Publishers Clearing House

While I was submitting one of the 100,000 entries to your sweepstakes (because if I don't keep entering, my entry will be invalid), I ran across Playboy Magazine. This to me is the most disgusting thing I have ever seen and to think it is being advertised on Publishers Clearing House. Are you not aware of the War on Illegal Pornography? This is illegal exploitation of women! This is unacceptable and should be removed from your site. I myself will never order from your company or submit any entries until this illegal publication is removed.

I received a telephone call around 10 o'clock this morning from a man claiming to be with Publishers Clearinghouse. The ID on the phone said "Jamaica", I did not note the number. The man identified himself as John ** and told me I had won $8.5 million plus $850,000 in cash that would be delivered today via UPS. I was instructed to wire $358 to Gordon ** so that no taxes would come out of the money! I was given a telephone number to call: **. Mr. ** also asked if I was at home alone and said that he was near my residence as we spoke, but he could not deliver the check without me verifying that I had wired the $358.

On top of all the wishful prizes that we are "so close to being won" being dangled in front of our face, they then claimed that we would at least be in a drawing for a smaller type contest in which the prizes were to the tune of around $300 or so. Previously, we had successfully done the scratch off which assures your spot for those prizes. Then we never heard a peep out of anything about it again in the mail or anywhere. And it was never even as far as I could tell evident about who else had won anything to do with that particular game. My father had been trying to win for years and I think they actually had the nerve to give him some kind of plastic child's ring like from a Cracker Jack box. He has since died broke. Now all these years later, my mom and I are going through the same thing with Publishers Clearinghouse nonsense in the mail with "how lucky you can get" routine and that "big win is on the tip of your tongue" jive. I think the way they're misleading people, building their hopes up and repeatedly and then breaking them right down again is getting old and it just doesn't exactly seem right or any kind of ethical way of doing business either.

I entered into this contest over a year ago and have never won anything. Of course, I never purchased anything either. I have tried to tell these people not to send me anymore of their crap but to no avail, I still receive it. I have taken myself off their mailing list and it has not worked. I have also received a bill for something they said I have ordered which I have not. My daughter of age 12 uses my e-mail too so I want no accidental purchases from her. I do not want anymore mail from these people which are scam artists and I am soon going to contact my attorney.

I am tired of erasing at least 20 mails of crap a week. Do you people have anything better to do than harass poor people that are overworked? I am a certified nurse assistant, who takes care of five kids. I have nothing for you so leave me alone or give me the money from the $5,000 a week for life ** drawing you keep sending me that I keep deleting!

I have, for many years, sent in your documents to win Publishers Clearinghouse. I never won and never have known anyone close to me that have won. In fact, I never knew anyone at all that have won. I have been out of work for months and trying to get social security disability so have I no money to buy anything. If I win, of course, I would. But since this is a big scam, that will never happen. You take advantage of people that are so down on their luck and would do almost anything to win. But of course, you're supposed to win even if you don't purchase anything. I believe whatever this money is that someone is supposed to win is a bunch of **! Now that I can do all this entering on the computer, I still have never won and you keep sending me stuff like I have never entered or it will be forfeited just like all the other people are saying on here.

You are taking advantage of people's desperation and turning it into one big hoax. You should be ashamed of yourself. But anything to get money, right? **. Guess what? What goes around comes around. And if you believe in God at all, you know if it doesn't come around in this lifetime, it will where it will count the most!

I tried to enter your $5000 per week contest, but I was not accepted, because your entry said my address was not valid when it is the correct address. I wonder how many others are out there with the same problem.

I entered for a chance to win $5,000.00 a week for life (or month, I don't remember). Ever since, I get at least one email per day from PCH. I have spent countless hours going through these emails trying to figure out what you want. Obviously, to spend money which I don't have. Why else would I spend my valuable time on this? I did everything asked with the exception of buying something. Then I got an email saying why did I forfeit my chance to win? I didn't! I will now spend my valuable time looking for a class action suit against PCH. This well be time better spent. I believe what you are doing is criminal and needs to be stopped! I don't want to leave out the fact that I get between 20-30 spam emails a day since entering your contest. There is no excuse for what you are doing!

Canada cannot register. On your website, all of your entry forms accept only States. It would be nice if you'll recognize Canada.

In late February, I signed up at pch.com under the impression that I was entering for a chance to win $5,000.00 for life. That's it. I was just entering for a chance to be happy with the American Dream to not have money troubles. I have a 2 1/2-year-old son, and I just want to give him a life that was better than mine. That's it. Well, let me tell you. I had no idea all this "baggage" would come with just entering for a simple raffle. About 2 weeks ago, I got a random bill from pch.com for a balance of $30.19 which said I ordered Country USA (16 tons at $19.96, delivery charge $7.99, and tax $2.24) for a total of $30.19. When I called about this, they told me I had ordered Country USA CDs. I never ordered anything from these people, I hung up on them. I was so mad.

And today, oh my gosh, today was it! I received a big box with 10 packs of bag clips and the Lint Lizard inside the box that was sent to me from pch.com. And of course, another bill had come in from them for $15 and some change. And I once again never ordered anything from these people! So I picked up my phone at 1:30pm and talked to some woman named Gloria. She told me that the $30.19 bill was paid for by a collection agency on February 29, which is ** because this bill isn't due until 05/10/12. And today is 04/25/12. So collection agencies don't get involved normally until you're like at least 6 months behind on a bill. Why would they pay a bill for me that wasn't even due yet?

So this woman Gloria told me that she was going to send me a check for $30.19 in case the collection agency billed me or whatever and to send the box back with the items that were in it with the bill too. She also assured me that I was off over their website completely! She said it would take a couple days for the computers to accept her erasing my email from their system completely, but that was it. But, the more I think about it, why on earth should I pay to send the box and items back to them! They should be paying for it.

These people are here to scam us in a time that our families are at their worst money-wise. They want us to believe we have a chance of winning all that money if we pay their stupid little segments they keep sending us. If we don't pay them for whatever they are billing us for, we lose our spot for an entry! Someone needs to shut these people down, and I am going to go to the attorney-general for these people. All the other complaints are in basically the same position as I am. Someone needs to do something about this. I guarantee there are thousands of people just as angry as I am. What are we going to do?

I have written you 3 times before. I was an attorney in NY, an Asst. DA for 16 years and licensed attorney in the US Dist. Ct. for the Northern Dist. of NY, the Western District of NY, and the US Supreme Court. Admittedly, I was disbarred because of an unhappy divorce and alcoholism. I may or may not apply for re-admittance. Time will tell. That is all I will say about that issue, except that I still have the right to represent myself and if necessary, I plan on filing a complaint in the US Dist. Court for the Eastern District of NY. I hope that will not be necessary, and cooler heads will prevail.

You are running a simple scam called "bait and switch". The "bait" is the prize money. The switch occurs when you aver "no purchase is necessary, etc." and demands a surcharge of some amount, which is around $12.00 to over $100.00, which makes the participation in the "drawing" null and void if not paid. I have received 25-30 official looking envelopes. They are no more than glamorized first class mail, no matter what the outside envelope says.

I live in River Valley Care Center in Poughkeepsie. Welfare or public assistance pays the way. All my SS income goes directly to the nursing home. They give me $50.00 monthly. Obviously, I cannot compete with other entrants. I have been paying the surcharges with a promissory note in the amount applicable and will pay them in turn on June 1st, 2012. That's the best I can do. I don't think the "rules" prohibit it. When I win the prize for $5,000.00/week and the lump prize of $1,250,000.00, I pledge that matter will be done first.

