Indianapolis, IN– August 2015 – Weekly, BBB Serving Central Indiana gets calls and emails from the public saying they received a call from Publishers Clearing House (PCH) saying they have won a prize. With the “Forever” SuperPrize Winner to be announced August 31, 2015, (according to PCH website), BBB anticipates these calls to the public will increase. Consumers should know that Publishers Clearing House NEVER requests you pay any money in order to claim your earnings and if you are contacted by someone claiming to be with PCH and they ask for money up front, you are not being contacted by the real PCH and it is a scam.  For more information on Publishers Clearing House and the how their sweepstakes work and tips on preventing falling victim to a sweepstakes scam, please visit http://info.pch.com/consumer-information/fraud-protection. BBB offers more tips on sweepstakes scam here: http://www.bbb.org/indy/get-consumer-help/top-scams/sweepstakes-and-lottery/

To find the winner information visit their site at: http://www.pch.com/.

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For more than 100 years, Better Business Bureau has been helping people find businesses, brands and charities they can trust. In 2014, people turned to BBB more than 165 million times for BBB Business Reviews on more than 4.7 million businesses and Charity Reports on 11,000 charities, all available for free at bbb.org. The Council of Better Business Bureaus is the umbrella organization for 113 local, independent BBBs in the United States, Canada and Mexico, as well as home to its national programs on dispute resolution, advertising review, and industry self-regulation. BBB Serving Central Indiana was founded in 1916 and serves 46 counties in Indiana.

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