Publishers Clearing House / PCH.com
Reviews and Complaints

As of July 01 2012
I have formally reported PCH.com to IC3...which is the FBI internet fraud reporting system
Lets see how long before PCH is exposed for what they really are.
Scammers...Con-Artist...and out right Crooks

I Must totally agree with this,
All Publishers Clearing House is about is Fraudulant Activity. You Play their games and slots, Then you are FORCED to watch their damn commercials.(THE SAME ONES, OVER AND OVER) just to get to the next item.
PCH makes their money by commercials...If I am not mistaken did not the FBI just bust an internet scam ring, for rerouteing people to their commercials?...sounds like they need to do the same thing with PCH!

I agree with this whole heartedly; I was on my face-book page when the women who comes to the house with the big check IM'd me and asked if I knew why she was IM"ing me. Playing dumb I said no. I went into my Microsoft Word opened up a new document and copy pasted every thing she said. Than she asked me for my phone number and when the phone rang it was supposed to be the grey haired Representative who then instructed me to go to Wal*Mart and buy a $100, 00 Green Dot Card. They would then come to my house, verify the Green Dot Card and present me with now get this one "The Largest PCH Jackpot in History. $10, 000, 000.00. I tried to set up a sting operation with the Green Acres Police but they told me they couldn't do it because it would be entrapment. I was going to buy the card for $4.95 with no money value just to nail these ###. Great Police Department. I had the Dumb ### so sure that
I was doing it, I had the guy on my cell phone talking to me as I was heading to the Wal*Mart. I do hope someone straps on a pair of Balls and catches these S, O, B's. before they rip off more innocent people. Personally I'd like to see them caught and led into a town square and horse whipped every day by each person they scammed or attempted to scam and then led into a cell for Public Viewing. Have big signs over their cells that reads, "I'm the ### that likes to Scam and Rip Off Innocent People. Just a little good old fashion American Justice. ONE OTHER NOTE: GOD BLESS AMERICA and if anyone doesn't like that Get out of America.

ALL I WANT TO KNOW IS PCH REALLY LEGIT. I NEVER WIM ANYTHING EVEN ON THEIR DAILY GAMES. I DONT HAVE TIMES FOR GAMES AND WASTING TIME. WHEN U SEARCH FOR PRIZES WHAT DO U PUT IN THE SAEARCH BAR BECAUSE IM GETTING EVERYHTING THAT DOESNT PERTAIN TO THEM AT ALL. EVERYTIME I PLAY THE DAILY GAMES I SEE OTHER PEOPLE NAMES COMING ACROSS AS WINNERS SO CAN SOMEONE TELL ME THE SECRET TO WINNING WITH PCH. THANK YOU

Before you can win anything with PCH, you'll have to sign up with at least 2 or more offers after filling out 25 pages of surveys to even have a non-chance of winning!

It's your own fault if you got scammed by these people. Publisher's Clearing House clearly states that they do not email the winners. Any person who becomes a victim of this scam should removal all their files from their computer, have all added downloads uninstalled and sell their computers.If you're that naive that you to buy into this garbage, you need to find another Less dangerous hobby.

Received email from Publishers Clearning House on February 4, 2010 that I was going to receive Star Magazine which I DID NOT ORDER. I do not expect to receive this magazine and I am giving you plenty of time to cancel. My email address is TREADMILLMOM@RCN.COM.

Did not order Beatles Explus One year Bible on Jan. 16, 2010. Trying to communicate with PCH to cancel order before shipping to avoid hastles.

Pat Fricke
Patschatroom@hotmail.com

Can't finish entries.

I have the same problems, I cant finish the enties

It seams this company does a lot of things. I am being billed for a Bark off I never ordered this and never recieved it but they seam to think I am going to pay for some thing I never ordered. So goes to show they can not be trusted. Also why would anyone buy this when it doesn't work also you can buy it at Walgreens, CVS.BiLo, Kmart, Walmart. for 9.99 no shippng plus easy to return because it doesn't work they say not even on a puppy. Why would you. Got me beat . To the person above at least you got something I did not get anything. But they thing I am going to pay it. Not to smart are they. I don't have anything to return. If I did they would of gotten that back. It doesn't work .Here our Tv station did a report on this Barf off and they found it to be a ripoff. One man said it didn't work on his 10wk old puppy. So it is junk. They are trying to sell junk.

I have also received items from Publisher's Clearing House that I did not order. They offer over-priced
junk and since I did not order anything, I will not pay or return ... gave to charity. This is a scam for a failing company to try and sell their magazines and products. When anything is received that you did not order, it is yours to keep, unless the company pays the return postage.!

Me too. I clicked on an item i was interested in. Then all of a sudden they ship it to me without any email acknowledgement of a purchase and they charged me a ridiculous price. I never ordered anything yet they sent me something. I tried calling their 800 number but they were closed for the day. I hope they dont send me anything more or else i will contact lawyers. this is fraud. they will require me to ship the item back to them at my expense! Good thing I havent paid it yet by credit card or check. we will see.

