seems a little strange but I did attempt a cash out when they announced
they were closing. It was not much money and for the $35-$40 I wont be
sending my SS# -- just wondered who else got it
November 11, 2008
To Creditors of: Duplicate (2007) Inc.
d/b/a Duplicate Poker, Inc.
f/k/a e-pokerusa Inc.
6 East 45th Street - Suite 1801
New York, New York 10017
Dear Creditor:
For nearly 50 years, our firm has developed a national reputation for
assisting companies struggling with financial difficulties. Our focus
is to either guide the client through a reorganization of operations and
a restructuring of debt, or if that is impossible, structure a process
to discontinue the company's business, wind down operations and
liquidate assets in an expeditious and cost effective manner. Our goal
is to facilitate the company through this process in an out of court
forum whenever possible. Over the years, we have served in numerous
instances as federal and state court receivers and trustees and as
independent trustees and fiduciaries in non-court supervised matters.
While Duplicate (2007) Inc. ("Duplicate" or the "Company") operated
successfully in the past, the Company has suffered recent losses which
have made it impossible to continue operations. Accordingly, after
considering its options, the Company decided to discontinue business and
liquidate its assets.
Because creditors are often uncomfortable with a company conducting its
own liquidation, this is often performed through the vehicle of a trust
mortgage for the benefit of all creditors overseen by an independent
trustee.
A trust mortgage is a process wherein a company grants a lien on all of
its assets to a trustee, who then records a lien on all of the company's
assets. This places the trustee in a secured position for the benefit
of all of the company's creditors. The trustee functions in a similar
manner to that of a trustee under the Bankruptcy Code (the "Code"),
liquidating assets for the highest possible amounts at the lowest
possible cost.
On October 28, 2008, Duplicate executed a Trust Mortgage (the "Trust"),
which granted a security interest in all of the Company's assets to our
firm, McTevia & Associates, LLC, as Trustee for the benefit of creditors
(the "Trustee"). The Trust provides that a claims process is
established so that all creditors are treated equally under the
priorities established in liquidations under the Code.
Our primary responsibility as Trustee is to immediately take actions we
deem necessary to realize the highest possible dividends to creditors.
Our first step after acceptance of the Trust is to notify creditors,
institute a claims process, review the Company's books and records, and
conduct a liquidation analysis to determine the amount of funds that
could be available to creditors. During the early period of this
process, an insolvency review will also be conducted to determine if
there have been any transfers that could be recovered for the benefit of
creditors.
The Trustee oversees or monitors the liquidation, administers a claims
process for creditors and pays creditors in the priority established
under the Code. The process is extremely time efficient and most
estates we have administered over the years are closed within months, as
opposed to years in the courts. The process is also extremely cost
effective; creditor distributions are paid promptly after all claims
have been reconciled and approved by the Trustee. Virtually all of the
estates we have administered in this fashion have closed with far less
costs than in a bankruptcy.
The Trustee is presently liquidating the Company's assets. According to
the books and records of Duplicate, you appear to be a creditor of the
Company. Under the terms of the Trust, creditors who wish to share in
the proceeds from a liquidation of the Duplicate assets must file a
claim with the Trustee for the amount that they claim they are owed by
Duplicate.
In order to file your claim, you must first reply to this email
notification which will then allow you to complete the below proof of
claim form.
You are urged to send your claim to the foregoing email address no later
than January 28, 2009. Creditors who do not file a claim by the January
28, 2009 deadline will be unable to share in potential distributions.
Respectfully,
McTevia & Associates, LLC, Trustee
Under a Trust Mortgage Dated October 28, 2008
On Behalf of Creditors of Duplicate (2007) Inc.
VIA EMAIL
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
PROOF OF CLAIM
Date:
Name:
Email Address:
Mailing Address:
(address that will be used to mail your share of any distributions)
Deposits:
Winnings:
Bonuses:
Other:
Total Claim Amount:
Social Security or Tax Identification No.
Yes.
> seems a little strange but I did attempt a cash out when they announced
> they were closing. It was not much money and for the $35-$40 I wont be
> sending my SS# -- just wondered who else got it
I didn't give them my SS#, but did respond to the request for info.
All information they already had on file, but can't fault them for
trying to fuck over their customers one last time.
They actually have a website, as if that means anything.
http://www.mcteviallc.com/index.html
Contact Information for McTevia & Associates
General Offices
11300 U.S. Highway One
Suite 303
North Palm Beach, FL 33408
(561) 691-6270
30300 Telegraph Road
Suite 185
Bingham Farms, MI 48025
(248) 646-2711
My response:
---------------------
To McTevia & Associates,
My balance at Duplicate was Thirty dollars and ninety seven cents when
it closed down. Quite frankly, I'm stunned that someone with a
"legal" background is asking for someones Social Security Number over
email. Feel free to contact me through regular mail with additional
information and I will respond accordingly.
Thanks
____________________________
Hello,
I just got the same e-mail in my inbox 4:45pm san fran time.
Duplicate owes me 520.00 still. I will send in my info excluding the
Social Security number. IM also going to call the company tomarrow and
see
if the actually sent out this e-mail to us. I will let you know once
I have contacted the Company.
Thanks