878.00. I told them that that couldn't be possible. Not only was the customer service representative rude, so was her supervisor. I then was told that their "computer system" had combined my account with that of my mother because we have the same first and last name and because we live in the same address, yet they couldn't explain to me how that was fair. I was told that this "consolidation" occurred on February 17, 2001 by their "limited" computer system. They supposedly give out millions a year, and yet they have a shoddy computer system?

I got absolutely nowhere with the supervisor. I spoke with different persons but got the same information. Only difference was that the 1st representative told me that the error was due to our last name while the supervisor blamed it on my email address. I was then told that they would probably have to "write it off" because of me! There is no way they are owed $878; not even close! But their behavior, actions, etc. are absolutely abhorrent! This seems illegal, a fraud even.

I am so angry right now that I'm almost certain I may be leaving something out. I've started a "diary" of events and was making notes during the conversation. The name of the 1st representative fails me, but the supervisor claimed to be the same name on my letter, Emily **, Customer Service Manager. Feel free to contact me absolutely anytime for any further information! On a side note, now I know why I've never won anything. PCH is a fraud as far as I'm concerned. Just my 2 cents. Thank you kindly for your time and consideration and for having a forum for people like me to voice their complaints.

I applied for the sweepstakes that is supposed to take place on February 28th, 2011, but I keep getting bum rushed with more and more sweepstakes sent to my email address and to my house, telling me that if I don't respond, this will mess me up for winning (not exactly in these words). I have already applied for the sweepstakes that is supposed to take place on February 28, 2011. I cancelled the emails from coming to my email. It's just too many back to back. Please don't start sending them to my home address. I am only interested in the one I applied for that is supposed to take place on February 28th, 2011. Thanks.

I work for PCH and would like to inform you that all of the complaints and concerns mentioned on this site really could be taken care of by calling customer service at 800 645 9242. They have a 120-day any reason return policy, an extremely customer friendly policy when dealing with items you were billed for/received yet had not ordered. I can tell you from personally entering people that purchase makes no difference in your chances of winning. In fact, your mail backs are scanned and entered into the contests before we have processed if you have placed an order or not. If you don't want to receive further mailing, we will remove you from the list with a simple call. If you don't want to do business with us, that is your right but we are not deliberately scamming people. If people demonstrate that they believe they have to purchase to win and cannot be convinced, otherwise, we simply will not do business with them any longer.

I had received an official e-mail from Publishers Clearing House stating, "You have won ten million dollars! Click below to claim your prize." I clicked on thousand it showed an ordering page for a lot of advertisements for books. Now, I even have a bunch of tracking cookies from them and their affiliates. Don't play this stupid game.

This company has fraudulent advertising. They claim you don't have to buy anything to win. The internet access will not allow you to complete the transaction without making a purchase or filling out a call back form. They should be shut down. They're scam artists.

I have been told 1,000,000 with initials D. S. will win that money plus $5,000 a week for life in a drawing Xmas Day. Every day there is a change. This is a scam and too bad. I will contact my attorney. Explain.

Through the years, I have ordered from this company, and constantly they will send me a product I did not order. I am not senile and have been very annoyed by this practice. It requires me to send back or call for cancellations, which gets annoying. My last order was a box of candy I could buy in the local candy store for cents, yet they sent me a box that required postage, plus the cost of the candy. In short, I know I didn't order it. This problem persists and I will no longer use PCH for any more orders. Thank You.

I'm going to post this so others won't waste their time with PCH's so-called sweepstakes. They're probably aware of this, given pch.com's history -- the Web programming for the sweepstakes is broken. I've tried to enter several times, but at the 3rd or 4th or maybe 5th page of product pitches, an error message displays saying number of products does not match xxx, and the whole thing stalls on a subsequent page. I have not been able to "complete" my entry. I believe it's quite likely a purchase is required, despite PCH's disclaimer otherwise, and this is the way it keeps non-purchasers from entering the sweepstakes.

They called my 70+ mother, Nancy **, at her home to tell her that she had won the Publisher's Clearinghouse Sweepstakes and that she only needs to pay $45 to claim the prize. My mother did not give them any information, instead asked for a phone # to have a relative call. I immediately saw similar stories on your site and thought it best to turn it over to you. No damage to date, but my mother is concerned about whether this might be a forerunner of future scam attempts or worse.

I always order when I enter the contest for PCH and pay it off right away. This last time I elected to order 5 articles and pay it off in 4 payments as advertised. A few days later I received a letter from them telling me I have to pay the remainder right away or get a $35 penalty. I have not even received the articles. I complained to them and they said it was a mistake and I was OK. I sent in the full payment and will never deal with them again.

They called me and told me I won a watch. I still have not received anything in the mail or by email.

I do not want the item I ordered. Fry pans listed as non-stick are not true. I have similar ones I ordered last year which I have already disposed of because everything sticks to the pan. I can't even fry an egg without it ending up scrambled when I try to turn it over. Nowhere can I find the address to return purchases.

I do not want the item I ordered. Fry pans listed as non-stick are not true. I have similar ones I ordered last year which I have already disposed of because everything sticks to the pan. I can't even fry an egg without it ending up scrambled when I try to turn it over. Nowhere can I find the address to return purchases.

A man by the name of Tony **** called my twin sister in NJ. This is what he said to her, "I'm calling from PCH, you have won $5.5 million but in order for you to get your money, you will need to send a money gram via the address I stated above". He stressed that he was a Christian man and that he would personally deliver the money to her. My sister kept him on the phone and took all the information because she wanted this scammer reported. She called me and asked me to report it for her because she doesn't have a computer. So please I hope you get these people because they are bound to get an innocent person to believe their lies. There was no damage because my sister knew it was a scam, but I pray that they get caught soon and they will.

When I was entering their contest, it said thank you for your order. The problem is I did not order anything, so maybe it was error in clicking on something. This just happened and I cannot find out how to cancel the order or call them to cancel. How can I contact?

I had acknowledged several entries without ordering and this last time I received an entry that was impossible to fulfill the moving of the sticker: **. Maybe lost a chance? Otherwise, just my time.

I am just here to say I think Publishers Clearing house is a big scam. Every time I go on the computer and do anything for them, all it does is take me to other offers and I think it's all about money, money, money ****.

I've hesitated to send payment of $18.45 due to having received an unhealthy, mushy plant, a succulent. Also, looking back at the products I've ordered through the year, I noticed that I paid for but never received a plant named Chinese Lantern. I cannot prove any of this as I only have my own notes of what I have ordered and when received. I have ordered many things that I have not received with no explanation or reason. ***. That may be my account number. I hope to have better service in the future.

Tired of being ripped off!!!

FYI for those of you who don't know how to contact Publishers Clearing House. They have a number to call and are extremely good about returns or helping you. This is not a complaint. If I had one, it would be that I hate all the mailing they send but dealing with orders/returns and not a problem. Here is the number to call. I hope this helps 1-800-***-****.

PCH on (2) occasions have sent me items and then billed me for them when I did not order them. I feel that they are using seniors as a way to send items they never ordered and then bill them, I have a copy of a bill that indicates "Your immediate response to this audit report is required!

I keep getting a bill for some stuff I never ordered! I did not receive anything. This better not go into collections! If you know how to get a hold of PCH, it would be greatly appreciated! Just post here and I will keep checking back. It seems to me that PCH is just another scam!

I subscribed to Elle Magazine and have yet to receive the magazine. I ordered in February and received numerous collection notices for a magazine of all things. I paid in August according to my account informationstill, no magazine. After looking for a customer service number to inquire about my subscription, I find there is no available number.

I have not suffered in any way economically or physically, but I do not trust that Publishing Clearing House is the reputable company of its claims. All I want is the subscription I paid for. Please! Others, beware!

I subscribed to "elle magazine" and have yet to receive the magazine. I ordered in February and received numerous "collection notices" for a magazine of all things. I paid in August according to my account information, still, no magazine. After looking for a customer service number to inquire about my subscription, I found out that.there is no available number.

All I want is the subscription I paid for.

This (below) was sent to me through email. I called Publishing Clearing House and they said it was a scam. I just wanted to report that this is happening for your information. I have nothing against Publishing Clearing House. I just wanted them to know. Thank you.

I have been getting a rush of order confirmation/thank you for entry e-mails from magazines that I did not order: Redbook, Good House Keeping, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan. Attempts to reach these companies by return e-mail to cancel have been unproductive or impossible. I can't find a way to contact PCH directly to deal with this issue. Please provide what information you can. Thanks.

I purchased some junk or "bargains", as they call them, and on various occasions, they try to charge me double. They refer to a cost of 4 payments of a given figure and then they send a bill for additional taxes. They do not, at any time, mention taxes.

Most of the above were for CD's, and being 74, and loving old music, I took advantage of their buys. It wasn't until today that I realized what they had done to me. The last three purchases were for CD's and some of the previous charges were for old rock and roll music from my youth. I know people who were taken advantaged of and their memory had failed, and now, I found out that you can't trust anyone. I gave my life for public service. I was a fire fighter in Louisville, KY for 28 years and 2 months and spent 8 years in the military, and now this. Thank you for allowing me to vent, but as they say, "Greed will win out."

I received an email inviting me to enter one of your contests; it was addressed to this email address, yet when I bought nothing. And tried to submit my entry I was informed that the address was incorrect. Only an ** would think I could receive an email at an incorrect address.

They said I won some money from Publishers Clearing House and want to deliver the package tomorrow, and that I need to be here to sign it sometime between 10:00 am - 2:00 pm.

I had been led to believe that I was in competition two other contestants for a $1000000 prize. Then, I was led to believe that someone else in Thousand Oaks had surfaced to challenge my assigned number. Each time I was encourage to buy more and more items.

I won what was supposed to be 1000 prizes from major retailers. When I tried to collect, following instructions given to me, I never could collect. The websites malfunctioned. They would not recognize my credit cards although that has never happened to me before. I had the distinct feeling that no matter what I did, I would never collect on the promised prices.

I would be informed how well I was doing. The House reps consistently led me to believe that the next drawing would resolve the "problems" to a satisfactory conclusion. It never happened. I estimate that 3000 or more that I was supposed to collect simply evaporated into thin air.

I participated in a sweepstakes recently and now I am being inundated with spam from advertisers. I wrote the Publishers Clearing House and asked them to stop selling my e-mail address as I did not click the box which gave them permission to do so. I have written to them twice. They have responded with a form letter (see below):

Thank you for contacting us. Recently you requested personal assistance from our on-line support center. Below is a summary of your request and our response: If this issue is not resolved to your satisfaction, you may reopen it within the next 0 days. Thank you for allowing us to be of service to you.

Nothing has happened, I am still being barraged with numerous spam every day. I want this to stop. They keep saying they will contact magazine publishers to remove my name. I have not received spam from magazine publishers; I have received junk mail from everything else.

Each time I try to cash in my tokens I am told I am not a resident. Not only am I a resident, I am a US veteran and a retired truck driver. PCH is fraudulent, and a cheat.

Your complaint has been selected for publication on our site and will appear within the next 48 hours. Please correct the typos before printing. I was rushing because the maintenance men had arrived unexpectedly.

I participated in a sweepstakes recently and now, I am being inundated with spam from advertisers. I wrote the Publishers Clearing House and asked them to stop selling my email address as I did not click the box, which gave them permission to do so. I have written to them twice. They have responded with a form letter (see below):

Thank you for contacting us. Recently, you requested personal assistance from our online support center. Below is a summary of your request and our response: If this issue is not resolved to your satisfaction, you may reopen it within the next 0 days. Thank you for allowing us to be of service to you.

Nothing has happened, I am still being barraged with numerous spam everyday. I want this to stop, they keep saying they will contact the magazine publishers to remove my name. I have not received spam from magazine publishers, I have received junk mail from everything else.

I had been led to believe that I was in competition two other contestants for a $1000000 prize. Then, I was led to believe that someone else in Indio had surfaced to challenge my assigned number. Each time I was encourage to buy more and more items. I won what was supposed to be $1000 prizes from major retailers. When I tried to collect, following instructions given to me, I never could collect. The websites malfunctioned. They would not recognize my credit cards although that has never happened to me before. I had the distinct feeling that no matter what I did, I would never collect on the promised prices.

I would be informed how well I was doing. The House reps consistently led me to believe that the next drawing would resolve the "problems" to a satisfactory conclusion. It never happened. I found myself representing Indio, California with assurances a group of us in similar circumstances would compete for the grand prize. Shortly after these baits, I would find myself challenged by another person in XXXXX located in Indio. Etc. I estimate that $3000 or more that I was supposed to collect simply evaporated into thin air.

Every morning at 8:08 I have been receiving a call from various CSR's that I owe $9.48. I have never subscribed to anything associated with Publishers Clearing House. When I call them back to complain and to tell them to stop harassing me, they ask for my name, account number (which I don't have)and order number (which I don't have). One CSR offered to note that I have no business with them, but they continue to call.

They called me today, September 29, to let me know I had won $750.000.00 and that the money prize would be delivered to me on October 6th. They asked me questions about my finances, etc. then the conversation was abruptly interrupted. She never called back. She said she is a lawyer for Publishers. I was greatly annoyed by the questioning!

