Crime & Safety
Scammers Send Fake 'Publishers Clearing House' Check to Elmhurst Home
A letter said there was a $2.5 million prize.

A woman received a letter in early October that said she won $2.5 million from “Publisher’s Clearing House.”
She was sent a $6,980.30 check to the 500 block of Babcock Avenue, supposedly to cover the taxes, and she was advised her to deposit the check into her account, according to Elmhurst police.
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The woman’s bank contacted her to say the check was fraudulent.
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