Is Publishers Clearing House affiliated with Readers Digest? Is PCH related to Sweepstakes Clearing House?
Our company has become a well-known, recognizable household name. We are famous for our promotional mailers, our online site at www.pch.com, and of course our famous “Prize Patrol,” complete with the Prize Patrol van, balloons, champagne and oversized checks. We have no affiliation with Readers Digest or Sweepstakes Clearing House.
Consumers should beware of imitators and operators who invent names that try to sound like ours. For more information on how to protect yourself from sweepstakes scams, please visit our Fraud Protection page.
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Do real people win the Publishers Clearing House Sweepstakes?
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How can one distinguish Publishers Clearing House from rip-offs and imitators?
Recently we've been hearing reports that scammers are accessing and using the names of our real PCH employees in their criminal attempts to deceive you. Names you've come to know and recognize such as real members of our famous PCH Prize Patrol. If ...