Mar 11, 2026, 1:33 PM CST
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Vernon County Sheriff Roy Torgerson is warning of a “Sweepstakes Scam.” A resident recently received a letter from ARB Interactive/PCH Digital’s International Promotions/Prize Award Department. The letter congratulated the resident on being the lucky grand prize winner of $750,000. The letter also explains that they have services to offer financial and legal advice to help manage the winnings.
It then advised the resident to contact their claims agent for a method of payment in the company’s payout department to pay the out of pocket expenses in order to receive the winning amount. A major red flag in the letter was the phrase, “keep this award letter strictly confidential.”
Be cautious of any award letter you receive for a prize in a contest or promotion that you did not enter.
Adam Hess has been involved in radio broadcasting since 1990, with many of those years spent on the air at WRCO FM in Richland Center. Currently, Adam hosts the Weekend Wake-up and Prime Mover Saturdays on WRCO FM, jumps in and helps out with news duties, handles Social Media duties for WRCO and WRCE, and is the Director of Technology at a Southwest Wisconsin School District. Reach him at adam.hess@civicmedia.us.
Jo Ann Krulatz is Senior Radio Journalist and News Director at WRCO and WRCE in Richland Center. Email her at joann.krulatz@civicmedia.us.
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