I also owe my wife about $250,000.00 and HESC. These cannot be discharged in bankruptcy. When you award me, I will comply in every way, including signing a confidentiality agreement. I am 65 and was born on **. I have had triple bypass surgery in 2000. I smoke about 1 pack a day. The list of my disabilities goes on and on. SS considers me 100% disabled. So it's the proverbial "crap shoot". Please feel free to have your attorney phone me at **.

Most of the stuff requires a cell phone number and there is no service where I live so I do not have a cell phone. Why is this required?

Trying to sell packages that don't make sense - I paid into a package that I have no idea what they will do for me. I paid money for it and in the long run it will do nothing for me. I feel they are doing exactly what PCH wants them to do. I just entered to try and win the American way. How sad is this? Who do you really pick? I'm ready to win and have tried everything, but you have provided so many sad things and made your winning so sad. Good luck to whoever wins. PCH took it to a lower place. I guess they will find an older couple to win, but what about the ones that really tried?

Why do I have to repeatedly enter these PCH contests to ensure I have a secured entry. I get multiple entries and bonus entries everyday in my email. Today, they threaten to forfeit my entries if I do not enter again! These people are manipulative scam artists!

Sweepstakes mailers - I have been purchasing from Publishers Clearing House since 1995 and it seems that I have not received mail on a regular basis for over a year. I previously lived at **, and moved on February 22, 2012, to **, and have only received one piece of mail since. When I was living at the old address, my sister was destroying my mail (a federal offense) that was why I moved. I like entering the sweepstakes and also ordering my magazines plus other items. Please put me back on the mailing list.

I owe PCH $21.00. I am 48 years old and have not lived with my parents in 28 years. Your collection agency called my parents about my debt. I called 800-900-1380 and they hung up on me 4 times because I was irate. I dare you! Call my parents who are in the 70s about my $21.00 debt. You are disgusting pieces of **. You're vile and you hire vile organizations to do your dirty work. Your collection agency wanted me to speak with them with respect, but they have no respect for my parents who worked all their lives and don't need garbage calling them. Remove my name, my parents' names and numbers from your lists. And don't say we don't know because you are collecting data. Have your attorney call me if you don't remove our addresses from all your database and your collection agency database.

Multiple Accounts listed, harassing phone calls: In good faith, with the intention of paying for items purchased and received from Publishers Clearinghouse, I have spent much time and effort writing letters, email and calling customer service. This has been going on since September 2011. Today is Thursday, April 19, 2012, and I have received yet another call from someone who would not say their name or the company represented but stating that I still owe money to PCH, the number called from was 800-542-9453.

I called customer service at PCH at 800-459-4724, explaining again about the multiple accounts that PCH has me listed under. Another CS rep and I had gone over every account she could find. We have gone through each item number ordered, received and paid in full, including the one item ordered but not received and therefore not paid for. She stated at that time that she would have the problem further researched in case we had missed something and that she would notify their collection agency of the problem and our resolution. She was satisfied that I had paid all accounts in full and was showing a zero balance due.

The sweet young thing that I talked to today refused to completely check out the individual items ordered, with their description, date ordered, etc. Once she located one order that stated that I owed $100+, she refused to listen to anything I suggested, stating that the bill was overdue period.

I am so frustrated and tired of trying to resolve this dispute! My health is very poor. I have had Crohn's Disease for 40 years and multiple sclerosis for 25 years. I have about 6 inches of very fragile small bowel left out of the 30 feet I was born with, which causes me to have what is called mal-absorption syndrome. The lack of nutrients plus the inflammation and ulcerations in the colon keep my MS very active, such that any activity at all, simple as walking, talking, reading, thinking, blinking my eyes, anything and everything, causes me great pain and exhaustion. This inability to resolve a situation wherein I have spent so much time and effort to pay my bill, and it has been paid in full, is getting to a situation in which I am going to have to find a lawyer to resolve the issue. If I have to resort to suing to get them to do their job properly, then I am going to ask for "pain and suffering" too.

I have gone the extra mile, done their research for them and asked politely for written confirmation each time that I have written a letter, an email or made a phone call. Only one time, and that was last month, since I started trying to deal with this in Sept. 2011, have I received anything other than a bill. One time I received a list of items ordered, their description and payment received, but that was only one account.

They have accounts listed as Susan **, Susan **, Mrs. Susan ** and Mrs. Susan H. **. Since my husband got involved they probably have payments in his name but not credited to my account(s), and those could be listed as Dennett R. **, Dennett **, Mr. Dennett R. **, Mr. Dennett **, or Denny **.

Since I live in a community in a mountainous area, the USPS will not deliver to each physical address, but to a central post office who then places our mail into boxes which the USPS will not designate as PO address so that all mail and packages delivered by USPS or by private courier must have a two line address for accurate delivery: **.

For city designation we are both/either Big Canoe or Jasper in Pickens County, Georgia (GA). Our zip code is always in debate. The first five numbers are almost always found in whatever it is the delivery people look us up: 30143 but the following four digit code is rarely found: 5107. I would love to know why. I even called the post office once and they differed in their response every time that I asked.

Anyway, you can see there are a number of ways in which PCH can and have listed my orders. Perhaps you begin to understand my frustration.

What more can I do?! I know that each and every item that I received has been paid in full, no dividing any items into multiple increment payments. Many items were bare root plants or bulbs, promised to be sent and received in the proper season and in time for planting. This I could dispute too, but I am not. Many of the bulbs were dried husks and all the bare root plants were already dead. Ordering plants from such a source were a bad decision on my part. Therefore, I will take the responsibility for my poor decision and have paid in full despite their guarantee.

I just want them to send a complete list of each account name and number for which they have recorded an item either ordered, date sent, payment either received or delinquent. That is to say each and every account for which they have a record. It must be all inclusive.

I am demanding that they stop sending my name for collection. They must finalize all bills. They must acknowledge in writing that I owe no money. They must write any collection agency to which they sent my name acknowledging the payment of all debts and send me a copy of each letter. If I should find any item in any credit report that has a negative implication, they shall contact each agency with a letter of explanation correcting their negative report, sending a copy to me. All this must be done within a reasonable amount of time.

If they should find these terms unreasonable, I will listen to a counter proposal. Should we not reach a satisfactory agreement, then I will consider other options available to me.

I sent a letter to Publishers Clearinghouse asking how to reorder or where can I get the item I wanted which is the Sherman & Clark Callus Softening Tincture and Peppermint Foot Scrub. I never received an answer. Thank you.

I have been getting bills (bills for merchandise I never ordered or received) from Publishing Clearinghouse for the past couple of months for supposed merchandise I ordered. I, for one, do not have anything to do with this company or their products. They are calling my home as well. Each time I get a bill from them, they have added an item and doubled the price of what was in the first time bill! I have called and repeatedly told them, but they just continue calling sending out bills. They are crazy if they think I am paying $74.00 for some door stoppers and peppermint patties they said I have ordered. Leave me alone.

You claimed that there would be a drawing on April 15, 2012 from the "Early Look" giveaway (no.1830; $1 million tax-free) and that it would be announced through NBC's Nightly News with Brian Williams. There was no announcement broadcasted yesterday with Brian Williams. Please clarify if there was a winner yesterday or if it was only a joke on people.

Why do I have to continually re-enter your contests? Isn't once enough? Your continual emails are annoying. By the way, does anyone actually win? Probably not. What a joke. And no, I will not be buying your crap.

PCH sends me those envelopes every two months. In January, a scratchcard was inside and it said that if three money amounts were the same, I would win the amount. And then, when I had scratched my card, three amounts were the same for "$5,000." As indicated on the back side of the scratchcard, I put my signature on it and sent it back. In March, I received another envelope but It said nothing about my win, so I wrote a memo. Today (April), they sent me another envelope, but still, I got nothing. I have bought some goods from them before and they responded quickly at those times. But now, I feel like I was ignored and betrayed.