I returned the items back to them and they continue to send me advertisement and more items to buy. I want to save a tee.

Mr. Weatherman informed me on 9-21-2010 that I have won $65,000. He wanted me to get a Money Gram at WalMart for $300 to be made out to Juanita **, **, Crossville, TN 38572 with the checking account #** this morning before he would be coming to my home around noon the next day. He was going on and on about Donald Trump owning the company etc. He said I would get the $300 back. I hung up on him after awhile. He was on the phone with me over l/2 hour. He said he was in Chicago at the time.

I was told by a man calling himself Dave Sawyer that I had won the third prize from Publisher's Clearinghouse, $550,000 check. He said that it would be delivered to my phone accompanied by an officer and a state attorney general from the state of Florida, a camera crew, etc. And he said that I would be escorted to the bank of my choice to deposit or cash the check verifying it was real. I have not entered a contest. He had an answer for that too. I told him I thought it was a scam. He said he had been working for PCH for 22 years delivering checks. He gave me a number to call (supposedly headquarters for PCH) and was told to ask to speak to Vanessa at 1-876-417-2795. He said the State of Florida required a 2% fee to the state attorney general's office, which I would be reimbursed for. But I would need to have a confirmation number and receipt for $395.00 made out to Barbara ** at **.

I called the local police and gave them the information. They said it happens a lot and they were glad that I did not send money, but it would probably not be investigated. I asked him to post it on their Facebook page to warn other, especially the elderly that would fall for something like that. He had the nerve to call back and wanted to know why I wasn't at home ready for the crew to get my prize. I told him he was a scammer and I had alerted the police. He tried to convince me otherwise and said for me to contact the Better Business Bureau and they could confirm there was a prize for that amount in my name. He provided this number as the BBB number: 1-876-372-3783.

Why limit these contests? There are millions of Americans such as myself who does not own a home. What are we supposed to remodel? It seems that your contests are only for the already rich. Your winners on television all have beautiful homes with beautiful doors to knock on. There are again millions who could benefit from winning other than the rich.

When I try to enter your contests I get blocked. This last one I tried to enter kept telling me to enter a valid address. I did six times! Is the blockage due to Hispanic last names? Maybe I should have a lawyer at my side next time I try to enter.

Are you aware that not all people with Hispanic last names are Mexicans? Or you just don't want to take chances? Come to think of it, how many Hispanics have won with P.C.S.?

I also won a 3XP or something and a Wii on the wheel and I didn't receive either yet. I wrote the company right after I won and was blocked once again to receive these items. I want to know why I am blocked to receive these gifts when I have won. I also won a truck on the slot machine. Where is it I ask?

If you are worried about money, check you records if you haven't deleted them to see just how much I have won. These are questions that have been discussed in various places. I do want answers. I hope that this message will be accepted and I am not told that due to an error it could not be sent.

A Mr. Michael ** claimed I had won and he verified my address, phone and requested my age--all to verify that I was me before sending out my 'winnings'. He then asked me to call him back to be sure I had the phone number correct. I couldn't get through on home number. He called me back and I gave him my cell number.

After all this, he wanted me to go to the store and buy a prepaid Gold Rush money pack card, return home, call him with scratched off number and I'll receive my award. I looked up real PCH online and realized I was being scammed. He called me back a few times on cell but I refused to talk again.

I ordered magazines. I paid for them and then I began to get bills from each individual magazine publisher. Obviously, the PCH cashed the check but didn't forward it to the publishers so I am out over 40 dollars and the magazines, as well. Never again, they are a fraud!

I had a person call and tell me I won some necklace, which I never received. Then, I did order some magazines from them. However, they sold my credit card information to some other magazine companies and now the two other companies are trying to get me to pay $800 a piece saying that they have a bidding contract with me.

I feel that Publishers Clearing House should pay this money, not me. I do not have a job and now I have these companies calling me, demanding money that I can not afford. What do I do? They have messed up my credit and I can not fix it at this time because I have no job. I do not feel I should have to pay this money back.

Remove my name from your mailing list. My father is 95 years old and does not want to be bothered with your incessant mailings. Inform me directly that you have done this.

I did the daily scratch off in the PCH lotto it said I was an instant winner; balloons, winner flashed, and then screen went blank never got a thing. PCH sent me packets saying I was 1 of 3 people to win the $10 million never received a thing. I have spent too much money & time on this.

I have all of the emails that were sent to me, but to no avail. I have not won a darn thing. It was anticipation on a sure failure. The time that I put in this, from the emails that have been sent, were false pretenses of winning, that goes on, and on.

There is no end to any of the sweepstakes. No winners are being announced. Not even on the Television. I should be screaming and hollering for joy, if I had my money and my new car. It was a waste of my time for well over a year. I am very sensitive to this matter. I thought they were legitimate, and I trusted them that they would pay off.

On Sept. 3, 2010 I received a call from Publisher's Clearing House representative, Frank ** (bogus). He said I had won $250 and a Range Rover vehicle, all ready for delivery. He went on to say that I was to pay $200 via Western Union to Norma **. Long story short this was a scam and the person has continued to periodically call me with another name, different business, and even disguised his voice as female at one point.

I have been sending in entries to Publishers Clearing House for over 20 years. They offered free TVs in some applications. I think the first 50. Nothing happened. I have received phone calls informing me that I was one of three, sometimes five people in the running for the 10 million and the list goes on. The last application I received was informing me that I was a first-time entrant. How dare they. I will never enter a PCH sweepstakes again. Goodbye PCH. Take me off your mailing list. Over 20 years is too long to hope.

I fell for a scam, entered several different contests, bought product thinking that they were quality products turned out that they were cheap plastic **. I was misled and told that I had won prizes but no prizes ever came. No prize money, no prizes at all, just made in china or not made in USA. They think I am stupid or something. I refuse to pay for cheap items and sent it all back. They say they didn't get anything back and I'm still getting charged for this. Why? I sent it all back. It has messed up my credit and I hate publishers clearing house, they lie! And get away with it, what happened to telling the truth? Why don't they get in trouble? Big corporations never have to pay for anything. They are exempt, I guess. I hate them!

After several phone calls, I'm told I had won $250,000 and that I need to send $285.00 to receive prize. I want him stopped before he finds someone to fall for this scam.

I have ordered several products from PCH and have followed all instructions, as requested, to be entered into their sweeps. Some of the products were as expected, cheap manufacturing and overpriced. This last time I ordered a 200+ sewing kit for my granddaughter for her birthday, it showed a beautiful red canvas carrying case with all the items a little girl could want for her first sewing kit. When it arrived, it was a tiny red covered box (approx 6" x 6") with tiny little spools of thread and other cheap items. I have already paid for it ($30.00) so will not return. I have since asked repeatedly to be removed from their email listing, no such luck. If anyone can figure out how to get these people off your back, please let me know.

This company used to be somewhat reputable. Their products have always been somewhat suspicious, but have worked for me. I am tired of being inundated with email, UPS mailings. They are clogging up my computer memory with advertisements from other companies, my email is overwhelmed with their inquiries. They are a useless waste of my time, and my time is valuable. I want them to stop harassing me!

I have been entering contest 1400 for many months. There's always a deadline for entering, even though the contest does not end until Feb, 2012. Just a scam to get you to buy. Entered myself, last time. I live in the same country, but they could not find me anyway.

The product I purchased is junk. I want a RMA authorization to return it. I tried to find it on the web but I have no luck. I will not pay for such an inferior product. I'm 77 years old and on a low senior budget. I am always looking at the calendar 10 days before my next social security check is due.

This is identity theft! My email was changed to include Publishers Clearing House . "Phishing" may have happened. I reported immediately to PCHouse. I reported to the FTC. The two representatives at PCHouse failed to get back with me to assure ceasing activity of email tampering. If it happened to me, it is happening to others. My name appeared changed, identity theft and phishing to possibly gain my information and use. I sent a certified letter to them 8-13-10. They contacted me on 8-16-10. I have sent two emails requesting a verification/investigation.

I received a call from a man who stated he was from PCH and that I had won second prize from PCH last September (2009). He stated that I was sent several letters and he asked if he had my correct address. The address' street number and street name were very close or similar to mine, the number of my house was off by 2 digits and I corrected him on that, but not the street name. I said "I decline on accepting the sweepstakes", he continued to ask if I'd like to donate it to the Negro College Fund and I said that would be fine and hung up the phone.

Out of the blue, I get an account over due, past due. I never got a bill from them because I did not purchase anything that I can remember. I tried to call them as the bill states they are 24/7. Not the case. I got a recording telling me to call back at a later date. Could this be a scam? If so, what do I do?

I have been subscribing to PCH for many years and I always hear people winning but I never hear that I have won anything but more payments. I always buy something from PCH but never win anything. Is this fixed for certain people only to win? If there is, why am I playing it?

I ordered 4 solar lights (ref # **). Big rip-off. They do not work, and I paid for them. Just give me ones that work, or my money back. I am 89 years old. Shame on them for shipping garbage.

I have 3 unauthorized charges on my phone bill, from 3 different places for $14.95. my old e-mail address was used, and it has been used to put charges on our phone.

I have been a faithful customer of this company for over 30 years. I have ordered magazines in the past. My problem now is that [they] keep sending me e-mails about a $5000.00-a-week contest, and I have become very frustrated. I try to go through all of the prompts, and when it comes to the enter' tab at the end of each segment, I cannot fulfill the task. I truly would like to enter the contest, but have become very upset with [their] program. Please do not send me anymore e-mails for this contest or any other contest. When I want to order magazines or any other product I know how to get in touch with [them]. It is truly a shame that I have to write this letter to complain about such a simple thing. I truly would have liked to try to be a winner of [the] contest. I haven't won anything in any contest, whether by mail or e-mail, in the last 30 years. I give up.

On Thursday, Aug. 5th 2010, my mother who is 78 years old, had been called by someone saying they were PCH. The lady's name, Alice **, from Dallas told my mother that she won $2.6 million, and that it was very true. So she, (Alice) got my mother's drivers license number, and social security numbers from my mother. She had been entering your contest. Alice told her that William ** would be contacting her within 24 hours, and he would go over everything with her, he did call that evening and told her that he would call back at 9AM Friday, which of course, he did not do.

I called Alice's phone number, and she said it would all take place, just to wait till Mr. ** called her back. My mother has the phone number of Alice, her calls are being blocked. Someone is defrauding PCH, and it is very frustrating to an old woman. I had to change all of her business affairs. I hope you get this. My mother Jerri ** is the victim, an old woman, who can easily be conned.

I ordered 4 flash lights from their online catalog. I opened the package and this terrible odor caused a burning sensation on my tongue and left a nasty smell on my hands. I need to know where to send this product to have it tested?

I ordered two magazines, Sports Illustrated and Cosmopolitan. I payed $39.00 for the both. I received two Sports Illustrated, of the same copy. I did not receive my Cosm0politan at all. According to the website pch.com, I owe them $17.00 still. Help! I'm getting robbed. Also, there is no customer service number to call.

The damage is that I'm not only getting what I paid for but also being billed more for what I didn't get. I received several bills the day I received 2 of the Sports Illustrated magazines.

Publishers Clearinghouse keeps telling I will get millions of US dollars, if only I send back the enter form. They say I don't need to buy anything, but we all know what happens to an enter form, if we do not buy an item. So I, like millions of others, buy items that are useless or poorly manufactured. In other words, trash. I've gone to the Dollar, and seen some of the same items selling for a dollar. I paid over $20 for the same thing, but the dollar tree did not tell me I had a very good chance of winning millions of dollars.

What a fool I am. I had been buying from PC for over 20 years, still I have not I received a single penny. Is there any chance we can stop this corporation from ripping off dummies like me? Hope I can get some of my money back. Thank you for any help you can give me.

I received a call from Annie **, supposedly from Publishers Clearinghouse. I won second place prize of $285,000. The prize was from Nov. 2009 and several attempts were made to contact me by mail but failed. She was professional and told me a courier would be delivering my check to me the next day between 10 AM and 2 PM. At 11 AM, I received a call from a "Customs agent" at Miami airport, Dan ** badge #**. He told me that he opened the package that arrived from Costa Rica because of suspicions of money laundering. He told me after a long explanation that a 1% fee of $2,850 would need to be paid to release the package to me. He said that Publishers Clearinghouse would reimburse me the fee once I paid the fee and received the check.

I told him that this was a scam and PCH would never ask for a fee to receive a prize. I told him to send the check back to Costa Rica because it wasn't worth the cost of printing it. I then called Annie ** back to inform her of the phone conversation I had with "agent" Dan Wilson. I told her that I read about a similar scam concerning Publishers Clearinghouse and a check from Costa Rica. She apologizes and told me that she just left a meeting with the legal dept. at PCH and they were trying to resolve the issue. She said that I should contact Consumer Affairs and you have a customer service dept. that could help me get the funds to send to claim the prize. These people were very slick and used claim #'s and check serial #'s to verify the legitimacy of the prize. This is definitely a scam and do not fall for it if you get a call from PCH.

