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The letter came in the mail. The envelope had no return address, stamped Louisville KY 400 dated 26 DEC 2023 PM 2 L. My name was typed on a white easy peel address label. The letter was in black and white PUBLISHING CLEARING HOUSE on the top with the date December 14th, 2023. It read the team of PCH officially announced the second place winner in the 100 Million Dollars Super Cash Giveaway Promotion sponsored by Readers Digest, Mega Millions and Multi-State Lottery Association. The total amount to be claimed for your win is $2,500,000.00 ($2.5 Million) Enclosed is a check to cover insurance and attorney fees. The check was in the amount of $9,500 and to the order of my name. The bank on the check is Wells Fargo, BRIDGECREST ACCEPTABLE CORPORATION, ATT ACCOUNT PAYABLE 1720 W RIO SALADO PKWY SUITE 101 TEMPE, AZ 85281. It stated to call the Claim Manager BEFORE depositing the check. The numbers listed is 1-705-854-1772 or 1-705-854-1186. The authorized signature was an electronic signature Styhjspe(this may be incorrect due to the signature all together). On the letter is it had a SECURITY CODE-PCH-V0523-WIN. Sponsors Wal-Mart, AG INSURANCE, MEGA MILLIONS, JC PENNEY and Reader’s Digest. My wife and I are elderly so we had my daughter look into this for us. She did call the numbers and no answer, and a voicemail not set up. It was a good thing the check was not deposited because we could have been scammed.

Targeted Person's Location

LA, USA- 70528

Scammer Information
Scammer location logo

Louisville, KY

Mail logo

Unknown Email

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(705) 854-1772

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Unknown URL

Scam Type

Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes

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Business name

Publishers Clearing House Scam

Date Reported

January 9, 2024

Scam ID

793225


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