If you get a check, an email, a phone call, or a text and the claim is you won PCH, it's a scam. PCH never contacts its winners ahead of time. The prize patrol just shows up.

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If a company contacts you claiming to be Publishers ... What happens if you win Publishers Clearing House and you’re not home? The Prize Patrol will locate its winners at home, at the office ...