Has anyone else received a mail from U.S. District Court Settlement Administrator saying that you're eligible to receive a refund of fees charged to your credit cards based on foreign transactions? Is this a scam/hoax?
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ANSWERS: 16
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Yes...definitely a scam. Don't answer it!!!
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I got one too. It looks legit, but I hesitate to fill it out because I only used my credit card outside the US once.
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Call the 800 # on the back of your card and report this. Protect your ass-sets.
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I got one in the mail yesterday and notice that there is a lot of chatter on the Web about this. Some alleging that it is legitimate and some, like us, wondering if it's just an elaborate scam. I have written to American Express to ask them to veryify.
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I received this and note that on Option 3, it asks for account numbers. I am trashing it. What if you recieve the $25.00 chack and cash it Would that be signing you up for something else - or would it give out more of your information?
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We got this too and I don't know if we're going to respond yet.
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I too got this. I haven't been out of the country in over 30 years. Thinking I'll be honest and do the Opt Out form letter, but it requires ALL of your credit card numbers or your full social security number. Like heck! It looks legit but I'm not sending all that sensitive info to who knows where. And after sending in the Opt Out letter it says that you cannot opt out of the Settlement Injunctive Class, whatever that is. Also it says somewhere to not contact your bank for info. Definitely do not like this.
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I received the same letter today. After doing some research on internet it looks like who ever have any credit card is receiving this mail. Looks like it is legitimate. You can search google for ccfsettlement.com and get some more information
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I don't even have a credit card and I got one.
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If it were really from the government, they would already have most of the info on us. It sounds like a big phishing scam to me.
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OK, here's the deal. Any supposed official looking letter, if it were really from a US Court or other agency, would NEVER ask for your credit card numbers and SSN. Neither would it tell you to NOT report it to your bank or CC company. It's called a SCAM.
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Its a scam. I know it because I recieved 2 different letters at 2 different addresses. It asks the 4 last digits of your social, enough to get through a lot of security checks. My question is... isn't it really easy to see who picks up these letters in the P.O. BOX the put there and send them to jail? I guess that's fake too, and they only use the ones they get online...
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three words you have to remember delete delete delete don't even open mail you don't recognize.
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I checked Reuther News and its legit.
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Not a Hoax: See http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/ccfsettlement.asp
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Well, I recieved a letter that was along the same line and included a check that seemed as real as possible. I have taken the check to my banker to look into and he will be getting back to me. If he determines that it is a fraud he will inform all banks in my local area. I recommend that you do the same thing. Geody Howden
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