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Jun. 29—Scammers are using a Publisher Clearing House ruse as the latest tactic to take people's money. Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes are legitimate, however, scammers have honed in on a ...
Publishers Clearing House (PCH) has found itself in hot water over its sweepstakes practices, which were described by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) as “deceptive and unfair.”The company ...
Publishers Clearing House agreed to pay $3.5 million, not to a lucky prize winner, but to a collection of states that accused the marketing company of once again misleading consumers. A decade ...
Publishers Clearing House was founded in 1953 in Port Washington, New York by Harold Mertz, [5] [6] a former manager of a door-to-door sales team for magazine subscriptions. [7] The company started in Mertz's basement with help from his first wife LuEsther and daughter Joyce.
Blingo was later re-branded as PCH Search and Win[4] and promoted as "the only Search Engine that gives you the information you need AND chances to become a Publishers Clearing House Millionaire." [35] Like other search engines, the site's revenue source is inclusion of paid search results.[36]
In March 1989, Castleberry won the Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes jackpot of $10 million. [3] Castleberry had been entering the sweepstakes every year since 1967. The winning numbers were broadcast on TV that evening.
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Publishers Clearing House (PCH) was a competitor to American Family Publishers that ran similar sweepstakes. The two companies were often mistaken for each other. Many believe, incorrectly, that Ed McMahon was the spokesperson for PCH. Star Search host Ed McMahon worked for only American Family Publishers according to a 1992 interview [7].