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My 96 year old father received an manila envelope in the mail with no return address and Canadian postage. His full name and address was on a white peel and stick label. Inside was a check from Bridgecrest Acceptance Corporation, Attn: Accounts Payable, 1720 W Rio Salado Pkwy, Suite 101, Tempe, AZ 85281 written off a Wells Fargo Bank for $8800.50. The check looked quite legitimate. The letter was from Publisher's Clearing House and had logos from Walmart, JCPenney, AG Insurance, Mega Millions and Readers Digest. It indicated he had won a $2.5M prize. It instructed him to contact the Claim Manager without delay BEFORE depositing the check at his financial institution and for further information on the prize. Tel # 1-519-901-5390. Security Code PCH-404p99gC. The letter also indicated he was precluded from discussing his win with third parties. He called the number on the letter and they asked him for his name and security code then instructed him to cash the check as quickly as possible then call them back. Fortunately he did share the information with me before attempting to cash the check. I'm sure they would have asked him to return some money to collect the rest of his prize.