Award Notification Commission [ANC]
Reviews and Complaints

I received this letter today. I thought it was Publisher's Clearing House. However, I decided to check it
on line. Well, another day in the life of Scammers. Is there any way we can stop these people from
taking our hard-earned money?
My money stays in the bank, but my complain will be posted

I just received a Certified Award and Provision of Payment from AWARD NOTIFICATION COMMISSION on 8/27/15 ... stating i won $ 2, 000, 000.00 ...requiring me to send in $12.99 For delivery fee!...upon my google research i have found this to be a SCAM! ALWAYS INVESTIGATE!

Got the same letter by John Hourd. Going to ssend it back, without money, but note telling them who I am. I work for Sheriff's Office. My father is Deputy Chief of Police. You are messing with the wrong people.

I am going to send the letter without the money. I work for Sheriff's Office in my County. My father is also Deputy Chief of Police. They just messed with the wrong people!

recieved letter of notification of winnings totaling 2, 000, 000.00 dollars if i send 11.89 for security purposes.
sent from one pavillion plaza office of president.

I just received a letter from ANC an I was checking to make sure it was a scam, and just like thougth it was

I also received my "official SCAM letter" stating I won $2, oooo, ooo, if and only if I send in $11.89, do the math people, times that by 1, 000, 000 people pretty good income for the scammers! Do they really think people are that stupid?

I receive a letter n the mail and it said Official Records and Contact-Financial Matters, Processing And Judging Plaza Kansas City, kS 66110 and it said Real Document issuance Direct Delivery Ensured Column 1. It's form /W098, it got a I.D. No.: [protected]-446349-[protected], a tracking No. and a official barcode and security identification to win $2, 000, 000.00 is it true. Should i believe it, cause i really do need it, please don't let this be a joke... Thank you Terry...Could u send me a reply back

Company sends out award winning mailings under the name Award Notification Commission utilizing a post office box in Kansas City, Missouri to participate in cash prize drawing. Consumers should understand they have not won any money yet, for they have not entered into the sweepstakes yet. The mailing ask the consumer to return the Entry & Completion Form to see if their number is the pre-selected number. The mailing solicits the return of a notice to be a cash prize winner, but suggests enclosed payment of $11.89 for a coupon booklet at the same time. Consumers should understand the suggested payment is to purchase an item from the company. Company's mailing states, A Purchase is not necessary and will not improve the odds of winning. Recipients of the mailing should not assume they need to buy the premium acquistion(coupon booklet)merchandise to participate in the sweepstakes to win the prize money. The bureau has received complaints on the merchandise sold by the company and from consumers who believed they had won a prize due to the firm's mailing. The company has been responsive to the complaints. (from BBB) Better Business B.

please stop these people i thought it was real i was gonna send the money but i brushed up on scams like this and found this web site thought i was gonna get the wedding of my dreams that im planning and saving for.

I just recieved this certified award payment letter, it doesn't seem real, , , I wish it where but what official judge recieved mail at a P. O. Box, for reallll, , , investigation should be don't on this P O Box Immmediately, there scamming the elderly that don't understand, there just sending money orders to people and there's is no award, from what I ha e read, it's so sad, people that have the heart to take from the poor I ask myself, can this be only to the disable people or people on social security, to get access to the little these people have thtu the bank account especial with a signature, I don't think so, they need to catch these punks, now

I just got a letter in the mail saying i won 1, 140, 000.00 or 2, 000, 000.00, but i must send 11.89. This is from AWARD NOTIFICATION COMMISSION, this is a no purchase necessary to win. This must be a scam.

They want me to send 12. 99 by cash, check or money order as an acquisition fee.

In addition i will recieve a premium offer of a 2, 500. 00 gift certificate for up to 75% off wonrewards.com
On line merchandice and service offerings.

Authorized by larry hourd type of winner award 100% cash.

