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ATM surcharge settlement payments are on their way. Here's what you need to know

Written by: Rae Deng

April 7, 2026

A federal court ordered Visa and Mastercard to pay $197.5 million over allegations they conspire ...

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Amazon's sending users payments from FTC settlement: What to know

Written by: Emery Winter

Nov. 21, 2025

The safest way to handle an FTC settlement email apparently from PayPal is to not click any link ...

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Yes, the Lopez v. Apple lawsuit over Siri allegedly snooping on users is real. Here's how to cash in

Written by: Rae Deng

May 9, 2025

Apple device users with Siri installed must submit a claim by July 2, 2025, in order to be eligi ...

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Crown Royal's Purple Bag Project to pack a bag for US troops is a real and legitimate offer and is not a scam.

Legit: Crown Royal's 'Purple Bag Project' for US Troops Is Not a Scam

Written by: Jordan Liles

Nov. 17, 2023

Readers asked us about this offer via email in November 2023. We found that it was legitimately ...

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An email message claimed to offer settlement information for a Scripps Health members that resulted from a ransomware attack and data breach.

Is Scripps Health Settlement Email Mentioning EpiqPay a Scam or Legit?

Written by: Jordan Liles

June 8, 2023

The email message contained this name and number for the case: "In Re: Scripps Health Data Incid ...

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Readers asked if a Zoom Video Communications class action settlement email was a scam or legit.

Is Zoom Settlement Email Mentioning EpiqPay a Scam or Legit?

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 31, 2023

The email message contained this name and number for the case: "Zoom Video Communications, Inc. ...

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Yes, $725M Facebook Class Action Settlement Is Legitimate

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

April 19, 2023

About 250 to 280 million Facebook users are eligible to receive funds from the proposed class ac ...

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It's true that a letter is legit that bears the US Census Bureau logo that describes an "American Community Survey" and directs users to visit respond.census.gov/acs.

Is the 'American Community Survey' Letter a Scam or Legit?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Nov. 3, 2022

Yes, letters about an "American Community Survey" are a legitimate piece of mail from the U.S. C ...

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Is the Kroll Settlement Administration LLC Text Message a Scam or Legit?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Oct. 24, 2022

The genuine text message mentioned a T-Mobile data breach from 2021 and said recipients were "el ...

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Google users wanted to know if email messages about an Amazon Prime Day Small Business Promotion or sweepstakes were a scam,or legit.

Are Amazon Emails About 'Prime Day Small Business' Sweepstakes a Scam or Legit?

Written by: Jordan Liles

July 25, 2022

According to email messages posted on Twitter, Amazon was hosting the special sweepstakes around ...

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A job listing from WordsRated promised $200 per book for every novel read, meaning that a company was paying $200 for reading books.

Is WordsRated Paying $200 per Book to Readers for a Living?

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 16, 2022

We looked into the legitimacy of a purported job listing that promised hired candidates $200 for ...

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A Walmart email promised a chance to enter to win a $1000 gift card in a special sweepstakes all for taking a survey.

Was Walmart Giving Away $1,000 Gift Cards by Email?

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 7, 2022

An email claimed that taking a survey would enter the user into a sweepstakes to win a Walmart g ...

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