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Publishers Clearing House, a marketing company famous for its sweepstakes, does not ask prize winners to send them any money to receive their prize.
Publishers Clearing House has become famous over the decades for its many sweepstakes in which company employees personally deliver massive checks to grand prize winners, as depicted in its familiar TV commercials.
But several viewers reached out with concerns that texts, emails or phone calls purportedly from Publishers Clearing House were scams. According to the viewers, the messages asked the person to send money to someone else to receive their prize.
THE QUESTION
Are messages asking for cash in exchange for Publishers Clearing House prizes scams?
THE SOURCES
THE ANSWER
Yes, if a message asks for cash in exchange for a Publisher Clearing House prize, then it’s a scam from an imposter.
WHAT WE FOUND
Publishers Clearing House (PCH) is a marketing company that has run monetary sweepstakes for more than 50 years.
According to PCH, it gives away between $3 million to…