I ordered a large can of Figi's assorted nuts and I have not received these yet. I paid in advance and you took it out of my checking account on 6-19-10. I paid $29.97 which is quite expensive for a can of nuts. I really want them so please check this out and send them. Thank you.

I ordered 2 products in early June. I never received them and contacted/inquired as to status of order online. I never got a response. I am done with PCH and their constant barrage of mailings and emails.

I have had repeated phone calls over the past few weeks to inquire how I am enjoying my new magazine selections? I did not order any magazines as I work full time and have a disabled husband at home and have no extra time for anything much less fashion magazines! I am also about ready to retire and not interested in the younger generations fashion trends which are much too revealing and provocative in the magazines! Please stop the rude phone calls, stop the magazines and take me off your mailing list! Thank you.

I have tried to tell Publishers Clearing House to stop sending me e-mails and postal mail about their phony scams that nobody wins, and they refuse to stop. This is harassment. I have reported their e-mails as Spam and they keep sending me more. I thought that Spyware protection, which I have, is suppose to stop them when you report them as Spam but they keep getting their e-mails through anyway. Why is this allowed? If I contacted someone after they told me to stop, I would be arrested for harassment-by-communication. Why are they allowed to do this all the time and nobody does anything about it?

This company in the name of sweepstakes kept sending junk to my elderly parents and billing them exorbitant prices. Unfortunately, my 85-year old mother was convinced that she had to pay for everything sent in order to win. They even called her for directions to her home for the winning van. She has literally paid thousands for junk. It took several calls to stop the mailings and many were refused and sent back. All bills we knew of were paid, but a collection company is now harassing her for payment of things sent back. We are refusing to pay anything else. I found paid receipts for over four years averaging over $59 for each transaction. Sometimes, things were sent three or four times a month.

As I was entering my info on a certain prize it asked for my password - That seemed odd I will never divulge my password; if anyone does so they are getting themselves in hot water. With ID theft and computer hacking, they will do a lot of damage to your personal accounts. As I am a retired Fraud Analyst with a major bank, I am willing to help out if possible.

I bought a CD and it skipped, so I returned it. They sent me back a John Deere Metal Sign back as my replacement. Not only that I didn't order the sign as a replacement, but it was bent and no good. I just want my original CD back, for that is what I ordered.

I ordered two containers, one for flour, one for sugar. The price was $21.95. I do not go shopping to malls a lot but after I had this product, I happened to have a chance to a mall. A store there had the same exact containers for $3.99 each. I feel Publisher Clearing House takes advantage of people who do not get out, especially senior citizens who do not know the price of things. I paid twice what should have been charged. Also, they do not give a phone number to complain to.

A man, claiming to be from Publishers Clearing House, told me I won $250.000. I played along, because I thought I recognized the voice as that of a friend, who does play practical jokes, and might have done something like this. After a while I figured out it was not him, when the guy started started asking questions. They wanted to verify my address to deliver the check, so I verified it. They wanted to know all kinds of information, but also told me I could decline to answer at any time, which I did. The final straw was when the guy said that before the Federal Marshals could deliver the check, I needed to go to a Western Union and send $200.99. I said forget it, this isn't funny anymore and hung up.

Then they called right back and the same guy said if I didn't believe him, I could call the Publishers Clearing House Claims Department, and he gave me this 800# to call, 1-876-. I never called, instead I went on the internet and looked up Publishers Clearing House to try and find the claims department. While I have been typing this complaint, someone has called my cell two more times! The first call was from the same 876- number, and the next was from 800-. I answered the second call because I was ** off by then and wanted to give them a piece of my mind.

This next guy tried to explain to me that he was from a legitimate company, and that Publishers Clearing House really did want to give me a check, and that the $200.99 was for some kind of processing fee. I told him I knew he was a fraud and I wasn't giving anyone any money for anything. I said, "just give me the check, and when I get it cashed and get the money, I'll give you your fee". But by the time I finished, I realized he had already hung up.

Aside from taking up a lot of time and using up my cell battery, there was no harm, but it did upset me and ** me off, because I am currently unemployed and really would have liked the money!

I just received a call from the above stating that my husband, had just won some money. I was then asked for my name, and who handled his finances. I was told that I could receive this money either by public delivery (TV station, radio station, and newspaper, would come with the delivery or a private delivery). Either way I would have to send $250.00 to a Nicky **, NM 87740, who is their chief accountant. He directed me to go to the post office, get a money order for the amount and have it sent via next day delivery. The post office would give me the receipt and I was to call that receipt number to this James ** at the above number and they would send the check, Federal Express.

He said I would be given 14 days to do this in order to claim the prize. My husband has dementia, that is why I am writing this for him. I myself, talked with this Mr. **. in place of my husband. I want to know if this is a scam, before I send money to someone I do not even know.

I received a bill for $32.81. This has a late charge on it. I have an amount sent to them on June 15, 2010 and the check was cashed. I don't feel I should have been charged a late charge. Then when I called, I got a recording telling me to push buttons and got no one to talk to. This is poor service on the company's part.

This formal complaint is to inform them not to send any more junk mail or parcel of any kind to my home. No entry forms or games, no free offers.

I have no tolerance for junk mails and guerrilla advertising. This means don't keep the address in your storage for later activation. Take my address fully and completely out of your system. This does not mean a year's suspension from the mailing list. This means no articles sent to my address forever.

I sent in for their "super-prize event" and I have received from 3 companies, mailings that I have won but need to sent in an amount for each one to verify that I have won and to receive my winnings. Please check into this. If you need more information, contact me.

I want to cancel my membership to this club. Do not send any books because I will not pay for any! I was scammed by Publishers Clearing House. They entrapped me into filling out two free offers (yours was one) to get the $1,000 gift card I had supposedly one from Best Buy. I was locked into certain steps I had to follow to authenticate my address and other information to enable them to send me my gift card. I was never informed initially through the email that I would have to sign up for anything to receive this gift card I had won. This was intentional programmed manipulation. PCH should not be a company in which you are associated with for marketing.

I just went to a site on consumer complaints and there are 79 pages of complaints similar to mine. I do believe that you are a legitimate company. So split your ties with PCH before you go down with them. I am taking further action because I opened this email and was sucked into insurance quotes, your subscription, a Netflix subscription, a survey that required personal information, two fraudulent vacations and a bonus laptop computer (requiring me to accept a credit card with a yearly fee).

I am angry! I am taking further action! I may have joined your club through a simple awareness of your offers through another method of legitimate advertising. There is no way I am going to positively reinforce the practices of PCH. The railroading they practice is currently against the law and I am going to do everything in my power to shut them down! They are as slick as eels in a tub of oil. Passing this email on to the highest management in your company might prevent further destruction of your company's reputation in regard to the public. As you know the saying, "We are known by those with whom we associate." Your company is probably paying for leads through another company who is dealing with PCH. I feel it is very important that you know how this operation is being run! I want nothing to do with PCH or any of their offers or prize, and unfortunately, nothing to do with your company either!

I was called and told I had been entered into their drawing and had won a diamond watch and magazine subscription for free. Then I was asked for money. At first it was a high number. When I hesitated the price dropped quite a lot, but it still wasn't put into dollars that made any sense while on the phone. I gave them my credit card number and agreed. Later I started doing the math and realized that it was going to be well over $500.00 or more. I have been to their website and have placed my concerns with them also. I hope that they will be able to cancel my order with them. It sounded too good to be true and I should have told them no, thank you over the phone and not given them my credit card number. As yet no damages have resulted.

I am receiving magazines that i didn't order, and I told PCH to stop. But they are still sending magazines that I didn't order and am expected to pay for, and I will not. They send me Muscle magazine and ESPN and Golf and Vanity Fair which I didn't order. I want this to stop, and I refuse to pay for these magazines.

I have been deliberately misled for 17 years by PCH which claimed that they have my winning number for their damn sweepstakes. Time and again, they failed me for one of their friends on the West Coast winning. I don't appreciate being lied to by this group. Next time, they should put their money where their mouths are and show up at my doorstep once and for all, or the only thing they'll get from me is a boot in their **!

I received this email. How stupid do they think people are?! If I had won that much money, the Prize Patrol van would have come to my house and surprise me. The email follows:

Dear Winner!

This is to inform you that your email address has been emerged as the winner of ($1,000,000.00 USD) in the Publishers Clearing House. For details of claim, contact E-mail:**

Winning Numbers : 47-14-34-85-67-32 E-mail Ticket Number: FL 754/22/76

8.Telephone Number:

There are no economic damages to myself. I think the human race might have sunk to a lower and more moronic level. I can't believe anyone could type that up and expect someone to believe it comes from Publisher's! I am naive, but not an imbecile! It is insulting!

I want you to cancel all these magazines you sent me; 2 Cosmos and 2 Oprahs each month. Also, including the GQ and Muscles Magazine since I am a female. I didn't order them and then you bill me for them. I don't want the anymore. They are way too expensive and impacting my budget. I have financial hardship. I want these magazines canceled and I won't be paying for them as I don't have the money so stop sending.

My mother is 75 and in ill health. She is convinced that she is going to win PCH sweepstakes. I wish they keep their mail and advertising to themselves. There are too many older people and even someone my age that can need help. Medical, personalwhatever. They prey on one's hope. Is there a way to discontinue these or have others file a class action to help older people not get caught up in it? Spending and not using products to think it will help them win.

Ok. Follow up on PCH winnings. Prize Patrol was to be here on Monday. Phone call to day from FBI (fake) said we need to pay a $2000.00 plus fee to get the check released from Cost Rica. We are not stupid. If you win, it's free! Scam not by PCH but just a person using the name of PCH and the FBI. I do not hold PCH responsible. No damage done except the disappointment that we didn't win. It was just a scam.

I ordered one item for $20.45. When it came, I paid online with a credit card. It should be over, right? Well, no. They send me bills and emails telling me to pay. When I contacted and gave the confirmation number I was given, they told me it was not valid. I think this is a huge scam and will never ever order from them again. I threw away all things they mailed me, and when they called, I told them to check their confirmation fax number. And then, they went away after I paid a second time with a check.

I paid twice for a hair ornament that was overpriced to begin with. And even after paying twice--once by credit card and once by check, they still called and told me I have not paid. They finally stopped after I paid a lawyer $75.00 to write a cease and desist letter with copies of credit transaction and cashed check a little over $90.00 for the stupid thing.

Our answering machine had a message from PCH for husband to call. He was a winner in November and they had been trying to contact him. Call was made and the lady said he won $300,000 and the Prize Patrol would be at our house on Monday. I will let you know how this turns out. Could it be a scam? Time will tell. We will be very careful.

I know this legendary company has become scam because they keep sending me "final offers" in the mail, at least every three weeks! Sorry, but final is final (hello). The very last mailer I got from them (March 2010), I did order two items: a paper cutter and Fiji nuts. Well, they both arrived together. The paper cutter did not match the brochure (shocker) and included electronic parts the brochure didn't mention. The Fiji nuts? A lousy 8" tin with a bag of store-quality cashews! If I wanted that, I could have gone to my local grocery store! Needless to add, I contacted them promptly (never let the representative get a word in), insisting I was returning their inferior merchandise. Naturally, they offer me a 'credit' or replacement. Absolutely not! These clowns didn't pull anything over on me. "Final offer" my big feet. These clowns give sweepstakes a bad name.

The problem I have with PCH is the way they handle my order in April 2010. I had two orders with them and I paid one order in full. I contacted them because I didn't know when my order will be delivered; they didn't know. I sent an email asking question about on my order and I asked them about what do I do if I wanted to cancel. I didn't get a response but when I called I spoke to a young man. He wasn't nice at all and he told me I can cancel if I want to. I was upset but I told him I will call back. Two weeks I phone back and they said they had cancelled both my order. I was upset but I told them ok and they sent out refund for both order.

But I had already sent a check for $25.00 on the laptop. I called to have them to send it back but somehow they explain to me to keep the laptop. I did agree, but a month later they sent a letter stated they had problem with the check. I called my bank and there was no problem with the check. I called them back and they seem confuse about what happened. But I think this company not that good. It's taking a lot of money from customers telling them they won something but they still have to buy for them and pay a high delivery charge. I am very disappointed with this company. No damage but I was so upset I been having a lot of headache along with my high blood pressure.

Last week I received a call saying I had won a cruise from Publishers Clearing House. When I advised I had never entered anything and I was on a National Do Not Call list, she hung up. Today, I received a call. He said he was calling from Publishers Clearing house and had I been told I won a trip. I asked where he had gotten my number and he said from a contest form I filled out. I advised I had not filled out a form. He then said then it was from business I do with Publishers Clearing house. I advised I do not do business with Publishers Clearing House, that I was on a National Do Not Call list and to remove my phone number from his list. He screamed at me, "** you and go away," and hung up. I want action taken.

I have received endless calls from someone claiming to be Publishers Clearing House. They are calling from a cell phone. When I tell them I don't deal with so-called companies that call from cell phones, they say that's because we're in your area to deliver a $1,000,000 check. I ask them what area I live in and they tell me that's not important. I'm sick of them.

