Publishers Clearing House Reviews

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

I've not dealt with PCH in years but decided I take a chance and enter a sweepstakes. Since then, I have been bombarded with mailings and emails. Honestly, something is in the mailbox every other day from PCH. I can't get them to stop. During the time since entering that first sweepstakes six months ago, I've ordered a set of two frying pans that are pure junk and a ladies purse that split in the middle first the time I used it. I am sending all their junk back to them and asking to be removed from the mailing lists. It will now cost me more money to send their junk back to them, not counting that I had already paid for the junk. I do not expect to get my money back but I do expect to be left alone and not get any more mail.

I received a bill for an order allegedly overdue. That order was paid with a check from Premier Bank of Puerto Rico on December 16, 2009. The check was for $21.95.

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

I have been entering there sweepstakes for years and purchasing products. I really looked over my bill today and called to question a charge. I was told even though the item was a free gift; they charge $4.99 shipping and handling. I also received an item with previous order that was a piece of junk but they were billing me because I put a stamp in a certain place. This was not a purchase stamp. I requested they take me off their list and said I was going to report them. I received a very "carefree remark" – go right ahead. At this point, I am receiving late charges and would like to know how to proceed.

I continually receive harassing and dunning collection letters although in the said letter, I was told to disregard any bills in the incorrect amount. I ordered two Snuggies at 50% off and two dog throws at 50% off. I received two Snuggies and one dog throw. After the said letter, on a few occasions I tried to reach Ms. Emily ** by telephone, but was unsuccessful and never received a call back from Ms. ** or anyone else. I would like to get this matter resolved.

I ordered a CD from PCH and was sent a "free gift" (a knife set) and was charged $4.99 for shipping for the free knife set along with another $8.99 for the CD, for a total shipping charge of $13.98. I complained and they reduced the shipping charges by a few dollars stating that shipping is calculated by the value of their products and not by the weight. This is a scam and it should be stopped. The fact that they are able to conduct this type of action based on "value" and not actual shipping weight.

I just want to say the bad service this company has. I was talking to this guy name Justin and he is a total jerk! I don't know how he even got this hired. He was pressuring me to give him my card number when I was telling him no. He finally got the point and seriously just hung up on me. That's just bad and he is a bad representative. I'm disgusted with their service.

I received my order. I had only ordered one item. Apparently, it came with a free item. When I saw the statement, I have been charged $4.99 for them to send it to me. It's a bag of junk that I didn't want to start with. They charged $5.99 to ship me my $11.96 item that weighed only a few ounces. That was ripoff enough, but to be charged $4.99 to ship something I didn't even want was ridiculous. Then I was told that I received an email and that I deleted it. I never received an email or I would have canceled the order immediately. So now, in order to get a credit for it, I have to pay to send them the little bag of junk back. It will cost me to ship it back. Plus, I was insulted by the operator telling me that I received an email, didn't read it and deleted it, which I did not do. It was never received.

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

I ordered two items from PCH and never received them. They may have sent them to the address I was living at, but I no longer live there. They have our new address because I've received a bill stating I owe the money. This is wrong and I will not pay the bill. If they really care about their clients, they should make them sign for their products to make sure the right people are getting them. They turned us into a collection agency. I've ordered a lot of things from them and I would be happy to pay for the items if I receive them.

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

I have been a loyal PCH customer since November 2003 with a pretty good record as far as ordering items from time to time. I have had complaints prior to this with regards to quality and shipping costs of items ordered, but did not pass them on. This complaint is regarding a package containing 12 oz. of Pecan Snappers, which, by the way, I did not order to my knowledge and cannot eat such candies with caramel such as hard as these are. Impossible to consume. Also, they were broken and appeared to have been subjected to very warm temperatures as the chocolate was turning white.

Just over a month ago, late October, I received a phone call from the staff of Publishers Clearing House informing me that on Nov. 11, 2009 I would be receiving a visit, along with media coverage to present me with their million contest prize check. I also received a form with the info regarding this prize via US mail. I did not receive a penny of the amount specified. I would like to know how they can legally pass this type of info to their subscribers with absolutely no contact to me with a change of decision. They even gave a street by street list of directions for arriving at my home from the middle of town. This is one of the dirtiest tricks I have ever heard of from a supposedly legitimate business. I would like your comment on this matter.

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

I am 84 years old and living on social security. I kept getting letters asking me to order. I did order numerous things. I sent a couple of checks and kept waiting for a billing, which I never received until I wrote a second letter. When I received a letter from Clearinghouse, finally, they demanded the total amount of money that I owed. I called Clearinghouse customer service and talked with Debra. I went through all of the things I had ordered along with two things I didn't order. Everything I have ordered has been paid for, and I told Debra to take me off their mailing list and that I don't want to hear from them again.

