Publishers Clearing House Million Dollar second place winner, check for $5935.00 enclosed fromm Union Bank of CA Los Angeles California

On March 3rd, 2009 my husband received a check and letter mailed from Canada for $5,935 drawn on the Union Bank of California, 550 S Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90071. The certified check was supposedly drawn on the account of Ria and Envia, 2029 W 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA, 90057-4023. It was to "cover any outstanding fees that had not been paid by PCH directly." My husband was supposed to call Helen Baker at 1-888-333-0180 BEFORE cashing the check, a security code was included, plus the name of an IRS agent, Henry Cohen. The letter is signed by Christopher Porter, CFO of Publishers Clearing House. This is a similar hoax to others I found on this site, just with a few name and phone number variations. SO the scam is still going around, the check REALLY looks genuine, but the whole thing is bogus!

Charlotte N
Thousand Oaks, California
U.S.A.