I received an email saying I won this week's PCH lotto, verify information. I did receive another email telling me who to contact, a security company called Elite out of United Kingdom, a Paul ** was the contact person. I called a number from Publishers Clearing House I found online when trying to find out if this was a scam and spoke to a rude woman. She was no help except to say they don't ever payout more than $10,000, and if I won, my name would be on a list. She said I should report to you for scam. I will be forwarding the two emails I received. Even though I play PCH lotto everyday for years now, I am sure it is a scam. Please let me know if you find out anything on this matter.

They were asking me for some money and private information. I trusted PCH so I feel that being told you won and getting all your hopes up with it, looking so official that PCH has some sort of responsibility to let their consumers know someone is trying to scam them in the name of PCH lotto. I was so excited because I lost my job and my husband has cancer, and for a day, I really had hoped that now I can afford his surgery, and to take that hope away like it is nothing is just messed up. The only money I am actually out is a $1600 donation I made to a homeless couple to help them into a home because I thought I could give back now that I was getting back. Laughs on me. My husband stopped me from sending any money to these people as soon as he saw the security company that was hired was from the United Kingdom.

There is no way to get my money back. I gave it to their landlord myself to make sure they could stay and get utilities taken care of. Have a blessed day.

I don't know the phone number, but for 20 years, they had said that I have won, but I have never received nothing over and over again and never a free gift even when I have orders that they have messed up on, I have been a good customer of theirs for years and they have never ever sent me any free gifts for my winning that they had said I won. So where are my winning and free gifts? It's about time I complain about their false advertisement. There really should be something done about it. It's not fear. They also sent me my flower bulbs that were to come in January or February, but I got them in June. Right now they should be blooming. Now I have to start them. Thank you.

I received endless emails from Publishers Clearinghouse. So I decided to start entering. About three months ago, I received a bill from them stating that I needed to pay $ 32.61 + late fees for an item I never ordered. I never would use a credit card on their site so I don't know why they would send an item I didn't pay for or want. They threaten in the letter to hurt my credit rating. Is this legal? I would like to see them shut down for good and stop with manipulative scams. Thanks. The monetary issue isn't too large, around $40 but if they can mess with my credit rating, I'm taking legal action.

I am writing this e-mail because I feel it should be noted before someone gets killed. I purchased a set of tire valve caps that show the amount of air in the tire. The other morning, I went to my car and discovered that I had a flat tire. I did not see where a nail or screw had caused the problem, so I figured that I'll put air in the tire and see if it holds when I looked over on the ground and noticed that the valve cap had blown off. Then I realized that is why the tire went flat. I imagined it went flat in about 3 to 4 seconds and then the realization came to me that what would have happened if this occurred on the highway while I was doing 70 miles an hour? Luckily, nothing happened to me but I was still a little shook up when I realized what could have happened! As you probably assumed I removed the other valve caps and replaced them with the standard plain caps. I don't know who makes these caps but I do believe they should be taken off the market before something serious happens. Thank you!

I ordered approximately 3 dozens Starflower bulbs. Out of the 3 dozens only 7 grew. I followed all instructions and because some grew, I assumed that the rest of the bulbs were no good! I was able to find the number for customer service on PCH web site (1-800-459-4724) under frequently asked question. The representative stated PCH would replace my order. At this point I am out a small monetary amount. If PCH does replace my order, I will only suffer some aggravation.

I placed an order with PCH but only received a part of the order. They have no way to contact them for problems of any kind. I see that there are others complaining of this same thing. I am amazed that a company that large doesn't have a customer service department to resolve problems and answer questions. I have decided to just not pay the bill. I figure if they don't get their money, I'll hear from them and maybe they will have a number where I can get back to them.

It was on May 18, 2010 when the phone rang and the person on the other end said she was calling from the PCH, and on May 31, 2010, I should be looking for PCH to bring me a new truck and cash, and was I still a card holder. I just had to stop her and say. So none of the people that I see on TV are not happy for real? And she said, "Yes, they do." And I said, "How when you called them and let them know already?" So then I was like, "Do you call the winner to make sure the house is clean, hair is done before PCH gets to them?" "No, my job is to make sure we have the right winner and this is the only way. So is your address the same." Now I'm so sick of her that I let her know, "Look, I've been online and the reason the winners are so happy is no one call them! And you are calling to tell what again? Let you guess?" She was gone off my line. And yes, when she started talking, I knew it just some fake. I never win anything. Looks like we are both losers.

Not often, but on occasion with Publisher's Clearinghouse, I mistakenly hit an 'order' space on their online list of offerings for sale. PCH offers no way to contact them to cancel one of these mistaken orders. They give no phone numbers and ultimately, when I have made efforts to cancel an order mistake, I have received a very involved 'return' procedure. PCH makes it impossible to simply cancel an order made by accident. I'd simply like to learn of a way to cancel orders mentioned. I've come to this site while trying to find some way of getting through to PCH.

I received the following email and would like to know if it is a scam:

"Channel Drive, Port Washington, New York 11050, U.S.A. Good day we are from the Publishers Clearing House (PCH) and your e-mail address just won you one million US dollars ($1,000,000 USD) in this week's PCH lottery. Winner you are to contact our fiduciary. Please note, if you are not the rightful owner of this email, do not respond to this mail. Thanks, Agent: Dave **.

You are required to send the information below to process your claim full name: address: sex: nationality: age: phone number: present country:"

They continuously make you think you're eligible to win something. You can't get rid of them on the comp. There's no way to delete them. I think it's unfair for them to do this. They keep saying: "You can win this," "Your number has been picked, "Enter this." They need to be stopped. It's very upsetting. They make you feel bad because you can't afford to buy something. They always ask "Are you sure?" You change your mind and order something. Someone really needs to look into this. Thank you.

I got the magazine subscription like 4 years ago. I should be done paying but they keep charging me and sending me magazines that I never ordered like sports mags. Anyway, I wanted to tell them to quit but I can't contact them.

I called my bank but they can't give me the telephone number. I thought it would quit because I got a new card with new expiration date and code but they are still pulling out my money. I liked it at first but I never got the right magazines, the ones I picked. I'm over this and want my money back!

I ordered 2 magazines - Field and Stream and Motor Boat. I paid with a check # ** for $13.49 for both magazines. I ordered them for my son and I asked they be sent to him at this same address. I paid with a check. He has received the Motor Boat but has not received the Field and Stream. Can you help me? Thanks!

I was sent two rated movies that I neither need or want! This cause me terrible anxiety. This is a disorder I suffer from!

Having found out that I have been active with PCH and have participated in different activities and games, I never have received a prize in all that time. I was told in the last communication from PCH that I was in the top level on buying items from them.

I have never ordered anything from PCH, but they have sent two things and charged me for them. I will never get involve in this scam again. I will also tell everyone that I know who is involved in this scam to not get involve next year. It cost me money I don't have.

They sent me a mystery gift (2 kitchen timers) for free with a freight charge of $5.99 in the same box as my order. I did not open the box but checked the invoice attached. If I kept the mystery gift, I would be charged at a later date. I sent the box back unopened but it cost me $7.02 postage to send it back. I will never order form them again and told them to take me off their advertising list. I have never won anything from them in 40 years. They should be put out of business for their false advertising and their fraudulent practices.

I received a call, theoretically from the Federal Trade Commission. They said, I had won a prize and to contact PCH in Las Vegas. The telephone connections with this person are very bad. They redirected me back to a phone number in Washington DC and said it was the Federal Trade Commission. In short, the FTC said that I had to send almost $3,000.00 to the American Embassy in Costa Rica to pay a person to deliver the money. I am trying to follow through before I take any further actions.

This e-mail I received appears to be a fraudulent form of communication. It said I won a lottery of 2 million in US dollars. It was signed by a Mrs. Reyna **. She said she was an online coordinator and that the agent to contact is Mr. Harrison **. They provided two phone numbers. The first is listed above, and the other is **, and appears to be from the UK.

Told me that I had won $500,00.00 dollars. I needed to send $899.99 to a Bonnie ** at Houma, Louisiana. This should be sent by MoneyGram and that I would need the receipt to give them when they came with the 3 check to put in my account. When I told them that I would send the MoneyGram when the check was deposited in my bank. He became angry and hung up.

A Publisher's Clearing House rep and her supervisor called to tell me I was in the top 10 in New Jersey to win and if I agreed to an 18-month supply of magazines, I can win 1 of 3 prizes: a truck, a Hawaiian Vacation, or cash. I choose the vacation in Hawaii unfortunately. I normally refuse offers to unknown contest for cash and prizes, especially Publisher's Clearing House because they always want money for magazines.

Last month in April, I called to cancel the subscription. The rep told me the magazines were paid in full, I have to pay back over $400. I wish I never agreed to any magazine, never will. I sure do not have or want to pay $19.95 a month for magazines. I never won anything from Publisher's Clearing House. I would greatly appreciate help to resolve this matter.

I ordered a magazine and paid via my online bill pay through my bank. I accidentally sent a check for $1495.00 instead of $14.95. When we were notified by the bank of the large check that we are going to overdraw our account, I called PCH. They stated that they were aware and would send a refund back in 6 to 8 weeks. I was told by my bank that the money was already deposited into their bank and the money withdraw from my account. I have faxed them a copy of the front and back of the cleared check as they instructed me and they still have not sent back my refund. They now claim they never received the fax (I did get the confirmation). Do I have any legal recourse to speed up my refund?

I did not order any magazine. I have never ordered anything from PCH. I called a customer service representative and reported the problem. He checked my information because I had responded to their internet sweepstakes emails and found that there was no order placed. He said, I should notify the police department because this was probably a new way to try to steal my identity and to ignore an invoice if it came.

If it is PCH pulling this scam, they should be fined for mail fraud! I will continue to pursue this matter. I could not reach a human being at their toll free number and after reading similar complaints my other people here on line, I realize that even if I did succeed in reaching someone, it would do no good.

PCH has continued to harass me even though I have unsubscribed seven times. I never subscribed in the first place. I have received up to 57 emails in one day, the least amount of emails is 17 in a day. How do I get them to stop and can I sue for harassment. Please help. I have had to buy new computers both desktop and laptop because of viruses attached to PCH email. My computers get locked up every time I try to delete a PCH email.

In April 2010, I received a Debt Collection notice from a company called Penn Credit Corporation. They were informing me that I owed Publishers Clearing House for merchandise I ordered through their website. I informed Penn Credit that I do not owe Publishers Clearing House any money because I did not order merchandise from them. I received two packages from Publishers Clearing House that I never opened. I simply put there return addresses on the packages and returned them to the corporate offices.

I also informed the customer service representative that I wanted my information removed from their system. I remember making this call in June of 2008. I have not received any merchandise or phone calls regarding Publishers Clearing house until 2 years later. I truly think that this is a sad, sad company and they should have been shut down years ago. I also wrote to the Better Business Bureau and filed a complaint with the office that handles Publishers Clearing House.

I have been entering their sweepstakes for quite some time now. I have never won anything, nor do I know anyone who has. I recently decided to confront them and demanded a list of winners from them. They were unable to provide a single winning name for any of their contests.

In March the 23rd, I ordered silicone cupcake holders. You are supposed to get 12 and 12 free ones. I have never received them or a letter, nothing. I was really looking forward to them. My niece has some and she loves them. My check number was ** and the price is $11.99. I hope you will help me out with this, I am very disappointed. Thank You.

I received correspondence that told me to call a phone number to enter the PCH $10,000,000 sweepstakes. They conned me into agreeing to subscribe to several magazines and, unfortunately, I gave them my Visa acct. no. I have tried to find an email or mailing address to no avail to cancel all the magazines. I'm a Sr. Citizen lady. They are sending me such magazines as GQ (for men) and another one that is almost pornographic plus others I do not care for at all. I wish to cancel all of the subscriptions. How do I do that? I was 'conned' by their very fast-talking sales rep. to agree to a 'trial period', but I had to pay over $60. My husband has become terminally ill and is on hospice and I do not want those magazines nor the expense of them.

Publishers Clearing House has several times said I had won a gift card, just choose which one I wanted. You are then required to fill in all kinds of personal information, and then by giving your cell number, they will text you a pin number so you can claim the gift card, but no text message is ever sent. I have gone through the steps several times with the same result. No text message with the pin and ultimately no gift card. This is fraud.

I got a call from Publishing Clearing House saying I won 2.1million and to get it I would have to send them $250, but I only sent them $170 dollars. I know I shouldn't but it sounded real. I haven't heard back from him yet. I am just confused if it was real or not.

I work for a bank, and I am seeing transactions come though our debit cards bin for $21.45 for cards that don't exist. Seems like some fraud is going on here! Be careful.

I have ordered several things from PCH and not been happy but the last things I ordered were plants. When they arrived they were nothing more than twigs, no directions with any of the tree I ordered. Including postage, these twigs cost me $36.91, which is a ridiculous price for the quality of the plants they sent. I did not return them because I was not prepared to pay return shipping. It has been a complete waste of my time. I live in Florida and could have bought plants locally for a lot less price. I thought these plants would be something special the way they were advertised.