People who post to this website often refer to the PCH giveaways as a "scam". Actually, they are a clever, carefully-constructed marketing ploy. Neither PCH nor anybody else can make enough money to give away millions every year by giving away millions every year. They make their money by selling merchandise.

When I decided to get involved in the contest, I had been considering two magazine offers. PCH offered both of them, and at a price I couldn't refuse. So, I sent in an order as an experiment, hoping to find out how these giveaways work. Now I know. It isn't pretty, but it isn't illegal either, so far as I can tell.

When PCH sends out a prize packet, they are very careful to note in the Official Rules that "You Have Not Yet Won". Other literature in the packet is worded just as carefully, using phrases like "could be a winner", "eligible to win", "on the Winner Selection List", and so on (does that last phrase - taken from a PCH mailing - shade into illegality? I don't know). Most people who are disappointed at not winning, or who come to believe that the giveaway is a scam, have read the literature as a confirmation that they have already won, when in fact they have been so busy hunting for this sticker and that scratch-off card that they just haven't read what is in front of them very carefully.

That is all part of the ploy - to get you so involved in all the physical activity required by the rules of the contest that you feel invested - you want to win, you need to win, you deserve to win. Sending that packet off so you can collect your winnings is practically a formality, but you include an order as added insurance. (Sure, it is illegal to tie winning to a purchase, but we know, don't we?)

Much of the merchandise PCH offers is cheap jewelry, worthless trinkets, knick-knacks that don't do anything. But some of it is decent stuff that you can pick up for a relatively reasonable price. I got a set of LED flashlights and some Microfiber cloths for what I considered a decent price. The only gotcha - shipping charges; they added about 36% to the price of my order, and accounted for 26% of the total.

Coins are another matter. My latest PCH packet has an offer for a "24K Gold-Layered Bicentennial Collection". The coins are a dollar, a half-dollar, and a quarter-dollar, plus a "free" colorized quarter. The price is 20 bucks, plus shipping. If you found someone to buy two bucks worth of coins for $20, and pay you to ship them, would you sell to them?

Nowhere in the copy is there a statement as to the value (or potential value) of this set as a collector's item - because it has no value as a collector's item and is not likely to attain any. It shouldn't be hard to find a few coin collectors' web sites where you can check. Other companies have made an entire business of this sort of transaction, in which people are willing to pay several times the value of a product even though that value is staring them in the face, in the expectation of future gain. Home mortgage companies made hundreds of billions of dollars on that premise.

There is another gotcha that most people probably don't notice, or don't understand. The recent multi-State Mega Millions lottery game had odds of winning of nearly 176,000,000 (176 million) to one. That is a number equal to more than half of the population of the United States. It is such a large number that at least one media commentator chuckled as he read it; he obviously felt that the chances of winning were so slim as to be laughable. Still, three people did win - cold comfort to the other millions who bought tickets (I certainly felt a distinct chill).

Michigan runs a lottery game called Lotto 47 that offers odds of nearly 11,000,000 (11 million) to one, more than the total population of the State. In other words, if every resident of Michigan, plus a few million people from Ohio and Indiana, bought a different ticket, one of them would win.

Now check the odds of winning the various PCH giveaways. One of the latest packets I got put the odds of winning Giveaway 2184 at 191,000,000 (191 million) to one, odds greater than those of winning the Mega Millions Lottery - and that for a mere $15,000 prize. Even a tiny prize totaling $170 (1 at $100, 1 at $90, and 1 at $80) had odds of 318,000 to one (Giveaway 2506). Those are the odds of winning any of the prizes, not just the top one.

The really big prizes have odds that resemble astronomical quantities. Giveaway 1830, which seems to have move lives than a large herd of cats, has odds of winning of 1,215,500,000 (almost 1 and a quarter billion) to one. To put that in perspective, the odds of winning the Mega Millions prize were nearly seven times better than the odds of winning the big PCH prize. And, to put it into truly astronomical terms just for fun: at those odds, if you (with help from Bill Gates) bought a different lottery ticket for every mile that lies between the Earth and the Sun, it would still be 13 to 1 against you winning the big prize. That is true for a lottery like those run by the various States; I have no idea how PCH actually computes its winners.

I have done business with PCH for approximately 38 years. Recently, I have ordered several articles at different times from your company and I always get the note on the computer that they are processing my orders. I never received the articles I ordered nor got any answers when I inquired. I haven't got a bill or any questions about my orders. I also don't get the merchandise. I don't exactly understand what's going on. I never get any mail via my PO any more. Is there a problem I don't know about? I had arrears in a payment which was taken care of. Does this have something to do with the discrepancy in my receiving my merchandise or the bill? My orders are acknowledged but never received. I also received this last letter telling me I hadn't answered or responded to letters (which I never receive). I guess I'm confused and I would like to understand or know what's going on. Thank you.

I am the PR for my mother's estate. As I went through the mail and began cancelling and returning packages from PCH, I noticed the volume of mail from them. I believe they are predatory with the elderly. I have returned notices with "Deceased" on the mailers. I have called Customer support twice and was told to be patient and that all mail would stop effective March 15. It is now mid-April, and I continue to get mail to a deceased person. Yes, I know 2x a week is considerably less then 3-5 a day. But how do I get it stopped completely? I do believe PCH is a predator. I am telling everyone of my negative experiences with PCH.

I played Slots on 4/10/12 and while spinning the wheel, I landed on $50 but the game just went to the next screen. No email notification or anything. Did I win $50 or not? Your response is appreciated. Thanks.

Sweepstakes Winnings fraud: John ** and Michael ** called my job and said that a package from the Publishers Clearinghouse was waiting to be delivered to my home. I waited a few days and called them back and he said that I won $250,000. He said that I had to pay the 1% tax that the state did not pay which was $310.00, and then needed to send the money for a 1094 tax form of $1,100 before the US Marshall can deliver my package. Dumb me, I sent $310.00 and $300.00 of the so called 1094 tax money. They said to send it through the Western Union to someone named Jesus ** in San Diego, CA. They keep calling for the remainder of the money. I contacted the Publishers Clearinghouse the next day, big time scam. Tell the whole world about this scam.

Back in June 2011, I did place an order as I have several times in the past. I returned the wash clothes because they were paper thin. Now, 9 months later, an attorney has contacted me for $22.45. I have heard nothing from PCH. No reminder, no e-mail - nothing. I assumed everything was fine.

I do not understand what everyone's complaints are about! I do not think you guys are using the right PCH site or sweepstakes or dealing with the same people as I am. I have never had to buy anything or enter anything to get in the entry for the sweepstakes. You should never have to buy something to play a game for PCH. When you are trying to enter, they give you the option to subscribe to a magazine or to buy something, but they do not make you. There are many scams out there and I feel you all have been scammed by one of the many scammers out there. I am very sorry for everyone who has had a bad experience with what you think is the real PCH. I have been playing for years, so has many people I know and none of us have ever had to subscribe or buy anything. I have won from PCH so I know that it is real and they are a good company. Please be careful what you sign up for and what site you are on. I am confident you have not been wronged by PCH.

I placed two orders: one on the 24th of January and one on the 25th of February. Both were for flowers and I really would like them now. I have never had this trouble on anything else I have ordered from PCH. Thanks.

