Publisher's Sweepstakes phoned me April 30th.  I did not allow them to give me a sales pitch or offer me any prize or free vacation.  I told them I didn't want to speak to them and hung up.  However, I was bothered by the call because I am on a "do not call list"  and do not want any phone solicitations at all!

Just received a follow up call from this same company. it was the shift manager.. she was extremely rude when i seemed hesitant to follow through with this "order." Tried to assure me that this company has been in business since 1995. and that i shouldnt believe everything i read on the interenet.. cancelled my order and still not sure if this is a scam.. but i got out of it.
if it wasnt a scam u think their customer service would be a little more professional.. just seemed very sketchy to me

I had this exact same phone call today.. i have a watch being delivered apparently. and they tried to push me to the supervisor and was immedietley put back on the phone with a Jeanie. saying that they're experiencing higher then usual call volumes. this is my first call like this and i went along with this.. am i being scammed what do i do... AHHh help!

same thing happened to me. i gave them the year.. and she read my address... but i didnt give her my card numbers or anything else... still concerned as well...

I got the same phonecall today about winning on behalf of mastercard visa and discover card... could win $25,000... and for getting this call today i won a diamond watch... which she Then read me my address ?! (How does she already have it..!?) and i said im not giving you any information. and then she proceeded to offer me a FREE magazine supscription.. for 3 magazines.. and then a second one blah blah that was 3.99 for 3 years... i said no i dont want that.. and she said "Oh you dont?" no.. and said well for us calling today we have entered your name into the final draw. and hung up... fml.

I just received a call at noon. Exactly as others have been saying. I missed calls from them all last week, and when I would pick up they would hang up. Again, $25 000 sweepstakes and a free watch. They asked for my year of birth and I told them I didn't want to give out personal information, but they said all they needed was the year. I gave it to them. I know this was stupid. They also had my address and asked me to confirm it. Again, for a watch. They also tried to send me magazines, which I said no. They tried to get me to do other things so I told them I was too busy and hung up. I called my credit card company, and they said as long as I did not give out my number I am ok, however, I am still worried. Did anyone else give out their birth year and confirm their address and if so did anything happen?

Just got a call from these guys, seemed super sketchy. They call from the USA and had my address and everything. I kept asking them what they were and how I'd never heard of them before, never entered a contest with that name and they said it's a referral program through either Visa, Mastercard, American Express or Discover card.

I told her I was looking them up online and couldn't find anything legitimate about the company and did not want to participate. She said thanks and hung up.

I was offered that watch and draw to enter 25k.

I don't have caller ID So I'm not sure if it's the same number, I wouldn't doubt it. I just received a call saying that because I have been actively using my Visa and paying it off, which I have been doing, that I have been entered into a draw for $25,000, now I let her talk for a few minutes, I heard she's with the Publisher's Sweepstakes Centre, but that's about it. She proceeded to tell me she needed me to state my age to be entered, and this is when I told her that I'll pass. If I'm entered, I'm entered. If it's through Visa, they should know my age, and it should all be alright. I won't give info like that when it's easy enough to access as it is.

I just got a call from these folks and she started asking be personal info right off the hop.  I thought it seemed fishy from the start so I made her wait on the phone while I checked them online.  Couldn't find anything credible and she also said they are from Montreal but their company was listed in the US, very fishy.  I made her wait about 2 minutes while I checked.  I told her I'm not interested in giving any personal information and to please remove my name from their calling list, she responded rudely "Well you should have told me that in the beginning!"  I just hung up.

GOLDEN RULE: If it sounds too good to be true it is!  People....don't give these snakes your info,  they are the ones with the giant yachts in Miami Harbour making zillions for bugging people.  Just hang up on them.

I dont even HAVE a credit card number and a woman with a southern a cent called all day every hour and kept hanging up on ME! Finally after calling six times she spoke back. She said I was entered in tue same $25000 contest and would get a watch. When she verified my adress (which i don't know how she had without me having a credit card) I hung up on her. Sounds like a scam yo me.

Publishers Sweepstakes Centre...(519-454-8028)...
Someone called saying that I was Selected to be in a pool of draw to win $25,000.
I asked where they got my number...she said from Visa or Mastercard, and she continued on asking for my date of birth and more info...which i refused to answer. I was still asking her about the company, as i was online doing my research on their company name. She must have hinted that and just hang up! S C A M ! ! !
Also, I don't have a landline...wondering if they got my number from Telus???!!!

Just received this phone call today, claiming I was going to be mailed a diamond watch, and be entered into a 20,000 dollar prize announced December 31st. Also asked for my credit card information, and to subscribed to 3 magazine for 60 months, costing 4 dollars per week. The number was 1-704-307-4981, called back and it was disconnected.

I just recieved a call, saying I was being entered to win $25000. I asked where they got my name, they said it was from the publishers, Visa or Mastercard and my name was given as a preferred customer. They requested my year of birth to confirm putting my name in. I asked for their website address a couple of times to check their company, I was told to search for 'Publishers Sweepstakes Center' then was told I would not be entered into the contest and hung up on.

