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My Mother, Susan ******** who had passed 2 years ago, received a letter from someone in New York claiming to be a representative of Publishers Clearing House. The letter was hand written on the front and it was from Wells Fargo Bank check for the amount of $9,950.50 also included. In the letter it asks for you to contact the claim Manager at a hand written phone number that had been whited out. The hand written number was written like this...1-9413-9286-31. The whited out number underneath is 1-289-830-2491. The letter states she was the 2nd place winner of $2,500,000.00. The check attached to the letter has a check number of 980401, from Wells Fargo Bank, and the payee is Bridgecrest Acceptance Corporation. 1720 West Rio Salado Pkwy, Suite 101 Temple, AZ 85281.
VA, USA- 24540
New York, NY
Unknown Email
1(289) 830-2491
Unknown URL
Sweepstakes/Lottery/Prizes
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Publisher's Clearinghouse Imposter
April 16, 2025
972434
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