I was charged $21.45 for a product I did not order. I know this because I never order anything without paying for it first.

I received a check for $5,890.35 with a letter telling me I won a million dollars and a phone number to Carol H. The check was written by Jacobsen Appliances. I called them and he told me that he got 3 other calls from other states telling him they also got big checks. He is talking to the FBI about this scam. So I am just trying to let other people know about it.

We received notification from PCH Search and Win that we were the new million dollar winner along with a check for $4,977.25. The check was issued from Papa Murphy's Pizza Take and Bake, which obviously didn't seem right. We were instructed to call a Carol ** at ** to make arrangements to collect the rest of the prize. A message was left but there has been no response. I don't know what there plan was but this appears to be an attempt to fraudulently obtain money or financial information. Damages avoided at this time.

I'm supposed to receive Popular Science and Popular Mechanics magazine together, but I still have not received Popular Mechanics magazine as yet. I have been paying for both magazines.

I just want to report a bogus PCH e-mail I just received. They said my e-mail was selected to win a million dollars. I knew it was bogus when they couldn't spell some of the words right..

I got sucked into playing the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes. I am now ready to come out of denial, admit that I was powerless over the exciting promotions I received through email, and am ready to make amends. How idiotic does one have to be to keep playing these games? PCH keeps changing the drawing date. Then they send out more emails saying that they're close to another deadline. When I read the rules, the date for the big 10 million dollar drawing would be in 2012, possibly! How ridiculous is that? Okay, I had fun. Now it's over. I won't look at the emails, I won't give their advertisers the time of day. All it has done is to clog up my email with junk mail from all of their sponsors. I've also wasted my time.

You keep sending me emails to enter the drawings and I can never locate the "submit the entry" button that actually works. I have gone thru all the sponsors ads that say you don't have to buy anything to enter. At the end of the listings, it goes right back to the screen with my name, address, etc. where you click submit and the sponsors come up again and you go thru all of them again and again. After the 3rd time you give up. So what am I doing wrong? If I don't have to buy something to enter, how do I enter? I can't. At what point does my entry go thru? I've gotten 4 or 5 of these emails and they don't work. This last one says if I don't enter this time, I will miss out on the drawing. So please help! I did log onto the site and try that way and it did the same thing. Do you have any instructions for this entry? Was there something else I needed to click on? I think I tried everything.

I keep receiving a bill for something I never bought. They said I ordered a pet nail trimmer. I don't even own a pet! I refuse to pay PCH. They are cons! If you visit their web site, it seems like you always get email from them. Don't open any email from PCH. It is $30.00 that I don't have.

I received merchandise that was not ordered by me, with no means of contact with them. They have a fraudulent crime and should be held accountable.

I won $1000 card from Best Buy but I am being required to make purchases and all of those types of participation programs are illegal or should be. It is very deceptive and hurtful to constantly to be bombarded by this kind of thing where 10 times a day, they tell you you won when nothing could be further from the truth because it is not a win, it is a purchase and I am very angry that the US government does not do something about this because you can tell most of the time if it is a verified offer without wasting a lot of your time. It is upsetting to be told you won something and then find out after wasting your time, it is not a good offer.

I received 2 emails from PCH stating that I placed an order for some type of ironing pad, on 3-27-10. Actually, it was 2 orders they said I placed by internet when entering one of their contests. I did no such thing and they refuse to acknowledge that I did not order anything. They state that they have the time and date and proof that I was on the computer and the information went to them. They told me that I should check with family members who may have ordered from my computer. They do not do this. I called customer service and talked to Ann who still told me that my supposed item was processed and I was responsible for this. I told her that I did not order and there was a slight altercation because I was basically called a liar.

After telling the customer service rep that I was going to report this, there is obviously a fraud situation here, she stated that I could keep the merchandise and that I should throw out all the invoices/billing statements that came in from PCH for the item I ordered. She said I have an account with them and I do not want my personal information in their company with fake orders. She said she was removing the order from my so-called account because I decided I didn't want the item. What item? I never ordered anything!

Well, someone is doing something in this company and charging people for orders they do not place. I was not available at all on March 27 to be on my computer. I think that someone at PCH is getting into email addresses and placing orders to obtain funds for their sponsors. They still maintain I placed an order 2 times, within a few minutes while entering a sweepstakes. I am an honest person and did no such thing. I want to report this because this is fraud. Someone is obtaining personal information and identity somewhere in association with PCH. I don't care what proof they state they have, I do not place orders with them for anything. I am very cautious with respect to these online dealers.

I read with interest the experience that Arthur had with PCH since it was very similar to mine. I was expecting the worst based upon what I had read when I called seeking assistance for a loved one who was overrun with too many mailings and was provided with very helpful followups. First, the rep cancelled all mailings and pending orders and volunteered return labels for return of merchandise. One week later, an executive from the company called me directly to see if all had been resolved satisfactorily and to provide me the offer of a written response detailing all that had been accomplished.

One month later, all mailings had stopped. My dad received a full refund and education letter and I received an additional response providing me contact information to remove my father from other mailing lists (PCH must have a inside list of such names from the Publishers who they work with). I was expecting a runaround and no one to speak with and was quite surprised. I would be interested to see if mine was a lone experience.

Publishers Clearinghouse was very helpful in preventing my family from losing money in a scam and actually was able to shut down the scam operation phone number. My mom received a letter claiming to be from PCH and requesting that she wire money to collect a prize. We called the real PCH and they confirmed this was a scam and that no purchase or payment is ever necessary to enter or win. They forwarded my contact on to their scam prevention department and a very helpful representative took down all my mom's information and provided very helpful consumer education.

This was followed up by a call to me from Mr. ***, their Vice President of Consumer Affairs. He explained more details about these scams and indicated they would be using my information to shut down the phone numbers used in the scam and forward my information to the law enforcement. That night, the scam phone numbers were shut down from the actions of the PCH scam department. I was very impressed as they went far beyond what I would have expected. Nice to see a company going the extra mile.

I ordered a video. I got it but it was not what I expected. How do I send it back and get a refund as I paid for it before I viewed it?

I ordered several items at various times and when the bills came, I paid the minimum amount due on each. When they all came in for the second payment, I wrote one check, listed the order numbers on the check and enclosed all bills I had sent payment for in the one check in the envelope. It appears that only one bill was credited and the rest listed on the check were ignored or missed. I then got subsequent bills for the total amount due on the others.

Why is Publishers Clearing House always changing the winning date? Is this real? Because everyday I get emails and I always answer back on it. I think this is not true. Please prove to me I am wrong. I am a single parent and my girls are disillusioned, thinking we are going to win. Thank you for responding back. God bless.

Have you laid in bed at night or was day dreaming on how you would spend $10 million from Publisher's Clearinghouse? Well, I have. At first, it was like a kid in the candy store. You get these emails saying your a winner. "Ms., you won $10 million. You will receive a notice in the mail in 10 days," and you're waiting and waiting and nothing but you're thinking, "Okay, well I'll just wait a little while longer," and still nothing. Well, this happened to my mom too roughly 11 yrs ago. Now, mom was a very dedicated Christian woman and one Wednesday night, she called me and said, "I won't be at church tonight. I'm waiting on someone to come visit me." So I said okay. A few days later, I hadn't heard from mom so the kids and I went out to make sure she was okay.

She was very upset and even got depressed. She said that she got a notice that Publisher's Clearinghouse was coming to see her and that she wanted to give us three kids a share of the money. She was very disappointed and upset. It took her a few weeks to get over it , but she managed. So I thought, "Okay, let's see what happen if I try." So my daughter and I were trying to win that big $10 million and over the years, we've been trying up until today because I feel too that Publisher's Clearinghouse is a scam. I even wondered if the people in the pictures are real or just some actors and actress.

Mom passed away last year. A few months before she had passed away, she told me, "Honey, I'm sorry that I didn't win you any money but keep trying to win that big $10 million." Well, I told mom I will keep trying but as of today I'm not entering. I've asked them to take me off their list. It's sad that they are a hoax and what's really sad is that they don't care. They have no feelings. They could careless to me. They're heartless but I just wanted to share my little story on how I feel about Publisher's Clearinghouse. They're a hoax and a scam.

Publisher's Clearinghouse is a total waste of everybody's time. They have these stupid, useless games you play and you cannot win because they are a hoax. They say an order is not required to win yet will not let you submit an entry until you place an order. PCH flashes messages on your screen, too, that you have won and if you click on it, you find out they just want your personal info such as phone number and email address. Then, even if you specified skip (not interested) these companies call you or text you still saying you won something but you have to pay them so much money plus order so much, plus agree to submit info to other irreputable companies, so they can harass you too. They do, I am sure, prey on the elderly. Notice PCH never gives out the winner's names just first name and an initial. Most "prizes" are said to be $5, some 500. What do you have to be out of pocket to win that? They don't really give away prizes, though. Shouldn't the government be putting them out of business for good?

I requested a razor sharpener from PCH and received it and it didn't work. How do I receive a refund? And where should I send the defective product?

Keep sending coins that have not been ordered. Received post cards about an order that was never placed, no order number or card. Can't get information about when order was placed. Says order will ship in 2-4 weeks. Need to cancel everything from them, flyers, etc. No way to cancel?

I would like to cancel an order that I did not order, a key chain set, said I ordered it 3/16. I will not be paying for this item when shipped to me, so please cancel this order. Thank you.

Items were sent without bill. They were advertised at a 50% off all items special red tag. The bill came two months later with a threat of late charges and and a double bill for the items (neither was halved). When I called, they said they weren't among the items that were discounted which was not true. My tag said all and they refused to address my issue.

From the beginning of ordering, I never made those small payments, I always paid everything off in full. I was told you don't pay for anything until you receive it, but instead of applying my payments to the remittance slips I sent back, they applied them to back orders, and things I had not received yet. Then they started sending me nasty letters saying I was behind on my payments, which I wasn't threatening to turn me into the credit bureau and from that minute on I never received another letter from PCH saying I was one of two people in Monore with the initials of VT that was definitely a winner. I have not received anything from them, other than nasty letters.

Thank goodness we have channel 9 news, on your side, maybe they can get the answers I couldn't. I think PCH is a scam and a rip off and would never advise anyone to order from you. I also received packets, saying you did not have to order anything to continue in the contest and in the same packet there was a sentence that said you must order 1 thing to cont. When I called customer service about it, they said it didn't say that, even after I read them the statement , they denied it. I'm sorry that a contest that use to have such high standings in America, now has such a poor reputation.

I received a phone call from a person claiming to be from Publishers Clearing House. Since I am on the "Do Not Call" list, I immediately hung up. A few seconds later the phone rang again. When I answered the same voice said, "** you," and hung up. I am disgusted and upset. As far as I have concerned that is an obscene phone call from a representative of Publishers Clearing House. I want my name removed from any contact with them either by phone or mail.

I entered a PCH contest (no purchase necessary and today 3/13/10 I received a package with scissors, a bill for $26.95 and I never ordered these things. I tried notifying them by e-mail and there website would not let me enter my state. They are not opened on Saturday so who do I complain to? I e-mailed them to a no reply site but no one there passed this complaint on. What do I do?

Playing Publishers Clearing House games, with hopes of winning. They claim no purchase needs to be made to win. I did not click on any items to purchase, I simply played dumb little games. But they make you fill out all of these forms for different companies, and it goes on and on. I always quit because there was just no end, and I got all of these phone calls from these companies saying that I was inquiring about their service or products, which of course I was not.

One day, I received an email saying that the item I ordered had shipped, well, uh, I never ordered anything. I have this package not opened, sitting on my counter, I do not know what to do with it, I will not keep it, and will not pay anything to return it to PCH either! There was no packing slip to return item back to them. Too bad for them!

I wish to be taken off their lists. They have given my name to spammers. Their contest is fraudulent!

What happened was Publisher's Clearinghouse continuously sent me mail to my home saying to enter a $10 million sweepstake plus they kept sending emails and both kept wanting money after saying you can enter without buying anything. But I found out that was a lie. It was every day with the same thing for about a year and I still did not find out if I won or any one else won. They kept sending things like someone in Groveport, Ohio with the initials DH could be the next winner and I want my share of the money. I should have won $10 million for life sweepstake, me still being broke and not knowing who really won. I think PCH is all a scam and to me personally, if they keep advertising, they are truly scum and criminal terrorists.

I entered the contest as usual. I did not want to order anything. There are places on the entry form where you can place stickers indicating that you are not ordering anything. I used that sticker in the appropriate place. Then there are two or three stickers to be placed in places where, if you were ordering, what items would you choose? I placed stickers on the three items that, if I were ordering, I might choose one of those. It also implied that if I didn't use the "not ordering" stickers, it would count against me for consideration for their money prize.

First, I received one of the items I chose if I were ordering. Although it was something cheap, I thought they were sending it to me as a consolation prize. Then, about five days later, I get the second item I put this sticker on and a bill for the total amount of both items plus shipping and handling for a total of $30.71. I felt used, fooled, deceived and deceived again. I was very disappointed with PCH and vowed never to enter one of their contests again but first I was going to get this resolved asap.