Well, I received a package 3 weeks ago from PCH. I know I had done those internet things where you answer the questions for pch.com, but I never once clicked a "buy now" button. Then I got an email stating, "Thank you for your order," yet I never purchased anything. So a week flew buy without me opening that package and I finally wrote return to sender on it and the mail man took it away. It's been almost 2 weeks now and I called customer support and told them what happened.

The lady I spoke to muted her mic and would not answer after I told her what happened. I was on the phone for 30 minutes muted. I even checked my phone's call time and she had muted me. I even called back 9 times and when I got through, they just refused to take my call like they where blocking me. Thank goodness I'm a college student whose brother is a criminal justice major. If you scammers can think you can send me some ** and try to ignore my calls, I got another thing coming. If you even send me a collection letter I will sue the ** out of you, evil greedy money ** that are trying to rip off us good people. Have a nice day. By the way, I sent back your package and you can keep it!

I have been collecting silver and rare coins. I had ordered a rare large cent that was from 1884. According to an online rare and collectable coin site, it should have been worth upwards of $100- $800. I received it in the mail and took it to a reputable rare coin dealer to check it out for me. The minute he saw the box, he said I got screwed! He opened it up and looked at it and said it wasn't worth anything because it has been cleaned in an acid bath and whatever else they could (probably thinking it would make it worth more). Plus, it was damaged. He showed me several examples of a large cent that he has to show me how it should look to be a valuable coin. My bill for the coin was $104! It's worth only the weight of scrap copper. Luckily, I'm still within the allotted time to mail it back! Beware of buying coins online or through magazines! Don't do it! Go to a reputable coin dealer to buy coins or any real money.

I received a bill from North Shore Collection Agency for $50.41 which I supposedly owe to Publishers Clearing House. I have not ordered anything from Publishers Clearing House. I have not received any merchandise from Publishers Clearing House. I have not received any bills from Publishers Clearing House. This statement gives no information as to the supposed purchase and it apparently is impossible to reach them to speak to them. Their phone number takes you to an automated collection process with no other options that I could find. I have also tried to find information on how to contact Publishers Clearing House but have been unable to find any "contact us" option. I do not owe this bill. I have excellent credit and I do not want my credit rating to be effected by this error. Please help me to find a way to resolve it. Thank you.

In the same day, one right after another, PCH's Pop & Win game acted like it was loading. Then it said, "Thank you and please try again tomorrow." The second time it said I had already played it, but it did the same thing. It acted like it was loading and then stopped. It said I had already played it, but that was not true. I didn't get a chance to play it. Why would this happen? I am also having problems having my passwords sent to my email. I have checked my spam folders and everything, but I am not getting them. What is going on with this?

Today, I received the plants I ordered through the PCH contest. The plants (dwarfed lilacs) were in bad shape, too small, and one was broken. In addition, my zone is 8 and the zone for these plants was only grown to zone 7. Am I going to be reimbursed for mailing these plants back? You should note the correct zones the plants are to be grown. Please respond ASAP.

I figured out how PCH pulls in their customers. I have entered numerous times and thought I had completed everything as asked. As I looked through the products, I know I spent 600 dollars on these and each time my order came, it was junk. These products are cheap yes, all of them, from glass bowls, plastic bowls, dish clothes, you name it. The product will arrive very cheap. I stopped buying anything and PCH says, "no purchase necessary," yet they say, "oh, take another look and make sure you don't want to order." If I were someone else thinking about involving my precious time on this junk, remember you won't win anything anyway!

I know this definitely isn't a way to get an entry, but I wanted to give my deepest gratitude to PCH for the amazing opportunities that you guys give me every day, which I take full advantage of. All I wanted to say was thanks, because these days most sweepstakes opportunities require you to pay, which in most cases are a scam, unless you literally buy a lottery ticket or something. With this economy, few little dollars can definitely add up, so thanks again PCH! I hope you get my letters and everything else. Have a good one.

After receiving the email, I immediately called PCH customer service to let them know I'd received a thank you for some order I'd not placed. I was asked to watch my language by some man who'd answered because I'd said, "I do not want this crap sent to me," after being told I'd need to wait for the package to be delivered before the order could be canceled. I asked to speak with a supervisor and was on hold for just under an hour. After the supervisor finally answered, I was told my order would be canceled and that my name would be removed from their email list. The supervisor was rude. The telemarketing man who initially answered my call was rude and PCH can kiss my magazine orders goodbye. I will never again deal with these crooked people.

I received a letter saying that I owe $19.96 on an order. That order was paid in full with check on January 25, 2012 for $29.91 and another check for $4.99 on January 25, 2012. I request that you take me off of all of your mailing lists and that includes my e-mail address, too.

I received a bill for $22.45 from a collection agency, North Shore Agency. The bill was for Publishers Clearinghouse but it did not state for what. Anything that I receive from Publishers Clearinghouse I throw away. I am receiving magazines and I don't want them anymore. I probably ordered them before but no longer want them.

I tried to go on the PCH website. It is difficult to navigate to say the least! This collection agency stated on the bill that they have been retained to recover monies owed their client, PCH. They go on to state that they are very good at it and pursue payment diligently. I found that threatening. I have sent the payment for $22.45 in the mail but I do not want anything else from PCH ever!

Today, I received a bill stating my payment is due on 2/23/12: 11 issues People Style Watch 421.96; 12 issues Entrepreneur $11.97; 12 issues Bird Talk $13.00; total balance past due: $46.93

I did not order any magazines like People Style Watch. I couldn't give a ** about People Style. I am a retired sailor of 20 years of sailing, what the ** would I want with Entrepreneur of what I've been all over the world and have lived more than most people would live in 10 life's time? And to add frosting on the cake, they say I owe $13.00 for Bird Talk. Are they nuts? I have never even heard of the magazine like that and who gives a ** about Bird Talk? That's for some rich ** society freak who listens to birds. I served my country for 20 years and frankly, I am sick and tired of these guys sending ** trying to give false hope to hard working Americans on a get rich sweepstakes. If they give $50 million away, they will send out millions of these packages of cheap offers and even if 10 percent of 100 million people order 20 dollars of merchandise, they still make $200 million.

I did not order these magazines and never have won a dime from PCH, so quit sending me your pathetic overdue bills on magazines I did not order. I don't want them and you can keep them. Also, those diamond watches you send out each year are worthless junk!

I have been trying to win with this contest for years. I have been notified by written contact supposedly by the employees in office that I was a winner, not once but twice last year and this year. Then Facebook did the same thing. I contacted the office in Port Washington customer service by sending them the e-mails showing them that someone in the office sent the winner notification to me. I can tell you the name they used, not funny. I didn't make it up, I'm telling them. I sent them back my name, address, and telephone number. Why are people playing jokes on poor people like me, who work two jobs to make it in this world and who really want to believe that that the contest is for real? Why are scams allowed? I want an attorney to contact me.

Magazine Subscription Cincinnati Magazine - I have been told repeatedly by Publisher's Clearinghouse that I am a valuable customer since 1967 and to submit entries into their contests to be entered into the next level of their contests. I have entered pretty consistently and now I'm so dissatisfied and cannot cancel a subscription that I'm not going to order anything ever again! Their website is supposed to have a way to cancel subscriptions but it just took me back to the same information and was unable to take care of the problem. I have never won a single thing.

I paid for wild birds magazine which I have never received. I then received another magazine that I did not order. I have sent three letters asking PCH to cancel the magazine which was not ordered and to refund or send the wild birds magazine. PCH will not respond in any fashion. I feel that I have been cheated. PCH cashed my check. I am 69 years of age. I think that PCH just rips off older people. Bird watching is my hobby. I am highly disappointed in PCH.