I ordered frying pans. They were low quality. I should have sent them back but I didn't and finally sent a money order with a copy of the bill. I am still receiving letters that the account is past due and will be turned to collections. They want another copy of the letter and money order which I have. I feel like the first time I sent the letter with the bill copy and payment the issue at hand should be over! Why should I use my precious time to correct their mistake three times? I should not have to do anything else. I have done my part already! This has resulted to aggravation and probably a bill that is paid. I will have to dispute on my credit report. This is not fair!

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

I received a post card from PCH.com, they’re trying to contact me and warning me if I fail to respond, they will forfeit my eligibility from this notice. Well, there is no such PCH.com/bonus. They say I was eligible for an additional $1,000.00 prize opportunity plus an exciting bonus you won't want to miss.

A card came in the mail to my house and said, “We’ve been trying to contact you. Go online to ** and put in prize access code **, so I did. And a Trojan virus came in my laptop and the name on it was Todd **, senior vice president. I had a firewall, but one got in.

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

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

I ordered Playboy magazine in August 2009 and never received it. I paid by check $15.96. Honor the order or issue refund.

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

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

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

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

They sent me a postcard to claim prize access saying, “PCH is trying to contact you. We urge you to go online immediately to pch.com/bonus and enter prize access code **.” I was upset when there was no site.

I received a postcard about prize. It said go to pch.com/bonus on net. I could not locate this website. I found only complaints from others receiving the same postcard. Is this a scam?

I received a post card special online bonus opportunity. Respond or forfeit eligibility to this e-mail address: pch.com/bonus. However, there is no such web address. It would be interesting to know if the printed US postage paid stamp is even real. I have entered this promotion for years. I feel that they skirt present laws and if this company was handling the US Treasury, there would be no deficit. Their contests have 2 and 3-year timelines with small prizes every so often to appease requirements. Please include me in any legal actions regarding this company. I would be interested in IRS investigations and US Post Office studies. The photos of winners are real, but they are for $1000 winners, not million or $10 million winners.

I received postcard indicating attempts to contact me and to go to website pch.com/bonus. No such website. I was redirected to ConsumerAffairs.com. There should be a law that protects any consumer that responds. Reporting this as a "scam" and perpetrators must be prosecuted to the full extent of the laws of this country! In the event I am charged with any amount by person or persons unknown, I acknowledge that I must be held "harmless" and "not responsible" for any all charges effective immediately!

I received a postcard in the mail a couple days ago. I decided to go online and see what it’s all about. On the front it specifically said “PCH.com is trying to contact you!” It said, “Claim prize access enter today.” (With my name and address below). Also, on front under my address looked like a barcode and under it said, “I.D. Number: **.” On the back of the postcard it read “warning” in red, then my name and “failure to respond will forfeit your eligibility from this notice!” It said I was eligible for an additional $1,000,000.00 prize opportunity, plus an exciting bonus.

The card is saying they have been trying to contact me. There is no website for it at all. What a scam.

Yes, I received the same thing as many of the other complaints. Code vW3168. As to many of the mailings I have received, I see they do their homework. As to the place they will be picking up my flowers, it has been out of business for some time. Thanks.

A postcard said to go online to a website and enter the prize access code w6175 to take advantage of all available opportunities to win. Note: Nothing happened; no prizes, and all even more bogus false advertisement. Solution: Stop it.

I received a postcard telling me to go to a website that does not exist.

I received a postcard, requesting my reply. Prize access code was DH275. It seems to be there's no website with this address.

I received a postcard on October 28. It stated to get online right away to claim the bonus prize. No such site as given in the card. Scam?

I received still another scam from Publishers Clearinghouse which stated that they were trying to contact me to claim a prize. The instructions said to go to a website and enter the prize access code W6168. There is no such site, and they do this kind of thing at least once a month, claiming now there is a bigger and better prize at the end of each month.

Address given does not exist! Special online bonus opportunity! It cannot be completed!

I received a postcard to go to a website; there is no such website.

I received the postcard with warning at the top, stating "Failure to respond will forfeit your eligibility from this notice!" What is going on? I am sick to death with scams.

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

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

I continue to receive products and bills that I did not order. I'm an elderly with Alzheimer's and I just don't understand. I try to do the right thing, and have been paying PCH nearly $100 every month for products I did not order. My daughter came over and read the small print to me. They said I was a valued customer therefore they handpicked a terrific thank you reward item for customers like me. I kept sending back in my payment and doing what they said to do, all the while ordering another product I did not know I was ordering.

I got this postcard to contact PCH.com/Bonus with a prize access code. I could not get where it says to put your access code in. Is this a scam? Thank you.

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

I received a card on October 26, which told me to contact you at a website with a prize access code. There is nothing at that address for me to use an access code.

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

I received a phone call on October 24 stating that we won $60,000 from Publishers Clearinghouse. The man wanted to know if I wanted to receive it privately or with people and he also wanted to know if I had a savings account. After telling him that I was going to notify PCH and I hung up and called my telephone provider as I immediately thought it was a scam. She checked and said the call was from Jamaica by a Mr. ** whose box was full.

I received a mail with a prize access code and tried to contact at a website. But there's no such website. Please warn others of this scam.

