Hi. My comp went south, and I haven't had the time to fix it and that's why I ain't been posting. Besides after spending 9 plus hours a day in front of a box at work, and now having a hotrod cruiser to play with, It's just not on the top of my priorities list. ....
Oh yeah... what i'm posting about is a letter I got in the mail. It came from th U.S. District Court Settlement Administrator. It claims that because of the "overseas" purchases I did, I'm entitled to a refund due to a class action lawsuit against creditcard/ATM card companies for overcharging fees on those purchases. I was wondering if anyone else received one of these notices.
I only made three cc purchases in foreign countries. ONe being down in Mexico - the other two for LFS. according to this letter, I'm entitled to an instant settlement refund of $25.00. This letter doesn't appear to be a scam. So i figured I'd post here to see if others got this letter - just in case . Oh well hopefully I'll get around to fixing my comp this week. I'm using my wife's computer for now, but as she's addicted to runescape (she's the notorious priscill44) that's not going to happen much. Anyways , I hope this is legitimate. I'd love to brag that I got LFS for free
Y'all take care and merry x-mas

Hmmm, going by the infallible rule that "if it seems to good to be true, it usually is", I'd say this was a phishing scam. If you respond they will prompt for more cc details in proof you are the lawful owner and in posession of the card, then they will use the info to buy stuff in your name.

I am a US district court wotsit administrator. I see from our records that I can refund you approximately forty million dollars ($40M) and I only require that you send the administration fee of two thousand (2000) dollars to cover expenses.

Yours faithfully,

Angus Cleethorpes
Administrator
US District Court
Lagos
Nigeria

I got one of these too, as did my roommate.

Seems legit to me.

TBH, $25 doesn't seem a tasty enough 'bait' for a phishing scam...
I know that in the UK there have been legitimate claims against banks for overcharging etc, so what I would do in your case is to reply, stating:
"As they know you made the overseas purchases, then as a legitimate organisation they will also have your CC details that you used to make these purchases, and that you would appreciate it if they just credited your card with said $25 kthxbai"

As far as I remember (I don't have it here in front of me) the form only asks for you to confirm your mailing address and sign. There's no CC # needed or anything.

I could be wrong. But I've never heard of a policy like that (and frankly it sounds pretty outrageous). I'll ask my government teacher

I like the white stuff, baby, in the middle of my Oreos.

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Quote from lizardfolk :

I'll ask my government teacher

lolz

Some more info here: http://www.travelfinances.com/ ... ersion-settlement-emerge/

My name was listed in a class action lawsuit sounding similar to this one against bank overcharges.

Here's how it goes. The class action lawyers find stuff like this and file a billion dollar lawsuit on behalf of a million people whom have legitimately been overcharged by the bank, CC company, whomever.

In the letter, it is stated that if you don't want to be involved, you can mail such and such to be removed from the lawsuit.

The bank settles the suit out of court for 3 million and the lawyer takes home 50%. That leaves the rest at 1.5 million which is split evenly between the 1 million the lawsuit is for. Each of the 1 million then recieves a check in the mail for a cool dollar and 50 cents.

I know many folks just at work whom have been listed in class action suits. All the same, they recieved a check for less than $2. I recieved my check from the lawsuit against Consumer Credit or something for $1.36. Well worth it since the original lawsuit was a few hundred million dollars.

I've never seen a class action lawsuit that you had to provide information unless you wanted to opt out of it. But, different states have different laws about class action.

Hi. No these people don't want any information like bank accounts or a processing fee or none of that other stuff. They did have three payment options where the other two options wanted you to itemize your purchases, but still I couldn't find a catch.
@ Mr Rodgers. A few years ago (ok alotta years ago) my wife received $$ from a class action suit involving medicine. She got 36 whole dollars

I do know that creditcard companies were sued by...somebody a couple a years ago and the court "charged" the creditcard companies alot of money for fees they charged, but I thought that was for atm fees and interest charges.

Oh well, I'll give it a shot. I don't think it can hurt. but if a guy starts playin using my account with a Nigerian accent, then we'll know it's a scam

Quote from al heeley :

Hmmm, going by the infallible rule that "if it seems to good to be true, it usually is", I'd say this was a phishing scam. If you respond they will prompt for more cc details in proof you are the lawful owner and in posession of the card, then they will use the info to buy stuff in your name.

LOL I have nothing but sympathy for anyone stupid enough to steal my identity. I almost traded identities with an illegal alien so I could get a better credit rating

Take the check to your bank and talk to a manager. Explain the situation and see what they can do for you. It sounds like you just got yourself some 'free' cash. I'm hoping that I have a check waiting for me when I get back home next week.

At this point I'm 99% sure it's legit.