I see I am not the first one to complain about this USPS scammer. I've never received so much scam mail as I have since we relocated. It is making me really nervous about identity theft. Anyhow, here is another to add to the list. Don't be fooled people, Make note the "letters" are Xerox copies. An official notice of any sort ALWAYS has an official signature not a copy & paste. Also notice how all of the signatures and stampings that are not on a designated line are all perfectly straight... when do government documents that require endorsements EVER have them neatly organized.. Notice how there isn't a website or phone number or even anything stating HOW you were put up for the "prize". And if you're STILL not convinced use technology. A bar code is place on the pages, scan the bar code. You'll find it's a fake bar code. These scammers even went as far as to enclose official rules where if you send a traceable money option they will take additional money from you with those account information you provided. Above all else have common sense. If you entered a sweepstakes don't you think you would remember entering it? Also have you ever heard of anyone winning a sweepstakes through the mail? And like so many others have also said, who in the history of prizes has ever had to pay in order to receive their prize...?

Yaaaay, I just won too! Geez, when my husband returns from deployment, he'll be so relieved that all of our financial troubles are over, I'm going to choose the $66, 667 a year, that way I can replace 1 arthritis riddled joint per year so I can get back to the grind by the time I'm 50. I'm so dang excited...we may even have a little left over for a vacation or to start our own little nest egg in an off shore account!
On a side note... pretty sure I don't need to add a sarcasm disclaimer in fine print.

Hello!

This sounds like a scam.

I have received this also, and now they are asking for $12.99 to cover the acquisition fee. Normally, I just throw these things out, but they are mail fraud, and I want them to stop. I called the USPS hot line at [protected] to report it after I read some of these complaints.

I am a manager of a retirement scheme in England and one of my elderly and vulnerable residents is being bombarded with at least 10 letters a week asking for money. He is finding it very distressing. How on earth can I get these stopped?

Return them to the Company marked "DECEASED". They have to pay return postage. This should do the trick. or you could simply keep returning them WITHOUT MARKING THEM ! This way you get satisfaction of scamming a scammer. It costs them money in the long run.

I also send in one fee like they asked and continue to send me letters. Today I got a letter stating my award is in limbo awaiting my payment of $12.99. The contact name on the paper is William MacDouglas, compliance examiner. I have also researched and found several times if you will any sum of money there are no fees to pay you just receive the award. This is a scam no mater how hard the try to reel you in don't take the bait!

I agree I just found out my mom paid the $11.89 and she keeps getting this letter. No phone number on this letter anywhere. Mom thinks someone is gonna give her money so she is an easy mark. I wish I could find out how to get hermoney back.

Stated that I won $2, 000, 000.00. And for me to get this money I suppose to send them an Acquisition fee for premium offer due and must be enclosed as required for $11.89 payable to the office of ANC

Nice work if you can get it (i.e. writing to people asking them to send you money!). I THOUGHT EVERYONE WAS AWARE OF THESE TYPES OF LETTERS BY NOW (USUALLY EMAILS).! I usually give them my address and ask them to send it in cash ! (two suitcases should hold it. They can trust me to look after it for them. NEVER SEND THEM ANY BANK DETAILS OR CASH. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AND COMPANIES USING THESE TACTICS. IF IT SOUNDS TOO GOO TO BE TRUE THEN IT IS! (TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE)

YES YOU ARE SO RIGHT THIS IS A BUNCH OF FOOLISHNESS THEIR SHOULDN, T BE ANY KIND OF FEE IF YOU A WINNER, THIS JUST A RIP OFF A SCAM THIS SCAM SHOULD'VE BEEN STOP LONG TIME AGO. I FELL FOR IT I REALIZE IT WAS A SCAM AFTER I'VE SENT MY FEE BECAUSE THEY REPEATLY SENDS THE SAME LETTER OVER AGAIN ASKING FOR ANOTHER PROCESSING FEE.SO I SAID WISHFUL DREAMS ITS NOT REAL SO MUCH FOR BIG RIPOFFS NOMORE. THANKS MS. S A.H FROM SAV. GA

Today I received the 3rd letter from the Award Notification Committee. No amount was listed that I won but the letter said that IF my number was picked I would need to send $12.99 to ANC in order for me to receive the money. The 2nd letter I received I returned the entry along with a note asking them who they were, what was their phone number and when could I call them. I also said that if I won I would be glad to send them the money upon proof that it was a legitimate win. My answer was received today. The very same letter asking me to send $12.99 in order to receive the money if I won. It was signed by a William MacDougal, Compliance Examiner. This is such a scam that these people should be sent to jail for preying on people in this economy. There are too many people in this country that would believe this and send money because there's no guarantee stated in the letter that you've won, only IF you win, you'll have to have sent them $12.99 in order to receive the money. No such requirements exist in an honest contest.