Change payout method - I keep getting emails telling me to confirm or change the way money would be paid in case of a win. One is over 30 years and the other is a lump sum. It is set at the 30 years and will not allow a change to lump sum. I never selected the 30 year method; the lump sum is what I selected. Also, I selected to contact you by phone, but keep getting this page.

Your "Subject Line" is too short. I received an email as well as a written letter from PCH charging me $27 plus for a CD of Michael Jackson, which I did order, but did not receive. Additionally, I have been threatened with late fees and collections costs. All I have to say is that PCH is the absolute worst company I have ever done business with on any level. I wish them well in their attempt to collect for something that has not been delivered.

Further, your "customer service" website provides no way to send you a return email and it loops around evading a spot to send written notice the very same way that their "contest emails" do when you attempt to enter. You get "cancel" or "OK", but never get to the point. Whoever sets up their IT is either criminally stupid or following some very contradictory instructions from management and to what end, I cannot imagine. If you are a smart consumer, stay away and if the lure of winning is what is driving you to them, then try and look up some past winners and see how far you get.

I selected items using their credit voucher program. There were three items ordered, and the entire order was $397.73. There was a bedroom set for $199.00, a set of china, and a home security system. These two other items were in each under $100.00. When I received the notification, the items would be delivered within 10 to 14 days. I have yet to receive anything from Publisher's Clearing House, and found that they charged my Target, Visa account for three items on February 9, 2012, for a total amount of $643.97.

I have yet to receive anything, and was angry they are costing interest on merchandise I never received. I should have known better, but attempted to call the phone number they had on their information card, and all that number does is ring. So I called the Visa people, who also tried to call the number, and got the same result. I no longer want the items, and there is no point in sending them, as I want nothing from these cheats, and only want the account replenished. The woman helping me with the Visa account has placed a notice on that account. I know no other way of contacting this Clearing House, but others should be aware of these tactics that are irreprehensible at best!

I appreciate the email entrance sending, but I want you to send them so that they can conclude your program. It sends me to 'continue', 'continue', 'update your address', 'continue', back to 'update your address', etc., and never takes me to the 'confirmation of entry' part. I'm getting tired of your failure to complete your email sending. This failure has already cost me contest entries.

I received a $400 voucher for the laptop notebook. The computer was listed at $679.00, and when the computer was received in the mail, the first day it would not turn on/boot up. I proceeded to call the company, and they advised me to ship it back where it would be repaired and returned. I received the laptop approximately a month later, and when I turned it on, one screen would appear on the display and freeze, and I would not be able to use it at all. I proceeded to phone the company a second time, and they put me through to a help line and tried to walk me through the necessary steps to enable my laptop to function. But after approximately half an hour, my laptop still would not work correctly.

I then proceeded to ask them if they would give me my money back, and they told after 30 days, I cannot receive a refund. I then stated that I would just like my money back, because of all the problems I have had, and do not want to deal with the hassle of repeated calls to try and correct the same problem. I would greatly appreciate any assistance you might offer. Thank you for your time concerning this matter.

Try and try. It's like the lotto. If you don't win, try again. It's only time, not money. There are some that say you're a scam, but I know better. Plus, I have fun playing the games, so why not enter, it's free. I have not had a problem, and never will. You all just need to use your brains. It's like the lotto in how many billion chances of winning, and it's free. PHC, I got your back!

I have tried, but was unsuccessful, to enter this sweepstakes, and it keeps giving me a warning notice that I have to enter a proper address. This is my address for the last forty two years. If you are going to send these sweepstakes, and not honestly do a sweepstakes, please stop wasting my time!

Your response on March 9, 2012 has raised new issues that need clarifications. First, as I recall, at the beginning of October 2011, all materials received from your company had made references to the Giveaway No.1830 for a one million dollar grand prize. In your sweepstakes fact sheet, you stated that the Giveaway No.1830 ends on February 28, 2015. The assumption is that you have only one grand prize to giveaway with 1830.

Your reply on March 9, 2012 indicated that Jason ** of Pocahontas, AR was the winner for the one million dollar prize which was awarded on February 29, 2012, and according to the company, the materials were from Giveaway No.1830. On March 10, 2012, I received a new package from your company promoting a super prize event on April 15, 2012 from Giveaway No.1830 of one million dollars.

Furthermore, your company had claimed to conduct a draw on November 30, 2011 from Giveaway No.1830 of one million dollars. Is your company claiming and indicating that the Giveaway No.1830 is in fact a multiple grand prize every other two months instead of just one super prize? Second, who is the winner of one million dollar from the draws on November 30, 2011? Third, please display a website or some online sources where consumers can track your drawing result from each claimed super prize event.

There needs to be a place for consumers to verify the validity of your claimed events and drawings, instead of receiving your marketing and promotion materials for one event after another without knowing if there was ever a drawing that took place or a winner in reality in those claimed drawings. By law, these events and their winners need to be factual.

They thank me for an order which I didn't place. In order to cancel it, I have to have an ID number and an order number, which they didn't give me. The order may have been by mistake, but I have no way of cancelling it.

I ordered and received an item that is broken. How do I return it? I need to return a broken item that you mailed to me. There's no return policy or instructions were enclosed.

The company sent out numerous mails outlining details of a drawing to be held on Feb. 29, 2012. Promises came with an itinerary giving details of the schedules for the date of announcement of winner with certainty with NBC Nightly News, Brian Williams at 6:30 pm on Feb. 29, with the statement "date has already been secured and cannot be changed". It turns out that there was no announcement whatsoever with Brian Williams on NBC Nightly News as stated.

Winning the grand prize is one thing, but sending out misleading information to induce participation is another. Is their company playing joke on people's lives? Furthermore, I wrote two correspondences enclosed in their reply envelop about a correction in how they spell my name for the draws. The company continues sending me mails with the wrong spelling. If they do not care, please do not advertise as if they do care. It is a deception.

I am very much eager to join all the games and contests of PCH, but I am unable to get connected, as every time I try to connect with them, my email and password shows it is invalid. It is really frustrating to see that I have put in an invalid password or email every time, when I am very desperate for money, to make ends meet.

Please help me, and provide a valid email/password to me, so that I can get connected to you, and with all your blessings even bless me with this money, for all my money problems to end. I have entered 5 entries in search engines on March 8th. I don't know if you have received them or not. With both my hands, I join and bow down to your feet, please help me win some money, if not a large sum, at least some will do for now.

After reading some of the previous complaints, I think my questions have been answered but it's a very tedious and frustrating process.

After signing up and jumping through all the hoops required (and there are many) to get my entry submitted, I thought I was done, until the next day when I received an email telling me to do this and that or I'll forfeit my chances of winning. I figured I had left out a step and my original entry wasn't completed....so off I went, to do what I was told to do.

I've been receiving multiple email messages, every day, telling me to do more things or I will forfeit my chances to win. I have read in some previous comments that each email is an additional entry and that my original entries are valid....is that the case? If so, it would be nice of you to spell that out, in the beginning. Your entry process is tedious, stressful, time consuming and the process is unclear. I highly doubt I will be participating again any time soon just for a one in a million chance of winning.

Every time you do what is asked of you, PCH has another two or three steps for you to complete. It goes on and on. Now do this. Now do this. It is never ending. It's as though you really don't want anyone to win except the person you have already picked out if you are sincere about making someone a winner without purchase. Then what is the purpose of sending everyone through fifty changes? It becomes frustrating and I think that this is actually your strategy.

If you are going to give this big lump sum of money away, I am sure it can be done in a less stressful way. Stop making people jump through hoops and half the time, the instructions are so vague and don't make sense that you get tired and just give up, which is why I think your sweepstakes are designed for failure to most and you know this. If you are sincere about giving this lump sum of money away, then just do it. It does not take all this hoopla that you send everybody through. Get real!

