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.

The Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol traveled to Eastlake this week. It was there to award Kevin Jackson a $10,000 prize as part of the company’s sweepstakes. According to PCH, the Prize Patrol ...