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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 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.
Among the most popularly known sweepstakes in the United States were the American Family Publishers Sweepstakes (now defunct), Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes, and Reader's Digest Sweepstakes, each of which strongly persuaded entrants to purchase magazine subscriptions by placing stickers on contest entry cardstock while promising ...
Publishers Clearing House was started in 1953 as a magazine subscription agency, over the years the company has transformed into an interactive media company. Online people can play games to win ...
Publisher's Clearing House -- that omnipresent direct marketing company that occasionally shows up at people's houses with oversized checks -- has launched a new game on Facebook called Bingo Charms.
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].
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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.