I have tried several times to join your contests and am told it is not my address or my e-mail address. There are two Jeannette **--myself in Bowling Green, Ohio and another in Grand Rapids, Ohio. I was married to the same man with the same first name. Can we please get this straightened out?

E-mails from Publishers Clearinghouse - I was sent emails last year and this year stating I won the big jackpot/check? Why would they do this? Poor joke to play on someone.

I ordered a lucky tree wealth in January and I have not received that order and I was sent a bill which is past due to be paid by 02/07/12. Please let us rectify this. I cannot pay a bill which I have not received the goods. Please, I always pay my bills on time. You can look at my payments. Thank you.

The last four Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes do not load, and the same goes with the ones that are sent. It continually shows an error message (http 403 error, whatever that means). They should check their website to make sure it works. Also, they do not answer emails, to find the problem. It is very frustrating to say the least.

I never opened the product, just took it to the post office to return it. You had to have received it by now. I do not want to have a problem with you but I would never have bought a silver wallet. I am 74 and really do not want one. Please check up on this.

I entered the PCH million dollar drawing and I think that this is a gimmick. It's a trick and not real. Those people send me 3 entries by e-mail—3 for morning, 3 for afternoon and 3 for evenings—each day until the drawing was over and they picked some man name Jason **. It was supposed to be on NBC Channel 3 here in Cleveland, Ohio and I've never seen it and they didn't announce nothing about this. I even call the TV station and they didn't know what I was talking about so I hung up. Someone needs to stop these people and now. Now, they have this same stuff coming up again in April the 15th of 2012 for another million dollar winner. The first game, I did every thing that they told me to do.

I purchased a Western CD and an air compressor that you plug into your car lighter. What a rip off. This thing will not even blow up a balloon. You plug it in, pull it out, and it comes apart. It could cause a short in your car and could cost you a lot of money to repair. I want my hard-earned money back. I think the government should shut PCH and all these so-called companies from giving people, like myself, false hopes of winning money and prizes. I am sure there are millions of people who have given hard-earned money for junk. We are being ripped off by the president of the United States of America all the way down to the president of PCH. Let's see what the president of the U.S.A. can do to the president of PCH.

After participating in many of your big dollar giveaways, you did not say purchasing is necessary. But you are constantly hounded to buy, buy, buy. If I purchase every time I open one of the emails or letters, I would be in debt up to my ears. I find the products uninviting. I have purchased several times things I can find better at dollar store and not pay in easy installments. I think Publishers Clearinghouse is taking advantage of many people. Also, it seems the more often you open one of their big games, etc., more junk emails arrive. I believe it's time to depart from this farce.

I had a scratch off which stated I would win $5,000. Ever since then, it has been different games to play. Nothing pertaining to the scratch that match of three dollar amounts. They were even games to go on the internet. What if I didn't have an internet? I feel this game is dishonest and only to have you to buy their magazines.

I have been doing this for over 44 years, not 6 as they say I have--even being in the hospital. I have responded to all alerts for winning. I have been sent a number of orders and always paid for them in full. My mistake! I have ordered more than one item and what I have received was never up to par. Nothing worked as it should have or was told how it worked. I have ordered more than several items that were not available or they never came without any explanation. We have a very small area with the area code 17547 and my initials are **. By chance, the person named as the winner for 29 February 2012 was a Jason **. No one in this area goes by that name and or telephone number.

I am so exhausted for all the things I am expected to do and things do not work or are in, because so many people were interested that they will be sent later or they are no longer available. I have tried to find things that look good for their price, but to my astonishment that I can go to Target, Kmart, Kohl's, or Penney's and get things cheaper. Even better to Costco's or Sam's. I think PCH will no longer be a priority on my email addresses. I can't believe that all this is legal! If I had my way, you could at least find or know of a place to report all the things that have gone wrong. To all of you who have done your part to support of PCH, good luck!

To enter sweepstakes, no purchase is required. Enter online but the online form will not accept the "state" of BC. So how does one then enter online?

I ordered the air compressor PCH has advertised. It is small, compact, and perfect to put the air in my car tires, and it plugs into the lighter in the car. Upon pulling this gadget out of the car lighter, it comes apart. So, I ordered another air compressor, and again plugged it into the lighter. I pulled it out of the car lighter, and it comes apart again. You spend all this money, thinking you're getting something good, but hello, it's just a rip off.

Nothing bad happened (I had bought one product from you). I love your services. You come in a timely matter, and if I win, I would pay off my school loans, and pay for more schooling. I would pay off my vehicle, along with my fiancee's. I was working for an elderly woman, Helen ** for 3 years. She is the one who introduced me to you. I used to buy birthday gifts for people from you, and have them sent to her house, with her approval of course! The gifts would not be sent to my house, and people wouldn't know what they were! My passion with school, if you are curious, is Early Childhood Education. That is K-6. Children are so important. They will be taking care of us one day! But if I ever win, I would pay off my debts first, and pay off taxes that I still owe for working with the elderly woman. I would buy school for me and others. I would finish taking care of my teeth. Take care of my cancer in womanly places, my bleeding ulcers looked at, and have a real doctor for everything.

I would buy my mom a house with a cleaning lady. I would buy my nieces and nephews (I have 9 in total, and I have never been pregnant). I would pay for their college, and make them report to me with their grades. When they graduate, I would encourage them with a cheap car and insurance. If they had bad grades, I would educate them to do better, and get the grades they need, and that everyone deserves. I would most definitely give more than half, if I win a million every year, to charities first (cancer cures, rainbow babies, children's hospitals, poor children, poor children with distorted faces, and multiple sclerosis).

If I would win that money, I would start a childcare facility, where they have a place to be occupied, to learn and grow up in, so they can teach too! I would most definitely buy and sign a contract, where I would buy all your products, and give gifts to families that need it, during Christmas, Easter, and Thanksgiving. I would even buy most my gifts for others at PCH. I promise you, if you ever came to my door, or mailed me a huge winning. Most of it would go to others, and your business, most importantly. I took up Cooperative Marketing and Management. I know how to operate, and utilize, while generating money for us all. A word goes a long way. Imagine what this generation could be changed into. I would help everyone, and teach along the way.

Yesterday, February 28, 2012, I was contacted by phone by Joe **, telling me I had a check for $650000 from Publishers Clearing House ready to be mailed to my address. He said it would be delivered by Federal Express on February 29, 2012 between 10:00 am and 2:00 pm. He also gave the the ** phone number to call if I had any questions.

I, of course, was elated but also suspicious. Sure enough, about 11:00 am on the 29th, I received a call from Dallas Airport, phone **. He said he was calling from Customs Office and after a lengthy spiel, asked for a fee to send it on. I immediately hung up, telling him it was a scam.

I finally was able to select a lotto choice, but cannot submit picks after 7 tries came up 'server error/resubmit'! I was elated to finally be able to receive game selected--- other than 'Progressive Lotto' game, but if one is unable to submit picks, it is sheer frustration! I appreciate PCH, but these sites are 'user-useless & frustrating'. I would love to know how users are able to select scratch cards!

When I get into lotto game I can pick numbers, but I cannot play slots for two days now. Is this a website that is fake? The answer is yes. because no one can complete this so-called game. They need to keep their website updated, so it will keep everyone on their website and not complaining. I feel that this website is a joke right now, and if it does not get corrected, they may lose people from their website. I hope not, but they may be doing so as I am texting. That is fine. Remember, pch.com, your viewers are important to you. Do have help from someone yourself. Thank you for your understanding.