I was getting multiple calls from an unknown number on my cell during the day, I was home from work one day and answered the phone, I was immediately told that I had won a diamond watch and was entered into a draw. I questioned the girl on where they got my name number and address. They said it was from Mastercard or VISA. I questioned them on this and they said it was legit and I said that my next call was to the credit card companies. When I called both mastercard and VISA they verified that they under no circumstances give out their customers information. Then Mastercard asked if I had been trying to make a transaction in excess of $4000. I don't know how they got the information but they did, if they call again I am reporting it to the police. This is a scam. The lady I spoke with said her name was Shelly Shutt

I got a call from this company. I asked them about their company and their website and they got pissed and hang up. Clearly a scam...

So then why come to this site? Because you're a good samaritan, I don't think so SHILL

If your credit card company gave out your personal info to a third party it is because you gave them permission. Likely it was in the fine print when you agreed to it.

These phone calls are still being made. I received a call today. They get your information if you have a subscription to a magazine with a credit card. They knew my information because of my subscription to Cosmopolitan. I am not happy with either Visa or Cosmopolitan for giving out this information and I just had 10 minutes of my time wasted.

JUST GOT A CALL FROM   BRENDA AT  NATIONAL SWEEPSTAKE CENTER . UNSURE AS WHO WAS CALLING AS THE NUMBER WAS NOT SHOWN , I STATED THAT I WAS NOT AT HOME . BRENDA INFORMED THAT SHE'LL CALL AGAIN LATER. WONDERING IF THIS IS ANOTHER SCAM.

The number comes up as 647-863-2505 and they say are in Montreal QC but 647 is an Ontario area code.

She told me the same thing that my credit card company gave them my number.

Also the phone number it came from was 1-704-307-4981 from Charlotte, NC.  Guess she lied about the Montreal, QC location!

I just got a call today Jun 21/12 from Publishers Sweepstake Centre. It was hard to understand the lady on the phone, but she said I was the lucky person who won $25, 000, and that I would get a watch in the mail.  I kept asking how did you get my number, and then she finally said that My Visa shows that I'm a preferred customer... And kept interrupting me while I was trying to find out more about the company.  She then verified my address, which I have no clue on how they found out! Very oddd. Then saying that she was going to get me a 36 month free subscription to a magazine.  I refused.  And told her I needed to research more about this company online, or whatsoever.  Apparently they are situated in Montreal, QC.  

I have also been getting unknown calls that just hang up on me.  It might be them, but I dont like it.  This is a Cell and its not even in the YellowPages so I dont know how on earth they got my number...The lady's name on the phone was "Victoria Jenson"

I received a call today at around 2pm from this so called publishers sweepstakes saying that i have won 25,000 and a diamond watch. I didnt reveal to them my personal information and said to call me back after few days soo dat i can think about it. I am a new comer to canada so i felt suspicious about this call and decided to check on the internet about their company....THANK GOD i checked and now i know the truth...

I keep receiving 3 calls a day (excluding weekends) from an unknown #. I finally answered and they say they are the Publishers Sweepstakes Center who I never heard of, talking about putting my name in this drawing. They didn't sound professional at all. How did they connect my name with this number?  I don't know but I think its a scam that I wouldn't dare fall for. I answered again and ask who they were and they hung up on me. SCAM written all over it. Don't let these companies fish for your info. You might get caught.

I received a phone call from Rebecca saying she was calling to tell me that she represented the
Publishers Sweepstakes Center.  She was informing me that as a preferrred customer I had been entered in a pool for a drawing.  The amount: $25,000.  The date of the drawing:  12/27/2011
She verified my address and said I would be receiving a diamond watch [ diamond at the 12 o'clock point.
She then said I was qualified to receive 3 magazines for a year.  I declined that offer and told her I didn't want to subscribe to any magazine. She said she was going to connect me to the magazine office and I could tell them that.
When that "office" came on line they immediately disconnected me.
Kathleen Micallef

publishers clearing house winner...free magazines(3)for two years just pay shipping on one...$2.82 plus free 3-day get-a-way......He had my name and address!!!!!!!!!

I received the same call and went with the program to see what is was all about. I got the packet in a timely fashion with my vacation in it. Everything seems to be fine as far as I can tell. They may have been working from home, I checked into it and the company does do that. They do hire people to call from home on their behalf.  I got my first magazine today (after the full 10 weeks they say it might take) and I'm satisfied that the company is not a scam. To those of you that are claiming they are a scam.... did you even give them a chance?

I had a call from this number and went with the deal to see if it was a scam and they did follow through with everything. There are a lot of scams out there but this is not one of them. I for one was glad to help out the charity as I do so many others.

just got a call from this phone number and instantly called to change my card number hsbc fraud is doing an investigation hopefully  this doesnt happen to anyone else, and this bob guy is saying its for real when he is prob one of the guys doing the calling to make it sound legit

Against my better judgement I decided to go along with the offer from this company, The Publishers Sweepstakes Center, and to my surprise they did everything they said they would do. The deal is you are entered in to a 1 million dollar sweepstakes, you pay for shipping on one weekly magazine ($2.88) for a 2 year service, and you get 2 monthly magazines along with it for free. I also received a mini-vacation for participating and it was great. They do take all the money out as one lump sum of $276.00 which I was not real thrilled about but it is donated to the United Charity Association for battered and abused women and children and is tax deductible. I am very satisfied with this company and what they are doing for the women and children.