They tell me that I have just won $3Million dollars, and that they can take no further action in this matter until I send my payment in the envelope provided.
The amount that they require was 12.99.

It looks so official, folks, that it can fool you into actually sending them the money.
If you have won a prize, why would you have to pay anything to receive it?

The said that I just won $2, 000, 000.00 and to send $11.89.

I just received a letter from world headquarters Po Box2905 stating I won 3 million. They want money and since reading this they will get none of mine thanks.

I knew this was a fraud letter the second I saw that I had to send in MONEY. Anytime you have to give or send in money to total strangers you just got to know it's a CROOKED person behind it. Always, always, always keep in mind that if it (Sounds Too Good To Be True) It's more than likely is too good to be true!

I actually tore the letter up as soon as I saw that I had to pay something. I threw it in the garbage and it stayed there for two days...when I went to take the garbage out I saw all this paper ripped apart and remembered what it was... I knew it was a scam so that made me curious enough to want to find out who is doing this to unsuspecting, desperate people. I decided to try to piece the paper back together to see if there was a name tied to it.
I was able to tape together two pieces of torn paper that gave me a name Authorized by: Larry Hourd. I went online and type his name in the search box and BAM! He's a SHYSTER. I knew it!

I just want to say to all the hopeful people out there praying to hit the jackpot one day as I hope to too one day… Just do a little bit of research before you make a move and spend your hard earn money.

Pay attention to RED FLAGS and your gut feelings. Most of us research buying a car, house, shopping online, searching for items we can’t find in the nearest store… yet we don’t do our homework when it comes to doing research on scam artists. They make a living doing this. If one million people sent this dude just a dollar… this would make him a millionaire.

If you really think about it it’s really outrageous that you would think that all you have to do is give someone $12.00 bucks and you will get between one and two million dollars in return...

Next time if I get one of these scam letters I think I’ll send back a note telling them to take the $11.89 out of my CHECK.

Yes, take it out of the 2, 000, 000 million dollars you going to send me, because Hey, I’m good for it.

That should leave me with... Let’s se.e ee that leaves me with about.. $1, 999, 988.11,

P. S. Please read the small, small print. It does say you’re not a winner (yet.)

And I say or (Ever will be a winner) COME ON PEOPLE!, This has SCAM written all over it.

Also remember you should never pay for prizes or winnings and Publisher Clearing House actually knock on you door to give you the check.

Peace Out

Scam: Where may I send copy of scam letter and their return address envelope per my complaint? Thank you

Rosemarie Pandiscio Email: tigrmama11@aol.com

I'm so lucky to check the internet and read all your exchanged messages before sending the money. The money is not the issue, it's the way they are utilizing innocent citizens. I received today, May 15, 2017, similar letter. I suspected it as someone who will win this amount of money, I believe the TV and the news would be at our door to congratulate us! They are not smart; sooner or later they will be uncovered and lose their credibility. It's an opportunity to thank you all for sharing such deceitful operation.

I bet if you dig deep enough Hillary had something to do with it. LOL

Me too. Can a lawsuit be started against the fraud

I got this today been getting them for weeks just keep throwing them away and today something told me to Google this and I was right its a scam

I got one of those letter also, I send it back to them and put a note saying ' I don't have any money to send you but if I really did win, I authorize you to take out $ 12.99 from my winning money" Of course, I never heard from them,

I too also been cheated or scammed...here's what happen to me...I followed through with sending all the forms back that ANC had sent to me
I paid the 1st $15.99 for fast processing...ANC started sending me a bunch of forms...form after form after form...then after a while of this they started putting on the forms something called a "Premium offer" and would reserve it for me...I eventually bought one ... one time only ...they continued to send me form after form trying to get me to pay for the thing they reserved for me that I didn't want ...they sent a form with a small paragraph saying stuff like they were demanding I pay for it ..then they up the price from $12.99 to $139...if I'm not paying when it was $12.99 what makes them think I would pay $139 ? I sent them a short note to tell them I didn't want the premium offer and I wasn't paying anything...think ignored my note...in a couple days they sent another form just like all the before ones...but now the premium offer price is $69...on the same day I got a different form that they sent before ...it was a different name company but the P.O. box was the same as ANC then the price for the premium offer was back to $12.99.all the while each form made it sound like I would receive the check for the big money that I still haven't got...shhheeesh I DON'T KNOW...!