I was not going to pay for something I did not order. I was about to draft a letter to them expressing my disappointment, disgust,and anger at this deceptive maneuvering and manipulation of wording, when I came upon your site and decided to first, file my complaint with you. I noticed that I was not the only person this happened to. I am still going to send them my letter. I need to win money not spend it on frivolous things. There is no way I would have spent what little money I have on anything materialistic.

This is the second time this has happened to me. I received a package with jewelry called genuine white topaz set in it. This is an item that I did not order. If you would please send me a postage paid tag, I will return it to you. Beings as I did not order this item, I am not going to pay to send it back to you. Thank you.

I received an e-mail from PBC telling me my rotary tool I had ordered would be shipped in two weeks. I tried to reply that I did not order anything from them. I received another e-mail from them with a link one of their web sites. It was so confusing. I could not cancel or explain what my problem is.

I cannot stop Publisher Clearing House from passing my name and email on to other companies. They do not have anywhere for me to ask them to stop on their website. I have written them but they say I have to stop mailings online. My computer is overloaded with junk mail.

I was promised 7 magazines for $19.61 a month. They are taking it off my credit card, and I have yet to receive any magazines. I had went back on the PCH website to cancel the subscription in which I was told I could cancel at anytime and the site does not allow you to do so. I was wondering how I could receive my money back. I believe I should not have to pay for something in which I do not receive. Can this be considered theft? Thank you for your time.

You recently have had a Sweepstakes drawing on the Feb. 24th, 2010, and you would think that you would of sent out a notice or something to let all the idets (My self) know who was the winner. Of course, I emailed you to let you know that the coolies and milk of the campaigner was on ice, which you already know that they weren't knowing the other 500 million others who were waiting for the Prize Patrol Van pull up had already bought out the stores of carnish. As I stated in my last email, I started to get my hopes up with all the hopeful emails along with the other 50 million. To get to it, who won the 10 million held on Feb. 25th.

I was told someone that has the initials R.H. was definitely going to win sweepstakes in Cincinnati, Ohio. Also, I scratched off a $500.00 promotion twice and never heard anything about the winnings. Now, I'm not a believer. My feelings were so hurt, because I am one of your customers, so I feel I've been lied to.

First of all, I have been a customer for 35 years. I finally received a mailing to influence me that I had a chance to win to win $10 million. I was very happy. So that wasn't enough that I had spent all of that money for years. They told me that if I didn't buy at least three more products, my entry would not be accepted. That is illegal. I have diabetes and I suffer from high blood pressure. I am on a fixed income. I am suffering from the mental damage they have done to me and also financial damage also. Thank you.

I have been playing the PCH on line games for months. On the 25 of February 2010, I was playing the numbers game, where you pick either 5, 7, or 8 numbers depending on the game. I entered the game with 7 numbers, hit enter and it pop up saying I hit the winning numbers for that day. The prize was $1000.00 gift card for Best Buy. At that point, it asked for my name address and so on, I then hit enter and nothing happen. After a 10 minute of waiting, I had to restart my computer due to the system being locked up. I then spent hours trying to find a number, so I could talk to real person. I finally found a number 800- that got me to a real person, not necessarily an intelligent one. I gave my information to her and was told I would receive a call with in 24 hours. Well, guess what? No call. I then call them back and was told, that was a pop up not related to their site, so it's too bad. So sad for me. Does PCH ever really give a prize out?

I can't remember the address and they have several. I ordered Recipes with PCH and the stickers they send. It was approximately four easy payment of $4.99 plus shipping. I called and asked for the total price since I didn't want to be sending the small amount. I was told the total was $26.37. Yesterday, I received an email saying, I owe them $99.40. I called them, asked where I could return what I had received. I was told I couldn't return them since it was past the ten days and had no address to return and I had to pay them anyway. I will never order anything through PCH again! !Why did they wait that long to email me and tell me I owed them money. It will be very difficult to pay that amount as I am on a fixed income. I don't want collection agencies contacting me so I guess I have no option but to pay.

Was sent a damaged product and can not find any way at all to call PCH and advise. Publishers Clearing House does not provide any telephone number to contact them. Can use your help in getting in touch with them.

I keep getting these e-mails from PCH and when I try to open them, we find it impossible. So we lose out on an entry to enter a contest that you may be sponsoring. Thank you for your time.

The cherries leaked out of the tin box they were sealed in. We finally got the mess. We opened it. Well, inside was a mess of chocolate mounds with cream all around the container. We paid good money for a product we could not eat. The tin was not mashed, crushed or the plastic was not punctured in anyway. I am a diabetic and was so thrilled to think my childhood candy was on the market in sugar free; I was happy. I paid $26.99 for an item we couldn't afford at our income and couldn't eat, but we paid for it anyway. No attorney needed but good lesson learned, don't order.

After somehow obtaining my home and e-mail addresses, "Publishers Clearing House" began with a notice of million dollar winnings in my name and kept sending me surveys and product check listings. After refusing any of their offers and even asking them to stop contacting me, they started sending magazine subscriptions to my home. I returned them to my postal delivery person but still received a bill for these magazines I never ordered. In Feb 2009, I was contacted by a very aggressive collection agency and am being harassed. I am seriously considering taking legal action.

PCH & Arkadiam Inc. allows faulty programming to infect your computers with Trojan viruses! Their code writers are useless, there is too many glitches in their system-they open your system to Trojan attacks, I have been under attack from Trojans at least 3 times while on-PCH Games. I have gotten the same scratch off after everyday PCH lotto for many weeks. The daily scratch off are for the most part, the same everyday. Most days you do not get the tokens that they out, if you get any tokens at all. Friends request is broken most days, now it seems for some that you can't even log in.

I blame Arkadium Inc. as well, as they are the game portal for PCH. PCH & Arkadium are advergamers and are only interested in their ad revenue and not the happy and joyful experience for the gamers. As can be noted in the 5 word reviews on a daily basis, not too many happy players on PCH. Also, if you read their reviews on Facebook and PCH site, their popularity is also minimal at best. There are laws in regards to contests. I seriously doubt they are following them to the letter of the law. I happen to know that there has to be a certain payout for scratch offs, I know that they are not following those laws and guidelines.

I have no doubt that they are unethical and immoral in how they payout for lotto, scratch offs, and token prizes. With the amount of traffic, they bring to their site and their unique visitors the payout on small prizes should be very much higher-a great deal higher. What are they allowed to continue in these deceptive practices? Why are they allowed to continue to allow peoples computers to come under attack due to their lack of programming knowledge? How many people's computers are dead because of their malfeasance and Trojan attacks? They make millions of dollars a year in ad revenue, why don't they not hire intelligent and creative programmers. I have filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission, The BBB, and the Attorney General in NY, and Rip Off Report. I am sick of getting ripped off and being told false and deceptive information and their clone generated form responses to technical issues.

PCH games web site does not let me log in for the tokens. Also lots of time they do not register the tokens which lowers my chances of winning the prizes that they offer. Have tried all morning to log on to site. Can play their games but with out tokens.

I keep getting spam and Nigerian scams. As an experiment, I made up a bogus Hotmail account account and entered the sweepstakes. Nobody else had this Email address. Sure enough, within a week, I was receiving several scams from UK, Nigeria, Sexual enhancement ads, you name it! About a dozen a day! These ads address me by name! PCH obviously sent my information to these scammers. Don't believe it? Try it for yourself and see!

On 2/4/10, I received an email from PCH thanking me for my magazine order of Star Magazine of which I never ordered. Again on 2/9/10, I received an email that my order was accepted and notified publisher to begin subscription. I never ordered this magazine and will pay for something I never ordered. I don't want my credit ruined or my name ruined. We never ordered Star Magazine (of which Item not familiar with).

I have been receiving a number of phone calls claiming that I won money from the PCH sweepstakes but I would have to pay $2500.00 to receive the money because I have to pay for a stamp. All these calls have been from Kingston, Jamaica by various people. The number listed above is from Wells Fargo. I know this is scam because if a person wins something, they don't have to pay for their winnings! But they keep calling giving out different names and trying to get me to listen to line of lies. I feel they are giving PCH a bad name and that PCH should be doing something about this. What I would like to know is who can I report this to and have them stop calling me. It is a waste of my time answering the phone to listen to them trying to scam a woman who is on a fixed income. I have tried to contact PCH but to no avail. There isn't any number to contact anyone to tell them about this situation. What am I to do? I am just lucky that I haven't sent them any money for anything or I would be more upset! Help me if u can.

They tell everybody the same thing no matter what state you live in. They tell people the same story that if you don't reply to their email, you will forfeit your numbers or what ever. I don't think it's fair either. I lived with somebody once that had received the exact same letter that I got. There was not any difference but the names. They both said that we had a chance to win. I have been playing these games online for about a year and I never won. All the sweepstakes envelopes I have returned, I placed all those stupid stickers where they were supposed to be in the letter and still I haven't won anything.

Good Afternoon, I just received a bill from the above client, which is as stated, that if I do not pay this bill by 2/19/2010, that it will go to a collect agency. It involves magazines which I never ordered. I have received e-mails in the past but I have never give my permission to sign up for any magazines, let alone, have to pay $38.91 for these 3 magazines.

Publishers Clearing House, a household name for many years. Yet, I have been scammed by them. I ordered 2 magazine subscriptions and I paid the whole amount of $12.00 instead of the monthly option. I have received only 2 magazines of one subscription and none of the other. It is absolutely impossible to get in contact with anyone at PCH, no phone number, no email address and no mailing address. I have read some of the complaints and I am astonished that they have not had a lawsuit against them. How is it that they are being protected from the consumer? This site is consumer affairs, not PCH.

Are you involved in this scam as well? The amounts being stolen or scammed may not be much to Consumer Affairs or PCH but it is to me. I only ordered because I have entered for many years and only received unwanted junk mail and pressures to purchase junk products for all my efforts. I don't really know how to handle this but any complaints from the PCH site goes directly to consumer affairs. Are you going to contact or ignore me? Is this site only here to let off-steam with no resolution? If so, why are you as consumer affairs not making public these blatant scams from such a well-known entity? I will make sure to let everyone I know and everyone I see even looking at a magazine, don't buy from PCH, they are a scam.

I want my money back or I want my subscriptions, either one will work. I was scammed out of the $12.00 for the magazine subscriptions. I paid and only received 2 magazines from only one of the subscriptions I paid for. I have had to deal with a very angry husband as we are a one-income family and these are hard times. I have had to use my prescription for anxiety more frequently since this happened as I am very ashamed that I allowed myself to be scammed out of money that we really didn't have in the first place. I am stressed even more because of the fact that PCH will not take responsibility or even give the consumer a way to contact them. This is absolutely unacceptable. Can't you do anything about this at all?

First of all, I find it impossible to be able to contact PCH by telephone, as it seems they do not want to hear any negative comments over the phone, either that or your operators do not have a good grip on our English language. Each time, I have tried to contact PCH via the internet, going to their web site of pch.com, it is kicked back as unable to contact or this address is not reliable, etc,etc. It is almost as bad trying to get PCH customer service on the internet. As for your sweepstakes on the net, I have a question as to what are you wanting in the search line? My name, initials, or what? I have tried many ways, and get nothing but a bunch of names all over the country with my name of R. Just a mess all the way.

I have just today, saw where I am to be cancelled or whatever, and tried to e-mail it to PCH, but it would not go. If you are planning to cut me off of any further mailings or as a contestant in your sweeps, this will be your loss, as I have been with you since 2003, and have a good record in ordering products you have offered. which I will say are overpriced. The products made in China and also the shipping and handling charges are exorbitant. I do have my doubts that I will receive any responses to my complaints by PCH, but at least I have let off some steam. Your records will prove out how long I have been a customer and my entering your sweepstakes (Without winning one single dime) I might add. There, I am finished. Good Bye.

PCH keeps sending me these e-mails to enter their sweepstakes. They inform me that I'm about to forfeit my chance if I don't enter. I enter every time. When doing so, they, (PCH) tries to install an "exploit" bug on my computer, but my anti-virus stops it and removes it. My question is, whats up with all the entering? Why do they try to install malware on my computer? Can nothing be done about this?

I have been sent a bill for Prevention magazine. I had sent check with order #** on 1-13-2010.

I ordered products from the company and it arrived broken. I paid $6.99 for shipping and do not want to pay the same amount to return it. Total purchase was $26.95. I would like to contact the company to send replacement products. Of the four items shipped, one was broken.

They did not apply my payments correctly so I was charged late fees. Their products are total ***. Most of them look great in the photos but when they come in, they are plastic and some came in broken. Do not be fooled by their mailings that tell you they have booked a hotel in your area, they lie! It is a total scam that plays on the weak willed and the elderly. They promise a winner and never fulfill their promise! It's a stupid scam! Their mailings do make great fire starters though. Their products are garbage and not worth the money I paid for them. Some of the videos were from the 80's.

