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If you enjoy entering sweepstakes and contests, make sure you only sign up for contests from reputable companies that you've heard of, or that have a good rating with a consumer protection agency like the Better Business Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission or another trusted source.

Facts To Remember About Real Contests and Prizes Real sweepstakes and lotteries require you to enter to win. ... You may receive telemarketing emails and calls. ... Sweepstakes mailings can't force you to participate. ... Contest promoters have to be transparent. ... You will never be asked to pay to participate.

The PCH Prize Patrol comes in person to the door of major winners with balloons and roses! You may be contacted by mail, but PCH never calls in advance. If you receive a call from someone claiming to be from Publishers Clearing House — just hang up! You haven't heard from the real PCH.

To find out if you've won a sweepstakes, you should carefully read the official rules and terms of the sweepstakes you entered. Typically, sweepstakes organizers will notify winners by email, phone, or mail. Make sure to keep an eye on your email inbox and check your phone messages regularly.

Sweepstakes mailings must say you don't have to pay to participate. They also can't claim you're a winner unless you've actually won a prize. And if they include a check in their mailing, it has to clearly say that it's non-negotiable and has no cash value.

Legitimate contests require you to sign a notarized affidavit before sending a check. information a sweepstakes needs from a winner is a social security number, in order to report accurate information to the IRS.

If you enjoy entering sweepstakes and contests, make sure you only sign up for contests from reputable companies that you've heard of, or that have a good rating with a consumer protection agency like the Better Business Bureau, the Federal Trade Commission or another trusted source.

When our famous Publishers Clearing House Prize Patrol awards a prize in person, they make every effort to find that winner. If the winner is at work, on vacation, or away from home, the Prize Patrol will find them. The Prize Patrol has never failed to track down the winner of our SuperPrize awards!