I too am a person who's been scammed .What happen to me is this, I followed thur with sending the forms back that ANC sent me .One time only I paid about 13$ to buy what was called a "Premium offer" which was a crappy piece of jewelry not worth 5$.ANC kept sending me form after form...at one point they sent me a letter with a part of it like they were demanding I pay for the premium offer that they were holding forme but me I never told them to first it would have cost $12.99...when I didn't pay that for a few forms they suddenly up the cost to $139.95...HAHA...what, if I don't pay when it's $12.99 what makes them think I would pay $139 ?...so I sent a note in with a form I returned about not gonna pay...they ignored it...sent me another form.but now the cost is $69
...sssooooo scammers...so I rip up that form and I AM NOT SENDING ANYTHING BACK TO THEM...let's see what happens when the latest form is never returned?!

This "fraud" group sending this BS must be retarded. Nice try ANS...If someone had won that much money, why even ask for a processing fee that could easily be deducted from the winnings!...$2, 000, 000 - $11.89? Are you kidding me?...They could take $2000 out of $2mil for processing fee and i would be happy with the remaining $1, 998, 000...Come on people!

I just got my scam letter a few days ago. Thank God I researched before I sent out my 11.89. $11.89 is not much but when you add all the $11.89 they collect from every letter they send out. They actually become the winner of a big jackpot. In the letter it says enclose ( Cash, Check or Money order ) hmmmmm CASH... that kind of made my eyes open... Who sends cash?
well guys stay safe from scammers and hope money comes to us in a BLESS way...
A. Castro

well there still doing it today I got one also saying send 1189 an I had won really they need to stop this.

I got one too that is the same thing saying I won but they want 12.99 lol glade I look it up and I'm not the only one .

Ive been scammed also.Thinking i won 2 million$ .. This is not right People like me as others waiting on news or the PCH PATROL to knock on my door..Please! But in the back of my mind i was thinking maybe this time...No, dont be a fool and never send money.If you are a 2 million$ winner... congradulation! keep watching your mail flow in for the unexpected check they promised you. D.L.M.O.

My father just received the letter and had me look at it since i can detect a scam a mile off. What most people don't know is lottery law states that they can not ask for a processing fee or any moneys where to.

They got me to...But thanks to you people i got my money order back before the store sent it out ...Thank god again...Amen

I kind of knew it was a scam, when they had the option to send cash, lol, but thanks for all of your warning, I'll make sure my kids know about this, and shame on publishers clearing house for place my address out there, cause this is the only thing I've applied for was that...

I was also scammed for 11.89. Got another letter from ANC. Same format and offer, winning 2, 000, 000. Now they want 13.89 for Premium Offer Fee. Seems to me that the Attorney General could get money paid back and stop these thieves from the Ripoff Artist that they are.

I just rcvd same award notice
x's 2 / Same address etc and here it is Nov 2014 so obviously they haven't been stopped>

My God! I just received the same letter stating that I won a sum up of 1, 230, 946.00 and that I need to pay $12.99 + $3.00! . The address is from : "Commissioner of Judging Award Notification commission; Processing Office/distribution Center, PO BOX 2905, Kansas City.KS [protected]. Is this a scam then? How did then get my information? Thanks for your help if someone out there has an answer.

I just received the same letter today. And I am glad I decided to look it up before taking any kind of action towards collecting my $2 million winnings. I hate when people try to do this stuff.

I two received a letter by mail from the Award Notification Commission, P.O. box 2905, Kansas City KS 66110. Claiming I'm a winner of 100, 000.00, and to send an Acquisition fee for Premium offer due in the amount of $11.89. I did not send the money of give them my signature, I ripped the letter up. Hope you did the same.

agree, they sent millions of these letters and asking to sent money $11.89+$3, i got it too, i m not an idiot to sent money and give them my signature