Publishers Clearing House will pay $18.5 million to nearly 282,000 customers who regulators say were deceived by the sweepstakes company.

More than 281,000 consumers who purchased items from Publishers Clearing House (PCH) are receiving refund checks totaling over $18 million.

The refund checks, worth $18 million, are part of a compliant that says the decades-old sweepstakes company made misleading claims to consumers