I enter on regular basis get all these some one with your initials will win, ect ect ect but I never see him come to my door. When was the last time you saw pch van drive around in your neighboor hood HMM. Real or Scam!
2007-03-04 09:29:05 · 8 answers · asked by dianemelloniemarlenejerryginder 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Magazines
This link takes you to the listing of winners:
http://www.pch.com/assets/WINNER_LIST.pdf
The Federal Governmnet has really cracked down on fraudulent contests--yes people can really win, but you may have to jump through hoops to do so.
2007-03-11 08:25:10 · answer #1 · answered by Rahab 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Publisher's Clearing House is not a scam. A few years back, the federal laws regarding sweepstakes were totally revamped and PCH and American Family Publishers (remember Ed McMahon) just about went out of business.
Unfortunately - many people do not read very carefully and people who send out direct mail know that.... please look at your mail piece again - it does not say that someone with your initials WILL win - it instead uses words can or may... Trust me - several lawyers look over the language before they are mailed out to prevent lawsuits and all sweepstakes must be properly administered by law, so there are winners, but as someone else said, it is just as likely that you will win the lottery as win the PCH sweepstakes.
And contrary to what someone else said you do not need to make a purchase to win. It is illegal to require a purchase to enter a sweepstakes. It is another thing altogether to encourage a purchase as part of a sweepstakes.
2007-03-04 15:23:24 · answer #2 · answered by dzazzy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have never won but have entered many times. Their main objective is to sell magazines and other stuff so keep that in mind when you enter the contest. I do think the contest are real but your chances of winning are very low.....sort of like winning the lottery and you know how that is.
2007-03-04 13:11:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out http://scamsbeware.com - consumer resource center. all kinds of scam info there, there's also a forum where u can keep up to date on current and future scams. And if u have any questions just post it in the forum and somebody out there should help u. http://scamsbeware.com/forum Best of all it's FREE 2 join, just register at the top it'll be worth it for u to keep up 2 date on scams/fraud. Hope this helps.
2007-03-08 09:02:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did win $100.00 once. After 50 years I figure it paid for postage.
2015-05-18 05:34:35 · answer #5 · answered by Nancy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I say it could go either way; because I too recieve these ads. I have never won anything in the 20 0r 25 years I have been recieving them. I would take it with a grain of salt.
2007-03-04 09:40:47 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never won and I entered all the time. I even bought their crap. I won't do that again. It's a scam. They had a story about them on Dateline.
2007-03-12 08:54:54 · answer #7 · answered by Elias Aloysius Day 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, people have! But the catch: You have to do whatever they say if you want to win. You usually have to sign up for a bunch of stuff, so if you are not interested in what you are signing up for, then it is probably a waste of your time.
2007-03-04 10:09:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