PCH Sweepstake, I entered and I decide to order cross word puzzles. I have paid for cross word puzzles books and I have not received any puzzles book. (Comment: I served over 20years in the Armed forces, protecting this Great Country and come home to get scammed by PCH. What is this Country coming to ?. I dont care, about the money, I just want PCH to send my merchandise, I paid for in full. Thank for time and patience.

Your truly,

I Love this Great Country.

I'm in the Final phase of PCH sweepstakes and I'm trying to complete last task. However, my entry will not ceye itself. It just keep asking for the dame information, over and over. Thank you for your help,

CONTACT CYBER CRIME BUREAU INVESTIGATION OFFICE E-MAail:cybercrimebureaudept@gamail.com

Via snail mails from PCH, if you match all scratch off tickets, etc, the deceptive instructions on the game cards will have you believe you won should you promptly "return the winning card by the deadline" However, if you read the rules booklet that they enclose in each mailing, you will discover that the winning card you have completed only wins you the right into a drawing. The online games are also a scam for persons that do not read the terms & conditions and/or sweepstakes information. All of the games are rigged to have you almost win...done deliberately to make you keep coming back. However, if you were to make all matches on, say, pch lotto, you really have not won anything but the right to be entered into a drawing. The pch lotto, bingo, etc, has a drawing only once per year so these priks will have you coming online everyday to play games that you THINK has instant wins and really you play for all year. So what do they have to gain by doing this online? Each and every time someone logs in to their site their online ratings go up and their site increases in value. PCH is a total waste of time if you believe you can win the online games...hell even the tokens when redeemed do not actually be redeemed for anything but the chance to be entered into a drawing...Ever gotten a snail mail containing the message, "someone with your initials in your area is going to win"? everyone of your neighbors got the same mail only each mail has the initials of the addressee...another scam by PCH. As for their products that they sell: PCH is a big affiliate marketer making money via helping companies push their products. You can get the same products alot cheaper simply via buying them elsewhere or direct from the source. Also the majority of products PCH sells are cheap china products that can be bought in any Dollar Tree store for a buck.

PCH is a complete waste of time!

I am from Canada and I got the same tic tac toe insert in the mail and I scratched off 3 x's as well and it said if I scratched off 3 X's I would win $100. I signed the back the same as this person did and sent it in and have not recieved anything at all from them. I can't believe I even sent in a thank you note with the ticket. Don't I feel stupid?!

Same problem here. I paid for items ordered yet they still say I owe them as open orders. I've never ever defaulted on a bill. They want over $200 something. I will never order anything from them again. Going to turn them over if this continues. Thank God my friends are attorneys.

I am getting a bill everyday for different items I NEVER ordered.
So much for no purchase required to be entered into drawing. Unable to reach an agent to stop the billing. I have over 130.00 in bills for crazy stuff. A high blood pressure kit, weather station, vitimin e gel, and other stuff of which I have no NEED or DESIRE to own.

been playing ur mobile link games with little 2 no success . games lock up and then disconnect u from site . hav 2 go back 2 email 2 reconnect with games still locking up . after 6 hours of problens u give up . ive lost many chances 2 register and or win because nobile link is as flawed as obamacare ! pretty close 2 being fed up with pch entirely .

PCH says you do not have to order anything, went through the questions and said skip when they asked if I wanted accept any of their offers, got to eversave and still continued to say no, the website said that there was an error and then directed me to another window for eversave and there was no way to skip this, pch is a scam and someone needs to call them on this. They tell you that a purchase will not help you win, yet they expect you to participate even though you just want to win the money. Thats how this company gets your money. What a joke.

I've gone from thinking that this is just a company that doesn't care, to thinking that is a company that purposefully deceives people!

Absolutely agree gogonow. It is a scam. I posted my complaint which was basically about the same thing - having to visit all these partner sites and basically sign up for something. I did (requests for information so nothing I had to pay for), and thought my entry was complete. Get an email today saying I still am not registered, click to enter, and it takes me to a site for obtaining senior care information. No way to opt out of the site. No way to move off the site. So I completed the information but in the section asking about your specific needs I told them I had none! Didn't need their services but that PCH was "making" me complete this to enter and to NOT contact me. I'm sure they will anyway. PCH IS A SCAM.

PCH preys on many people! Stopping them and all the other organizations who they collaborate with is going to be a monumental effort! We are going to get our parents declared mentally incompetent, place them in a facility, and cut all communications from PCH and their buddies. PCH is taking very large sums of money from old people every day. 10 checks going to them for $600 or more dollars a day is typical! I thought that the US Consumer Protection Agency fined PCH for this practice and false and misleading advertising about prize winning many years ago. They have been running their basic scam for at least 40 years. Automatic charging of credit cards monthly, constant scams for more chances to win when people buy a product and the other bogus mail offers to win will stop! We forwarded the mail to monitor what PCH is doing and cancelled the credit card. But PCH already found the new Credit Card number and is auto charging it. PCH is a crooked, corrupt and an unconscionable organization. I hope Ed McMahon is rotting in hell! Just another reason his hometown Detroit went bankrupt! PCH has bad ethics!

I do mind getting "some" things from PCH ---- but they send too much --- and the games are too long and have to listen to a chmercial between each game is too much ----------------- I may just abandon it entirely --------------- never won anything anyhow