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

I was urged to contact a website on the internet and to use a prize access code. Nothing there. The card was signed by a senior vice-president. I do not wish to be hounded by these people and am writing this as a precaution. Thank you.

I could not get to this website; it does not exist.

I have made many phone calls to them concerning a bill they have sent to me. I have not ordered anything from them but they keep on insisting that I did. They say that it is under investigation but yet, I still receive bills and now phone calls. According to them, I ordered in February of this year and owe over $300. I have not ordered from them and would not because I'm living on a very strict income. My husband was injured on the job in April 2008 and was on worker's comp until they settled with him in May 2009.

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

I received a postcard, which stated I should go to the internet, so that I would not forfeit my eligibility to participate in a prize contest. There is no such website. I went to the internet and found several pages of complaints regarding this so-called "scam," and I am reporting it to you.

So much junk day after day. Same thing. Do this, do that. Paste stamp here. All I think it's a bunch of ** continuation of all other complaints website that don't exist. It just sends you to more and more buy this, buy that.

I got the same postcard today that everyone is talking about. No website exists. They are liars, and they're deceiving people, their own customers. Jerks, I am done with them! There ought to be a way to sue them for false advertisement. Are there any honest companies left in this world? I am beginning to think, not! What a sad world we do live in now.

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

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

I received a bill from PCH for Barber Dimes Mint Mark. I have tried to call but every time I am asked to call back, which I did, to no avail. My problem is that I did not receive this order. I was turned down for a previous order so I didn't actually believe this one would go through either. Then I received this bill, saying I am late in making a payment. I live in a mobile home and have had problems with my mail before. Possibly, it was delivered to a neighbor's mail box (they are all together) and they just didn't give it to me or they put it in the outgoing mail and it got lost. I really don't know, however, now I am in arrears with company and I am very upset about this. It shows that I am late on account and I do not know what to do about it.

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

Simply a duplication of what the other complainants have said. They have covered the whole area in their letters leaving not much for anybody else to add to. I have received exactly the same postcard and instructions as they have. I am writing on behalf of my wife who had a stroke four years ago last October 4. She had been receiving a lot of mailings from PCH containing countless offers of various periodicals. At times, these mailings come with two separate envelopes. She used one if she did not find anything interesting and she had to use the other if she wanted to place an order.

I challenge the U.S. Government/U.S. Atty-Generals' office to audit the PCH to force verification that these prizes are legitimately awarded and the taxes are verified by the IRS as being a match for the stated winners, then to close down the PCH! For many years, PCH has offered different prize amounts to entice the public to order their magazines and other "as seen on TV" type of items. Some, I have bought.

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

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

I received warning notice that I will forfeit eligibility from sweepstakes activity. I tried to contact PCH, pch.com/bonus, but advised no such site. I have followed all PCH requirements and mailings. I don't want to be misled.

I received post card from Publisher's Clearinghouse to go online for additional $1,000,000. There is no website for this. Is PCH all a scam too?

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

I got a postcard instructing me to go online to pch.com/bonus. I did that and there was no site with that name I could access. The postcard notice said "Failure to Respond will Forfeit Your Eligibility from this Notice."

I received a post card to respond to pch/bonus with a prize access code of W3168. I attempted to contact the website, but was unable to and was directed to a different PCH site. Quite disappointing, just another scam. Obvious disappointment and extreme anxiety.

I received a postcard in mail that PCH was trying to contact me for a bonus of $1,000,000.00. They wanted me to go to a website and enter a prize access code. When I tried to do that, there wasn't a website. What is up? Is this a scam? Is PCH a legitimate company? I have seen that a couple of people had the same code as me, so yeah, it's all a scam. I've been doing this stuff for years now and still hasn't won anything. So yeah, I'm giving up. It's all a scam and a bunch of bull crap. The prize code was W6168.

I was told, failure to respond will forfeit my eligibility from this notice. What happens now? Is this really another scam. You follow all the rules and you still forfeit everything. I guess it's all a scam to get innocent people to reply. This country is in very bad shape, no jobs, nothing in this country is manufactured here, all is imported, where people could have jobs and should.

I received a postcard asking me with special code **. No site.

I received the same post card with a warning from PCH, website does not exist or out of order!

I received a postcard telling me to go to www.pch.com/bonus. This site does not exist. The postcard said that if I didn't respond, I would forfeit my eligibility for $1,000,000.

I received a post card in mail that PCH was trying to contact me for a bonus of $1,000,000.00. Wanted me to go to the website www.pch.com/bonus and enter a prize access code. When I tried to do that, there was no website. What is up? Is this a scam? Is Publishers Clearing House a legitimate company?

I received a contest entry form in the mail which was signed by the senior vice-president of Publishers Clearinghouse. I followed all the rules and included all the stamps and stickers arranged in different places all over the papers that were included in the ad. I mailed the information back to the company within the prescribed time for the $1,000,000 prize. I even did all the things necessary to receive the additional cash prize of $1,000,000.