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And out of the hundreds of millions of entries, only a small handful of SuperPrize winners are chosen each year though thousands more win smaller prizes through PCH.
If you'd like to hear about one of these lucky few, meet Natalie Bostelman. She was skeptical at first, too. I fell down on the ground and screamed like a fool. Still in doubt? As for how PCH can afford to give away such big prizes, it comes down to marketing. Some companies try to brand themselves through costly marketing purchases like running Super Bowl ad campaigns or renaming sports arenas after themselves.
PCH does it by giving prizes away. The good news is that Publishers Clearing House's sweepstakes really are legitimate.
The bad news is that it is extremely hard to win their mega prizes. PCH runs a variety of big creative presentation sweepstakes that give away millions of dollars every year. Those prizes are fairly awarded as advertised. But the PCH giveaways are so famous and so many people enter them that the odds of winning are exceptionally long—about 2. Your odds of winning a Powerball jackpot are better.
You might enjoy taking that chance — after all, it costs you nothing and the sliver of a chance of hitting a jackpot might be worth the short time it takes to fill out the entry form — but the best sweepstakes to enter are usually the ones that are not as well-known.
Although PCH's sweepstakes are legitimate, you should be cautious if you receive a prize notification claiming to come from PCH. Publisher's Clearing House is very careful about how they notify their winners, to differentiate themselves from scammers who are using their name. Imposters try to convince their victims that they're legitimate by sending letters or emails that look like they come from Publishers Clearing House.
Publishers Clearing House works diligently to fight scams, both by working with law enforcement officials and through public education.
If you've already sent money to a PCH scammer, contact your local police office. You'll also need to be extra cautious in the future because scammers consider people who have already been scammed to be easy prey, and there's a good chance that you will be targeted again. If you noticed you were being scammed in time and didn't send any money, check out these 7 places to report sweepstakes scams.
You can also follow these steps to report a scam directly to Publishers Clearing House. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data.
Select personalised content. Create a personalised content profile. Measure ad performance. Select basic ads. Create a personalised ads profile. Select personalised ads. Apply market research to generate audience insights. Measure content performance. Develop and improve products. List of Partners vendors. Sandra Grauschopf. Sandra Grauschopf has been working in the contests industry since She is a passionate sweeper, with tens of thousands of dollars worth of prize wins to her name, and she has been sharing advice about how to be a winner for over a decade.
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