I had ordered a diabetic book/ magazine to help me with my meals and I have not received one. I did not order Stars. I don't need that magazine; it doesn't help me with anything. Right now, I need to survive/live since I have been diagnosed with diabetes. I can't afford anything else. Please discontinue the Stars and see to it that I get the diabetic book/mag. that I ordered. I have made 2 payments on that account.

This person Jessica called me at home and told me that I was the early bird winner from sweepstakes #1400. It was not true. Nobody ever came to my home with flowers and balloons and of course, no check! I don't think PCH should allow this. Seems to be a scam to me! I stayed home from work for two days that they where supposed to arrive at my house with all the fixings. I lost two days pay. Thanks to PCH!

There is no way to enter [their] sweepstakes on the message [they] sent me. I have not been able to order or enter on the last several emails [they] sent me. What's the problem?

Omar called me and told me that I won $2.5 million from PCH. He wanted me to pay $175. He told me to contact Andrew S. to confirm. So far there has been no damage.

I have been playing the Publishers Clearing House online games and winning tokens. I have 15,000 plus tokens to redeem and when I go to redeem them I get a message that I cannot because I am not a US citizen. I was born 50 miles from my current address. I think it is probably a rip-off to prevent token redemption. I redeemed several thousand just a few months ago. It just wasted my time and caused frustration.

I ordered 12 (there were not 12 items in the package I received) Fragrant Lavender in August 2009, order #**. They arrived some time in September, supposedly in a "dormant state". I planted them in new soil, new planters and waited. In October, I made the first of the four payments in the amount of $5.49, check #**. After a time it became clear that these weren't dormant, they are quite simply dead and entirely absent of any roots. I phoned and after a lengthy wait to get to an actual human being and explaining that after some 50 years of gardening I did know the difference between "dormant" and "dead" plants, I was asked if I wanted a refund or replacement. Since I had already spent money on planters and soil, I requested a replacement.

None arrived. Nevertheless, I made the remainder of the payment due, $16.46 by check #**. Subsequently (I'm sorry, I don't have the exact date of the letter as it got shuffled in our recent earthquake), I received an apology stating that the item was no longer available. In the interim, since I had completed paying the total of $15.96 + $5.99 S&H = $21.95, I was informed that the refund promised to me would either be applied to any outstanding balance or arrive in the form of a check. Not having learned that the products this outfit sells are both overpriced and of very poor quality, I had subsequently ordered a set of pill cutters at $11.96 + $5.99 S&H = $17.95. Trusting that someone at PCH is doing jobs other than sending out endless promises of big winning, I assumed that my payment of a total $21.95 would be applied to the cost of the pill cutters. Instead, I am being dunned for the Pill Cutters (which are so flimsy they couldn't cut a stale aspirin, much less the cat medication for which I intended them).

Attempting to access the order number online to ascertain just what PCH did with my "refund", I discovered that the link to that order is dead and there is nowhere to make a complaint or inquiry online. I am elderly and disabled, and do nearly all of my purchases online. I am not yet feeble enough to believe that purchasing or not purchasing has anything to do with the odds of winning the astronomical sums PCH claims to award, but I do expect them to cease dunning me when my account clearly has a credit balance. I simply wanted to order something I thought would arrive in usable condition and having received their apology first for the deceased condition of the Fragrant Lavender, then an apology that no more deceased Lavender would be available. I expected that the $21.95 I had paid for a few dead stick with no roots would be applied, as promised, to the outstanding balance for the flimsy Pill Cutters.

By my calculation, PCH still owes me a refund of $4, the balance between what I paid for the deceased "Fragrant Lavender" and the flimsy Pill Cutters. I can guarantee PCH that this customer will be placing no further orders, ever. Economically, I am out of pocket $21.95. Physically? I don't imagine PCH cares about my blood pressure or anxiety or very much about the stress being threatened with collection entails. I just want my credit applied to the final purchase and a check for the remaining $4 sent to me ASAP.

You send out mail to check online, impossible bonus with prize access number is a joke. I'm beginning to think the same of PCH.

I keep getting emails about not yet entering the sweepstakes program of which I thought I had. It is not an easy program to understand. It says search. What am I supposed to search for?

Ordered a magazine and paid for it in June and have not got it yet. They billed me again in Oct. I called and they said they were sorry and my magazine would start in Jan. I still have not gotten it yet.

I ordered some crazy funny music as a Christmas present. I have never received them or got a response. Today, 1-10-20, I received a bill. I haven't even opened it. I am so upset. I've never had one complaint about these people and have always paid full price on receipt of product. What gives here now?

I received two orders recently in the mail, one I never ordered. I'd like to know the process of returning the said order and paying the other. #303579071063 not ordered. #303583445172 accepted. I feel I should not have to pay postage in order to return this error.

Responding to a TV ad, I went to their website to enter the $10M contest. It states that you do not have to purchase anything to enter but you get stuck in this loop of responding to offers to receive quotes or some other product or service. Some sites allow you to skip and others want to click to continue but if you're not interested in the product/service you can't continue. This makes the "no purchase necessary" fraudulent because your entry is not complete and you can't go any further without selecting something that will also require you to provide personal info and agreeing to continue with selection.

I received the letter from Publishers Clearinghouse, stating that they would be in my neighborhood on a certain day. They did not even have the right name on it, but had my correct address and state, a good thing I noticed before I filled everything out. Goes to show that they just put any name on it. Beware when they arrive in the mail and make sure it's your name and not someone else. I really doubt you win if you do not order. It is filled with things to buy magazines and etc. They are very dishonest.

First of all, there is no phone number listed on their site nor could I find one. Second of all, not all people have computers! My mother and sister are prime examples. My mother is 75 years old and she doesn't have the money to invest in one. She is on a very tight income and every penny is accounted for. So how are people without computers supposed to enter these contests?

I have tried many different ways to apply for the PCH.com contest but it would not allow me to enter unless I would fill out an insurance form. Then I received a phone call within minutes after submitting my insurance information and still was not able to submit my entry. It claims you do not have to buy anything. Not true. Very time consuming and still have not been able to submit a chance for the money give away.

On my sweepstakes return, it states I have been a participant since 2008. I have been in the sweepstakes for many years and have not yet even gotten a small prize. I noticed every person who wins has a house. I guess you don't go to housing project. I will never get involved in the game again. All they try to do is to get you to buy products.

It states you do not have to buy anything but you cannot get to the end of the entry form due to pop up ads. You try and try but you will never get a confirmation. Don't waste your time with the online process, it does not work!

On 1/2/2010, I went online to join the PCH $15,000.00 sweepstakes. I wrote all my pertinent information, and clicked continue. After dozens of advertisements, always clicking continue, it ended with an insurance ad that either you signed up for it or you got offline. I got offline. On 1/3/2010, I received a confirmation notice for the magazines I ordered. I ordered none. On 1/4/2010, I called PCH and it took me 45 minutes to find a number. I was told I have to wait for the bill and then call to cancel it. What a scam! I don't even know if I am on their list for the $15,000.00 or not. I don't care! No consequences, I'm just angry! I feel I have been scammed.

I have been entering their sweepstakes for a number of years with no problems. Lately, they have been sending me e-mails to enter for a drawing of one kind or another. The only problem is, they don't have any of what they call, "special links". These are words or phrases that are highlighted and underlined that you can click on and they take you to another location. I sent an e-mail to them about this, but, I never recieved any answer. Now, I can't get them to stop sending e-mails. I think I'm going to try to contact them one more time. This time, I'm going to tell them to "Remove me from their mailing lists, now, before I am forced to contact my law firm." And yes, I do have a law firm at my disposal.

I am sending all their junk back to them and asking to be removed from the mailing lists. It will now cost me more money to send their junk back to them, not counting that I had already paid for the junk. I do not expect to get my money back but I do expect to be left alone and not get any more mail.

I received a bill for order # 3035 5870 8746allegedly over due. That order was paid with check #1007 RG Premier Bank of Puerto Rico on december 16, 2009, the check was for $21.95

Problem: I try to enter their contests, and it takes forever to complete a simple entry. One cannot just enter and go on. One has to go through long drawn out "surveys" to get to the end of the entry process. These "surveys" are questions to find out if one is interested in a lot of different products. If you enter an interest in any of the products, one is bombarded with offers from lots of companies.

One also has to endure phone call after phone call from people who want to offer one their whatever it is, in which one showed a remote interest. For example; I tried to get through the entering process quickly, but I was sent to a "survey". I tried to skip through all of the offers, but there was one I couldn't skip. I had to answer the question if I wanted to go on. I decided, I would get an insurance quote. I answered the questions, and waited for the quote to come via email.

I have been bombarded by numerous phone calls from way too many insurance companies. I also have received calls from Online Colleges, and other businesses, all because I wanted to enter a Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes. I wasn't aware of the numerous complaints. Now that I am aware, I will no longer be entering their contests. I'm DONE!

I have wasted a lot of time, and have accomplished NOTHING. I have not sent any money, or given any personal information. I have lost phone minutes due to the to numerous calls I have received. I have a limited amount of minutes per month, and when they run out, there is no more.

I requested they take me off their list and said I was going to report them. I received a very "carefree remark"-- go right ahead. At this point I am receiving late charges and would like to know how to proceed.

I ordered 2 snuggies at 50% off and 2 dog throws @ 50% off. I received 2 snuggies and 1 dog throw. After said letter on a few occasions I tried to reach Ms. J. by telephone but was unsuccessful and never received a call back from Ms. J. or anyone else. I would like to get this matter resolved.

This is a scam and it should be stopped. The fact that they are able to conduct this type of action based on "value" and not actual shipping weight.

I just want to say the bad service this company has.I was talking to this guy name justin and he is a total jerk!!! I dont know how he even got this hired he was pressuring me to give him my card number when i was telling him no no no and he finally got the point and seriously just hanged up on me thats just bad and he is a bad representative.

I received my order. I had only ordered 1 item. Apparently it came with a free item. When I saw the statement, I have been charged $4.99 for them to send it to me. It's a bag of junk that I didn't want to start with. They charged $5.99 to ship me my $11.96 item, that weighed only a few ounces. That was ripoff enough. But to be charged $4.99 to ship something I didn't even want, was ridiculous. Then, I was told that I received an e-mail, & that I deleted it. I never received an e-mail, or I would have canceled the order immediately. So now, in order to get a credit for it, I have to pay to send them the little bag of junk back.

I received a paper shreader about 2 months ago. I went to try it the other day and it would not turn on. I changed the outlets and it still wouldn't work. I called the manufacturer and they said to call [Publishers Clearinghouse] who I bought it from.

I ordered 2 items from pch and never received them. They may of sent them to the address I was living at but no longer live there. They have our new address, because I've received a bill stating I owe the money. This is wrong and I will not pay the bill. If they really care about there clients they should make them sign for there products to make sure the right people are getting them.

i have been trying to get pch to fix there scratch cards web sight with no responce from them. They state everyone has the same chance at winning there prizes, but how can that be when only certain people can get the cards. I use to be able to play but now the page just stays blue, and to the right of page it shows me winners. PCH has not even tryed to email me back about this. thank you

with caramel such as hard as these are. Impossible to consume. Also, they were broken and appeared to have been subjected to very warm temperatures as the chocolate was turning white.

I was going to ship the carton back to PCH via the Post Office, but found they wanted almost $4.50 to send it the cheapest way. Iam very disappointed in being unable to contact PCH by phone, and hope this will reach the proper person(s) The following is on the carton if this will help to identify the shipment.

I will appreciate a prompt reply from Publisher's Clearing House with some sort of solution and to see this does not happen again in the future. I would like to return this shipment, but will refuse to pay such shipping charges to do so.

Just over a month ago, late October, I recieved a phone call from the staff of publishers clearing house informing me that on Nov. 11, 2009, I would be recieving a visit, along with mediacoverage to present me with their million contest prize check. I also recieved a form with the info regarding this prize via US mail. did not recieved a penny of the amount specified.

I would like to know how they can lewgally pass this type of info to their subscribers with absolutely no contact to me with a change of decision. they even gave a street by street list of directions for arriving at my home from the middle of town. This one of the dirtiest tricks I have ever heard of from a supposedly legitmate business. Would like your comment on this matter

PCH Search and Win e-mails, goes in a electronic circle and never gets the user registered to win; one is just directed back to the Search screen over and over. Just annoying and does not offer the promised opportunity to register for whatever prize they are promoting.

Everything I have ordered has been paid for and I told Debra to take me off of their mailing list and I don't want to hear from them again. Today I got a post card from Clearing house telling me that the microwave plate covers I ordered are on back order( Which tells me they have NOT taken me off of their mailing list or closed the account. I still have not received any of the magazines I ordered and paid for.

I have copies of all correspondences and checks that were mailed to Clearing House. It is my feeling that when they continue sending for us to order things and do not send us regular billings as other companies do, they are just trying to trap us into a big bill, since we have no record of what our status is. I am fortunate that even at 84 years old, I still have a sound mind and I keep good records, Since I have asked them twice to take me off of their mailing list and they still keep sending me coorespondance, I have no alternative but to report them to BBB and Fair Trades Commission.