I purchased a unique penny collection. The large cent from 1794-1857 is okay. The copper nickel Indian head penny is okay, but you sent me a regular 1909 penny, instead of a unique 1909 VDB penny, worth considerably more. All coins are still in protective holders, and were never removed. Someone pulled a fast one! My address is ** Emmaus, PA. I paid you by check.

Your people got my name wrong. I have written to PCH on several occasions requesting your people to correct my name! I keep getting PCH mail as Harry **! I will not be able to cash the winning check unless you change my name in your database to Mr. Harvey **! I am Harvey ** at **.

When I try some offers and enter my cell phone number, it says that my phone number is invalid. Also, on many PCH offers, when I click the PCH Search & Win, I can't find the offer offered.

I recently went through the entire process and bought trial memberships etc. to receive a free pair of UGG boots size 8. I have not heard a word, I finished, I completely and have not heard a word from anyone. I had my daughter's hopes up, but I do not know if this is a scam to buy products that you offer? Can you please see if I actually will be receiving something? I have ordered magazines, face cream and much more. I appreciate your help in this matter.

I am reading one thing and getting another. Your advertisements clearly states "no purchase necessary;" however, when I do not purchase anything I must sit through the same old thing of reviewing items I do not wish to purchase. It is a never ending loop that your company thinks a person must go through time after time—get the point. If I wished a purchase, I would have ordered the item the first time through the listing. I have purchased items already and still get the same old thing about "review again!" I do not wish to purchase and still your site ignores this fact. I need nothing, want nothing and desire nothing.

If this is not clear enough, I think your firm needs to hire a third-grade graduate to understand the word "no". I have entered your PCH Sweepstakes for years and nothing ever changes. The same old run around time after time. Either get your act together or remove me from your data base--simple as that. Even though I have placed many orders with your firm through the years, you are never happy and expect an order every time I just fill out the PCH Sweepstakes. I have now reached the point that it is not worth the hassle. Either enter me in the drawing for that slim chance or remove me from the never ending product review. Even your complaint report is repetitive as expected!

Enough is enough, what a rip-off. This should have been over, and now we keep getting more entry forms. I am sure the post office loves you.

Every day when I do not win on the last scratch-off, I have several diamonds left that are supposed to be carried over to the next day. The next day comes and no diamonds appear.

I was under the impression that this would be over before Christmas. Then we are told February 29 would be the end. Now I'm getting mail (both USPS and e-mail) telling me it will continue until April 15! Give me a break. Enough is enough.

You also say no purchase required and yet you send non-order entry online and inability to enter if I don't purchase - really a joke! I also feel this way because much of your merchandise is junk that I can purchase (if I want it) at a much lower price at the Dollar Store or Walmart.

When I enter a number, name, address, etc, I cannot put in Alberta, and a 6 digit postal code, only the USA, and some others.

I just want you to know that I was very disappointed when I opened two boxes, one of which was a teapot that I had ordered as a gift for my sister since I had ordered a teapot at Christmas for my mother and it was beautiful. I thought I was ordering the same quality; it was a cheap mess to say the least. I also ordered three small clutch bags for my granddaughter; but after looking at the quality--oh my goodness, she could never use them as they were so cheap she would believe I bought them at a Big Lots store. I have ordered and ordered from your company with no complaints until these last few orders, including two orders that I returned, two of which I paid for and could not return because they were Christmas gifts and the two I bought for was a mailman and a paper delivery man (stale Figi's candy). They both told me they threw them away.

I ordered another tin of candy before I knew this and sent it back unopened. I am very disappointed in your quality right now. Why not bring back the nice things you did have and quit buying all this cheap junk to sell to the public? Honestly, I can go to the dollar store and buy the same thing for $1 when you want $22 plus postage and handling. Come on, this economy is in critical condition the way it is. Please don't make it worse.

What a grueling procedure just for an award! My theory is enter on line, give the necessary profile you ask for, i.e., name, address, e-mail, etc., place this on file, and then have a drawing to find a winner. But the grueling procedure you put your viewers through is unreal, simply to win an award. Get it together guys. This is so shameful. You continue to send e-mails even after you continue to tell me you are closing my file. I have answered all your requests. So, what's up with this organization? Give us all a break. I am sure you already know who will win. So, what is the big hoopla over answering every e-mail for fear of losing? You are getting away with such fraud. How can one believe in you to be perfectly honest?

I received this email via PCH Search&Win IRMINE: "we regret to inform you that you have forfeited Super Prize opportunities. You are receiving this alert because time is running out to enter, to win $1 million every year for life on February 29th. Don't miss out on this opportunity! Search now!" I am very much confused. If I have forfeited Super Prize Opportunities, why do I have to continue to "search to win because time is running out". Does this make any sense? The fact is, I have participated and responded to every email that was sent to me. I feel that I have wasted my valuable time pursuing this sweepstake.

On January 14th, I mailed a sweepstakes entry/order form and, for the first time, I decided to give them a chance and actually order something. I ordered 2 items, a birthstone pendant earring/necklace set for someone special, hoping to have it close to Valentine's Day. I also ordered a 12V portable air compressor for my vehicle.

An entire month after I sent it in, I received a letter on February 14th stating that I had to send in full payment before my order could ship due to "my prior account history with PCH". As far as I recall, this is my first time ever ordering anything from them. And I have never defaulted or failed to pay for anything from them or any other mail order company. The letter also contained a customer number I could put in on their website, along with my zip code, to check my account history, take care of any unpaid balance, etc. I tried it several times, along with my current and all past zip codes, and it kept coming up nothing found.

I'm very disappointed, and insulted to be denied credit on a $42 order. They have lost all possible future business from me. And I am disappointed that it took a whole month of waiting for my order to get denied. I also want to be unsubscribed from all future sweepstakes and sales mailings, and emails.

PCH is giving my phone number to telemarketers and it is something that I was not prepared for. This puts my private life on tilt. I also wonder who they sold my number to. Giving my email address out was something that I figured would happen. This is one of the reasons why people dislike your contests.

After downloading Ghost Hunters game, a box pops up wanting me to put in my e-mail address and product key. After trying to figure out the small writing on key and inputting on box, it always comes back telling me that address or product key is wrong. After trying to contact PCH with no luck, I've tried several times with product keys. I am fed up with PCH products. Any help would be appreciated.

I opened a PCH envelope, with all the paperwork inside. It is extremely hard to figure out what you want me to do. I found an order for the Lens Restorer magazine. I did not place an order for this. Please remove it from any billing you may have done.

I received two (2) different emails from them; one on 2-13-12 and one on 2-14-12 asking me to respond to the emails, and when I did, I got the same message on both of them: Bad Request (Request Header Too Long). This is the same message I received several days ago. They did reply, but not to my satisfaction. Now this is the second and third time I have been unable to enter Giveaway. I do not mean to be unreasonable, but don't they think this unfair to me? Who knows, maybe one of these three times might have been my luck. Please ask your programmer to double check his request header. Thank you very much.

I have made several complaints to PCH regarding the malfunction on their website for "slots" and daily lotto entries. I play every game, even knowing it's a joke, every day, yet the daily email they send me to tell me what numbers I played the day before contain errors that say, "you did not play this game on mm/dd/yy" when I did play each and every game!

When customer service responded to my emails detailing the problem, they tried to blame my computer, operating system, browser, cookies and everything except their website! Now, if it's the fault of my system, why did all the other games play, yet one did not? Why did the page advance to the next game if the previous game did not complete?

I got another email today telling me I did not play one of the lotto cards. Yeah, right.

Item Description: JUICE N POUR, thank you.

My last name is spelled incorrectly in the emails I receive for PCH entries.

