GEOFF HUTCHINSON, Hutchinson Solicitors
Complaint 100055 Details

  • Date Occurred: 04/09/2014
  • Reported Damages: $0.00
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The complaint is against an online dating profile

The complaint is a listing fraud posted on public forums or sites against an anonymous entity

The complaint is mobile text spam or smishing related against an anonymous entity

The company or person contact no longer exists

International boundaries

Dear Winner,

The first batch of results in the ongoing Apple Inc. Mobile Promotional Sweepstakes is out. Congratulations! Your mobile phone number came out as one of the lucky winning numbers for the promotional Award. This entitles you to instant prize money of £900,000 GBP.

No play coupons or promotional tickets were sold. Mobile phone numbers were taken from databases of major telecommunication companies worldwide and entered in for the draws. The draws for international mobile phone users under your geographical region are grouped under category "B”.

This promotion is being sponsored by Apple Inc. to celebrate the life and legacies of the late Apple C.E.O- Steve Jobs. The promotion is geared towards promoting the Apple brand and saying a big thank you to all users of the brand worldwide.

A payment file has been opened for you and a set of reference and batch numbers have been assigned to you. Please find below the numbers:

Reference Number: IPQ2/11/09/34
Batch Number: 0054/B/2040.

In line with the policies of the Apple Inc. Promotional Sweepstakes and the remittance procedures, you have two options to complete your prize money redemption.

OPTION (A): You are officially requested to visit our office in West London, United Kingdom within 7 days for physical identification and signing of the original copies of the Prize Release Authorization forms for immediate release of your prize money to you. You are advised to come with the following requirements: -

a) Valid proof of identification, ID or driving license.
b) Copy of your recent phone billing receipt.


Upon arrival you will be required to procure an affidavit of claim from a UK High Court or a notary. This must be duly signed and thumb printed by you. This goes to legalize your winnings. Please be informed that your trip to the UK and other expenses is solely your responsibility.

OPTION (B): This is for winners who are unable to make a trip to our office. Such winners are presented with the option of contacting our accredited attorney here in the UK who will take you through the legalization process on your behalf and his retainer fee can be negotiated.

The Apple Inc. Promotional Sweepstakes put in place this procedure for all international winners because we are almost certain physical presence at our office will be an issue. The attorney- Mr. GEOFF HUTCHINSON OF HUTCHINSON SOLICITORS have to be contacted as soon as you receive this email so that he can furnish you with the legalization process. After the legalization process, the paying financial institution will be remitting your prize money to you.

To process and remit your prize money, we request that you furnish the attorney with these info:

1. Full Names.
2. Delivery Address
3. Your winning Mobile Number (for confirmation and final verification)
4. Occupation.
5. Date of Birth
6.Email Address
7.A copy of your identity (Passport/driver’s license)

Here is the attorney information below and do email him via his private email address [email protected] with the details you mentioned above and copy me with the email.

Name: GEOFF HUTCHINSON
Firm: Hutchinson Solicitors
1-7 Harley Street,London W1G 9QD
Phone #: +44 703 590 1995
fax # : +44 207 900 1872
Email: [email protected]


A claim file will immediately be opened for you after the receipt of your information. Thereafter, your claims will be processed, verified, legalized and funds approved for payout by the Sweepstakes Corporation Payment Service (S.C.P.S). Your winnings fall under the United Kingdom processing center. As an international winner, an accredited attorney will be handling the legalisation and processing of your winnings on your behalf. For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning information confidential till your claims is processed and your money remitted to you. This is part of our efforts to curb double claiming and impersonating.

We look forward to hearing from you and once again, Congratulations!

Sincerely,

Dr. James McStevens

1 Infinite Loop
Cupertino, California 95014,
United States

Copyright © 2012 Apple Inc. All rights reserved
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This email and its attachments are confidential and intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s). It is copy righted by Apple Inc. This email and its attachments may also be privileged or protected by legal rules of the Apple Promotional Sweepstakes. If you have received this by mistake please let us know by reply immediately and destroy the email and its attachments without reading, copying or forwarding the contents.

Having been given authorization by the Apple Inc. Promotional Sweepstakes to handle the legalization process for international winners of their promotion, I'm contacting you to begin the process. As per their guidelines, the legalization/remittance process must be concluded prior to having your cheque sent to you.

No play coupons or promotional tickets were sold. Mobile phone numbers were taken from databases of major telecommunication companies worldwide and entered in for the draws. The draws for international mobile phone users under your geographical region are grouped under category "B”.

There is a need to obtain relevant documents from a notary in the jurisdiction( United Kingdom ) where the sweepstakes are held. These documents include a Power of Attorney, sworn affidavit and an insurance package for your payment cheque. After securing these documents, it becomes legal for me to sign the Funds Release Document on your behalf and present to the bank to issue your cheque in your name.

It is also of necessity to have your payment cheque insured.

Below is a break down of the cost of legal documentation.

1. Power of Attorney-----------------------------£200.00
2. Sworn Affidavit in High Court---------------- £370.00
3. Letter of Administration and Notary Stamp --- £130.00
4. Insurance and Courier Delivery----------------£50.00
TOTAL---------------£750.00 ($1,200.50 AUD)
NOTE: we can not deduct from your prize money since it came in as an Irrevocable Guarantee Payment Bond

It is required that you offset this cost prior to the having the legal process started because we can not deduct from your prize money since it came in as an irrevocable guarantee payment Bond. A Western Union Money Transfer Payment is the advised medium of payment. This will ensure a speedy verification/confirmation of your payment. Have the payment made out to:

NAME OF RECEIVER: JANET STEINER
ADDRESS: 1-7 Harley Street London W1G 9QD
COUNTRY: UNITED KINGDOM

Please respond with a confirmation of your payment for this legal process. On completion of the legalization/remittance process, your payment cheque and Award Winning Certificate will be sent to you via a courier service delivery to the address on file for you. This is normally 48 hours after the receipt of the legalization process.

I look forward to serving you and hope this is enough clarification for the legalization process.

Regards,

Geoff Hutchinson
1-7 Harley Street
London W1G 9QD
Phone #: +44 703 590 1995
fax # : +44 207 900 1872
Sent from Hutchinson Solicitors,United Kingdom.

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