I am concerned about toher old folks who cannot defend themselves as well as I can, who get trapped into a large billing and then get demands for payment with threats of being turned over for collection. I really would like to get this resolved. They can do it by just taking me off their mailing list which it is obvious they have not done.

It is true that the order for the Microwave cover (they say is on back order in this card I received today) was ordered, but that was before my conversation with Debra telling her to cancel my account and take me off of their mailing list. I get DARN MAD when I receive more correspondence from them after asking them not to contact me anymore.

I feel like the first time I sent the letter with the bill copy and payment the issue at hand should be over! Why should I use my precious time to correct their mistake three times? I should not have to do anything else I have done my part already! Aggrevation and probably a bill that is paid I will have to dispute on my credit report. This is not fair!

I have denied their subscriptions. They continue calling and sending bills , also sending C.D.s that I did not order. Now they are hounding me to send payment. I did not order and will not send money. I just want them then to quit contacting me.

I recive a post card from PCH.COM is trying to contact me. And warning me if i failure to respond will forfeit my eligibility from this notice. Well there is no such pch.com/bonus. They say I was eligible for an additional $1,000,00 Prize Opportunity plus an exciting BONUS you won't want to miss.

a card came in the mail to my house, and said we been trying to contact you, go to online www.pch.com/bonus put in prize access code w5289 so i did. and a trojen viure came in my laptop. and the name on it was todd sloane senior vice president.

I received a phone call from someone saying that they were from Publisher's Clearing House. Phone # is 623-242-1657. Asking a lot of questions like what type of credit card did I use most often. My age etc. My phone number is on the opt out list, but I was called anyway.

I was informed that I had won the 2nd prize in the Publishers Clearinghouse Sweepstake and my check would be sent via Fed XPress on friday 11/6/09. She did not ask for any money to claim the prize but did not have my zip code or date of birth. I called the number back and after one ring it says to leave a message. I am not sure where they will go with this but I was not asked for money or a credit card number but they do have my personal info.

Ordered Playboy magazine in August 2009, never received it. Paid by check $ 15.96 Honor the order or issue refund.

I too received card others referred to. Many sound like my mother did which is not reading the "fine" print. The card says "additional $1,000,000 prize OPPORTUNITY" - not that they have won that amount - or any amount. My mother died before PCH was ordered before a senate committee and ordered not to continue type of mailings they used to do - with much fine print and insinuating that there was a better chance of winning with a purchase of a certain amount - usually at least $25, and promise of free gifts. The fine print gave the possibilities of receiving each "prize" and there was always a 1 in 1,000,000 (some huge number) and 1 in 1 chance of getting something valued at $10 or less.

Received a post card re attempts to contact me and stating that failure to respond would result in forfeiture of eligibility for a $1,000,000 prize opportunity. It also provided a Prize Access Code to use but no such website could be found to respond to with this code. Do they ever really award any of these prizes they advertise? The card was signed by Todd Sloane - Sr.VP

I received a post card stating that I needed to respond or I would have to forfeit my eligiblility. I went to the website & there was no such website to get on. I'm very disappointed because I was hoping that this was my chance to make a better life for us.

I continually receive mail from phc saying a drawing will be held on certain date on NBC. Nothing ever comes of it. I want to make sure that my information that I send to them isn't used illegaly

they sent me a postcard to claim prize access saying pch is trying to contact you. we urge you to go on line immediatly to pch.com/bonus and enter prize access code dk275. i was upset when there was no site

postcard. is this a scam?

I received a post card Special Online bonus opportunity. Respond or forfeit eligibility. to this E-Mail address: pch.com/bonus. However there is no such web address.It would be interesting to know if the printed US postage paid stamp is even REAL.

Received postcard indicating ttempts to contact me and to go to website pch.com/bonus. No such website; was redirected to Consumer Affairs.com. There should be a law that protects ANY consumer that responds. Reporting this as a "SCAM" and perpetratos MUST be prosccuted to the full extent of the laws of this country! In the event I am charged with ANY amount by person or persons unknown, I acknowledge that I MUST be held "harmless" and "NOT responsible" for ANY a ALL charges effective immediately!

I received a postcard in the mail a couple days ago, decided to go online n' see what its all about. on the front it specifically said PCH.COM IS TRYING TO CONTACT YOU! It said CLAIM prize access enter today. (with my name &address below). ALSO ON FRONT UNDER MY ADDRESS LOOKED LIKE A BARCODE & UNDER IT SAID I.D. NUMBER:00000000000 on the back of the postcard it read WARNING in red, then my name, & failure to respond will forfeit your eligibility from this notice! it said I was eligible for an additional $1,000,000.00 prize opportunity, plus an exciting BONUS.

they urged me immediately to go online to pch.com/bonus & please use the special prize access code below, which read-DB275 w/publisher clearing houses' name below it! ALSO signed Todd S.- Senior Vice President! Nothing, i mean nothing could I find even slightly pertaining to this ad. whats going on?

i never received any such mail like this and pch was always on the up & up as far as i knew. Ive ordered in the past, but not in the last couple years, only entering sweeps. What will come of this? I read others' stories similar to mine so I know what ive got has to be a scam as well. I never received anything like this before and its not making pch look too good either. Im glad I took time to go online & I ended up here. I am dissapointed that someone could actually get away with doing something like this to people. Its wrong! just wrong,

Card saying they have been trying to contact me. There is no web-site for it at all. what a scam.

Yes I received the same thin as many of the other complaints. Codev W3168. As to many of the mailings I have received I see they do they'tr homework. As to the place they will be picking up my flowers, it has been out of business for some thime. Thanks

postcard says go online to www.pch.com/bonus enter prize access code w6175 take advantage of all available opportunities to WIN... note: nothing happens, no prizes, all even more bogus false advertisement... solution: STOP IT...

I redeived a post card telling me to go to a web site that does not exist.

Received a postcard requesting my reply ...Prize Access Code DH275. seems to be no web site with this address.

Recieved a post card Oct. 28th. Stated gert on line right a way to claim bonus prise. No such sight as pch.com/bonus. Scam?

I am tired of their constant solisitation to buy or order things to win big prizes. It's got to stop. We are barely making ends met and have hired credit counselers to help out with the credit card bills. Publishers is one of the many reasons that we have over extended outselves.

Address given does not exist! Special Online Bonus Opportunity! Cannot be completed!

Received a post card to go to pch.com/bonus, there is no such web site

I received the post card with WARNING at the top, stating "Failure to Respond will Forfeit Your Eligibility from this notice!"

I am sich to death with scams...

Looking for pch.com/bonus.... Not found I'm sure this is all a big SCAM!!!!!!!!! Already cost me a book of stamps and counting to enter!

I keep receiving stuff that I did not order, it come with an invoice and a charge for delivery. I called the 800 number to no avail. What do I do. I don't feel I should pay to return this stuff.

They said "I was a valued customer therefore they HANDPICKED a terrific thank you reward item for customers like me" I kept sending back in my payment and doing what they said do, all the while ordering another product I did not know I was ordering.

I got this post card to comtact pch.com/bonus with a prize acess code ----w3168. could not get where it says to put your acess code in. is this a scam? thank you

I got a post card in the mail stating I should contact pch.com/bonus immediately. I did and didn't get anywhere as far as how to use the access code. I think that this is a big fraud/sham. Maybe something should be done about this kind of scheme. I did order something but it will be the last time I do so.

I recieved a card on Oct.26th. telling me to contact you at pch.com/bonus with a prize access code. There is nothing at that address for me to us an access code.

I got a postcard to go to pch.com/bonus and enter prize code , no such website. I got a notice, then a golden ticket packet to return, feel now i have been wasting my valuable time. I have a special needs children and I was just hoping something good would finally come our way... thanks for the disappointment.

I received a phone call on October 24 stating that we won $60,000.00 from Publishers Clearing House. The man wanted to know if I wanted to receive it privately or with people and he also wanted to know if I had a savings account. After telling him that I was going to notify PCH and I hung up and called my telephone provider as I immediatly thought it was a scam. She checked and said the call was from Jamaca by a Mr. C whose box was full.

Received in mail with a prize access codetried to contact at web site no such web site. Please warn others of this scam.

I received a postcard which indicated that PCH.COM was trying to contact me regarding a $1 million bonus entry. They gave a website to access and to use my prize access code. I went to the website and could not find any such site.

I was urged to contact pch.com/bonus on internet and to use prize access code. Nothing there, Card signed by Senior vice President. I do not wish to be hounded by these people and am writing this as a precaution. Thank you.

could not get to this website it does not esist.

I have made many phone calls to them concerning a bill they have sent to me. I have not ordered anything from them but they keep on insisting that I did. They say that it is under investigation but yet I still receive bills and now phone calls. According to them I ordered in February of this year and owe over 300 dollars. I have not ordered from them and would not because of living on a very strict income. My husband was injuried on the job in april 2008 and was on worker's comp until they settled with him in May 2009. When you only receive 500 a week then it doesn't leave for any pleasures of life and ordering from them would be a pleasure. How can I get them to realize that I didn't order this stuff and to quit calling and mailing me about the bill? I have not even received a catalog from them in years. The only thing I get from them is a bill and rude phone calls. I got one tonight and when I asked to speak to a supervisor they put me on hold and then came back and said that they where transfering me to that supervisor but instead they diconnected me. I have been complaining to them ever since March of this year.

received notice from pch to respond at pch.com/bonus which I did, then there were no instructions on how to use the prize access code which they say that I should use. what is that all about? I am puzzled by the lack of continuity of pch.

There is not such Website as www.pch.com/bonus. I went to the internet and found several pages of complaints regarding this so-called "scam" and I am reporting it to you.

so much junk day after day same thing do this do that paste stamp here all i think is a bunch of bull continuation of all othe complaints web site that dont exist just sends you to more and more buy this buy that

Publishers clearing house, got the same post card today that everyone is talking about. No pch.com/bonus web site exists, they are lairs, and deceiving people, their own customers. Jerks, I am done w/ them! There ought to be a way to sue them for false advertisement. Are there any honest companies left in this world? I am beginning to think, NOT! What a sad world we do live in now. Stress, anxiety, complete loss of trust in this whole world, nausea, plain disgusted, and [upset]!

All of you stop complaining. It's all a big joke. Your chances of winning the BIG ONE are one in one billion, seven hundred and fifty million, and you will have to wait until February 29, 2012. Good luck!

I received a post card informing me to respond immediately. The card stated it was from Todd S. A e-mail address was given to contact, but when I tryed to contact this site It wasn't existing. At this time I fear this could have been a scam and maybe this could have given my computer problems

I really don't know, however, now I am in arrears with company and I am very upset about this. I show that I am late on account and I do not know what to do about it.

Received a postcard from PCH stating stating that "We urge you to immediately go online to: pch.com/bonus and please use the special Prize Access Code below." No such website exists. I am so done with them.

complainants have said. They have covered the whole area in their letters leaving not much for any body else to add to. Have received exactly the same postcard and instructions as they have.

I challenge the U.S. government/U.S. Atty. Generals' office to AUDIT the PCH to force verification that these prizes are legitimately awarded and the taxes are verified by the I.R.S. as being a match for the stated winners - then to CLOSE DOWN the PCH! For many years, Publishers' Clearinghouse (PCH) has offered different prize amounts to entice the ppublic to order their magazines, and other "as seen on TV" type items. Some I have bought.

The odds at winning the "Super prize" or any amount close to a "windfall" are as astrologically impossible! Greed is the motivating factor in enter their games with PCH as it is with the Lottery, and both PCH and the Lottery continue to entice people to spend money in order to position themselves to "get rich quick", even with the PCH's disclaimer that "ordering items does not increase the odds of winning".

I, too, got the same postcard as have those others stating that "PCH.com is trying to locate them...". Beyond raising FALSE HOPES for a fortune in Cash, no economic or physical damage has resulted to myself. I cannot say that others have not suffered financially and emotionally for their hopes to get out of great debt with a huge amount of money.

I received entry code and internet address. The contest entry code was a farce, they were just pulling you into a site in hopes of you making purchases for prizes. All of their mailers are misleading and lead you to believe you have already won or are the only one possible to win by process of simple elimination.The odds never go down though as they should, but they do increase.

I received a postcard in the mail claiming that PCH was trying to reach me. I was instructed to go to www.pch.com/bonus and enter a prize access code inorder to be eligible for an additional $1,000,000.00 prize opportunity. There is no such website.

Received warning notice, will forfeit eligibility from sweepstakes activity. Tried to contact PCH, pch.com/bonus, but advised no such site. Have followed all PCH requirements and mailings. Don't want to be mislead.

received post card from publisher clearing house to go on line for additional $1,000,000.oo There is NO WEBSITE FOR THIS. is pch all a scam too?

I have received at least 4 different envelopes from PCH, have entered and followed all instructions. Have not ordered any products. Now have a postcard stating they have been trying to contact me in re: of being eligible for an additional $1,000.000.00 prize opportunity plus an exciting Bonus, tried to go to online and enter prize access code, there is no such site. I think this is and all of the PCH contests are a scam.

Got a postcard instructing me to go onlne to pch.com/bonus. Did that and there was no site with that name I could access.