I'm writing this complaint because I'm tired of trying to contact someone that can help and be fair with me. The issue is I have taken numerous of surveys and I have been taken for something that I'm not and it's not fair to me or anybody else who takes the survey and post that they love a certain item on Facebook. I really don't know what's going on but I do know that your company is one of the best to work with and I know that your company will do its best to resolve this matter. I take this opportunity to thank you.

In my complaint of Jan. 29, I questioned the entry process and the continual onslaught of email regarding my entry status. PCH responded stating, "One entry is all that is necessary to enter and win." Today via email I received this message - "Your forthcoming super prize number may soon be identified as a winner but processing of your claim to this number is on hold. Right now, upon timely response, we can confirm that your number will definitely be on the list of numbers from which the winning number will be selected!" Come on PCH, get your story straight! Either one entry is enough or it is not.

I ordered Better Homes and Gardens, and Popular Mechanics from PCH. As the subscription was running out, I got a renewal request from both to be able to renew the subscriptions. Since I did not want to renew either, I ran them through the shredder. Since that time, I found a charge on my credit card, which they probably got from PCH for a auto renew on both. I called Better Homes and Gardens, told them I did not authorize any auto renew and that I was beyond mad about their slamming me into an auto renew that I did not want nor did I ask for. As for popular mechanics, I have sent them two emails since they do not have a telephone number listed. They have chosen to tell me I have to pay. Well, I am not going to pay! I don't want nor did I ask for nor did I authorize any automatic magazine renewal program with them or any other company. I feel that PCH has played a part in this because I had ordered the magazines through them.

I tried to enter contest and I cannot because I receive this caption, "Request Header too long". Here is your "** and on and on." As a loyal member of PCH, I do not like to be held out of submitting my name as a possible winner. I suggest they check how many times I have items from their firm. Thank you. P.S. I don't need an attorney; they just need to do their job better.

It's amazing to me the tricks they try and pull to get you to order things. They must have a very good it team who screws up their server on purpose. They send you thing to review, then when you get to the bottom of the first page and have not ordered anything, they try and lock you in by not going forward to the next page.

You get a pull down message that stops you cold with a conflicting statement. "Are you sure you want to navigate away from this page?" Then "Please note." and "If you leave now, you will forfeit this entry, click cancel to continue and claim your chance to win or press ok to continue or cancel to stay on this page"

Ok, cancel. If you hit cancel, you go to the next page which says directory listing denied with a message that states "The virtual directory does not allow contents to be listed." So and as instructed, you cannot continue, then you go out and try to start over again to enter. It is not possible, and then the computer starts acting all crazy. It basically blows you out and creates an error report. If you then try and seek out their "help," that page goes crazy as well and you get another error report.

This happens most particularly when there is a deadline approaching. The actual website for PCH just wraps around and does not answer questions. You are stuck in a wave of technology that lasts forever with no resolve. Calling them requires more patience than you might have in the course of a day.

I am going to put them in spam and opt out. I would never do business like this in the first place if there wasn't the lure of a prize. Live and learn.

I answered an email sent by PCH to join a contest. I put in my name and address along with my email address to enter the contest. A site opened up with merchandise for sale and I went down the list and clicked on 3 of the products but I wanted to know the shipping charges before ordering and it said continue. I did and the page went blank and I could not get it back. I received an email thanking me for my order but again there was no way to contact the co. I went on the web but could not find a way to contact them. I decided it must have been a glitch and since I had not provided any information for an order, I would not worry. Well, today I received a package from PCH.

I finally found the number for Customer Service and called and spoke with Anna. She advised me that since I had entered my information on the site, that is how they sent the package. I told her that I entered a contest, not placed an order. I advised her I had made many online purchases and never had an order go through with out me confirming it and I felt their practice was illegal. She deducted the shipping fees from the order but informed me anytime an order is placed there are shipping charges. I told her I did not place the order. Their web site did.. She advised me that she would report it. I will never deal with them again. Their emails will go to spam. Consumers beware.

I have been contacting PCH for a couple of weeks now. I can get a couple of the diamonds slots to load but not Heavens Sevens, Roaring Twenties, and wheel spins. I accrued 8 diamonds on 2/5/2012 and couldn't spin anymore. I have been getting answers that if the problem isn't cleared up, to contact customer service. I have done so several times but do not get any satisfaction. What could be the problem? I have a problem with why 2 games will download but not the other three.

I have been doing surveys & testing products for years, so I am very familiar with the process. In Oct, 2011, I was invited to test 4 cake mixes & complete 4 surveys relating to the outcome. The invitation said I would be paid $45 for the baking of the cakes & receive points for the surveys. I did not save the email as I have never had any problem receiving payment for testing from any company, before now. I never received the promised compensation & when I asked about it, they just said they credited my account with 1000 points, which equals to $10.00. This amount would be for the surveys, not the baking of the cakes. They also asked for a copy of the email saying they would pay, which I already told them I didn't have. It sounds to me like they keep your money if you can't prove it. I don't like being called a liar & I no longer believe PCH is an honest company.

I had made an order, and I had paid it once. Now I keep getting a bill telling me I need to pay it. I won't pay it twice. I'm little sick of how much PCH makes you feel like you don't know what you are doing. I sent back a note with the bill that I had already paid it, and I get one now for $3 more. Who is ** who? If I get this settled, I will block PCH from my email address.

I would appreciate a phone call from the management so I can get an informed answer to my situation. I don't have enough space to start to explain the problem. I just hope that by talking to somebody in higher management, my problem with understanding how a corporation this size can screw up a simple payment and then have the nerve to send me a delinquency notice. I made a copy of the check #** showing both front and back, showing the product #5480YO S/S which stands for Science/Superstition was what the check was to be applied product. This check was dated 12-1-2011. Now, I am informed that this was applied to an order I made several weeks later and had not even got a bill for that order.

This is a brief description of the events that lead to the delinquency notice I received today, 2-06-2012. There is an additional contact when I received a bill and telephone call I made to PCH on 1-11-2012. This is all messed up and I want to get the matter resolved as soon as possible.

I received a notice of a late payment. I do not remember being late on anything that I have ordered from PCH. The item in the billing is not an order that I made. The following is the order number/customer number: **. I would like to speak to someone about this nasty letter I received from you.

I am getting daily reports that 1830 is a possible winner on my computer, but it shows that that is my number. I am seeing 1830 was assigned to other people too. I feel that this is wrong. I have been registering daily online, and have been getting phone calls from sellers, wanting to sell me stuff on my cellphone. It is sad that I never see any actual winners, and your name is only being put on a selling list for all kinds of stuff, and this isn't being made clear when you first go on.

Elderly people believe that the more they order the better their chances are of winning millions. It is cruel and misleading, and when many of the elderly have issues with their reasoning and memory it is especially "cruel" -This is PCH's bread and butter (aside from the website with no real confirmation page like the rest of the online world).

They make it sound as though no entry will ever be counted unless they continue to respond and respond. They do say it's not necessary, but it's small. The big font is "forfeiture of response will invalidate your super prize number". They know most people don't know the difference.

I received a scratch card in the mail. I scratched it & I won a price. I returned the scratch card in the mailing envelop and I never heard from the PCH again. I was wondering is that a scam, or how long does it take to process the claim?

I was billed for products that I did not order or did I receive them. When I call, they said that the products were ordered in Dec. 2011 from my e-mail address, **. That account was closed out on 8/2/08. I would like to know, what kind of personal information was needed to open an account? The bill said that the payment was late, so therefore, the company had to send out a first bill and it did not come to my home. Please reply to this e-mail.

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 me—a 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 numbers—again, 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 information—still, 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, personal—whatever. 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.