Equifax Settlement - Get your $125

RainMaker · 07-25-2019, 11:36 AM

Equifax settled with the government.

Equifax Data Breach Settlement | Federal Trade Commission

If you were impacted (you probably were), then you can get $125 from this settlement. To see if you were impacted, check here.

Check Your Eligibility

Pretty easy and straightforward. Make sure those fucks pay up.

Butter · 07-25-2019, 12:09 PM

Thanks, man. We'll see if we ever get the $250 from this.

stevew · 07-25-2019, 12:10 PM

Up to $125*

Thomkal · 07-25-2019, 12:16 PM

Can't even get free money

RainMaker · 07-25-2019, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

Up to $125*

Ahhhh

Well it took a couple minutes and if I get a check in 6 months out of the blue, I'll take it.

stevew · 07-25-2019, 12:36 PM

It seems like the dilution point might be around 3million claims. Also not sure how thoroughly they would check the self reported time spent remedying it claims of up to 25hours at 20$/hr. Hopefully one of those big mommy blogs doesn’t push it hard as it grows to a close.

BishopMVP · 07-25-2019, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by stevew

It seems like the dilution point might be around 3million claims. Also not sure how thoroughly they would check the self reported time spent remedying it claims of up to 25hours at 20$/hr. Hopefully one of those big mommy blogs doesn’t push it hard as it grows to a close.

Yeah, I had some identity fraud stuff involving Avis Rent a Car last August/September. I'm not sure how I'd even tell if that was due to this breach, but I gave them the USAA case number & put in for 10 hours. Probably spent at least that much time dealing with the supremely unhelpful Avis side of things.

ISiddiqui · 07-25-2019, 01:48 PM

Hmm... the free credit monitoring for 4 years or so may be more worthwhile than up to $125, I think.

ISiddiqui · 07-25-2019, 01:58 PM

To answer my question, apparently Credit Karma is free and good (though obv not as good as the paid ones) and not a scam. And then you can tell the site that you do have credit monitoring as it makes you affirm.

creditkarma.com

Arles · 07-25-2019, 03:04 PM

Interestingly enough, I was not impacted

NobodyHere · 07-25-2019, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RainMaker

Ahhhh

Well it took a couple minutes and if I get a check in 6 months out of the blue, I'll take it.

ditto

Coffee Warlord · 07-25-2019, 05:35 PM

Apparently I was impacted, my wife was not.

panerd · 07-25-2019, 07:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RainMaker

Ahhhh

Well it took a couple minutes and if I get a check in 6 months out of the blue, I'll take it.

Same! Though my guess is instead of $125 it will be like $7.25 after attorney fees etc...

tarcone · 07-25-2019, 07:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Arles

Interestingly enough, I was not impacted

Me either

Edward64 · 07-25-2019, 08:16 PM

Woo hoo, I'm eligible.

What are you guys going to buy with your $125?

Silver Owl · 07-27-2019, 10:45 AM

My son in law got his $125.00 check last week

TexasT · 07-27-2019, 09:25 PM

Me and the wife both got $125

tarcone · 07-27-2019, 09:52 PM

I went back and checked again. I have an apostrophe in my last name. Whoch causes a lot of issues when doing things online. So I checked again without the apostrophe.

BINGO

Me and my wife both qualify. Woot.

EDIT: F THE MAN!!!

NobodyHere · 07-27-2019, 09:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Silver Owl

My son in law got his $125.00 check last week

when did you put in your claim?

thesloppy · 07-27-2019, 10:19 PM

I got one of those apostrophes too. It's not like it's all that rare, you'd think that by now that collective technology would have adjusted to the concept and it would be relatively remarkable to have a web-page puke when you try to enter a name with an apostrophe......it's not.

BishopMVP · 07-28-2019, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by NobodyHere

when did you put in your claim?

2 weeks ago on Sportsdigs.

Silver Owl · 07-28-2019, 10:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NobodyHere

when did you put in your claim?

I put my claim in Friday, not sure when my son in law put his in.

Toddzilla · 07-28-2019, 11:06 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BishopMVP

2 weeks ago on Sportsdigs.

NobodyHere · 07-28-2019, 11:27 AM

What exactly is Sportsdigs?

JPhillips · 07-28-2019, 03:33 PM

We're all pooling our checks and finally buying that Russian submarine, right?

bob · 07-29-2019, 07:34 PM

Long story short: only $31m of the $700m settlement is actually going to the whole "$125 check" program. So if just 248,000 people sign up, they'll get the full amount. If 1,000,000 sign up, they're getting $31 each. And if everyone who was actually affected signed up - all 147 million of them - it would be 21 cents.

Anyone who claims they already have received a check is full of shit.

Lathum · 07-29-2019, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by NobodyHere

What exactly is Sportsdigs?

Easy to forget not EVERYONE has been here for 18 years

molson · 07-29-2019, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Lathum

Easy to forget not EVERYONE has been here for 18 years

I assume every name I don't recognize is some long-ago banned poster under a new identity.

molson · 07-29-2019, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by NobodyHere

What exactly is Sportsdigs?

And old poster setup an unsuccessful sports website called Sportdigs. Every thread here he'd come in and say that the topic being discussed was already covered by Sportdigs weeks ago. Remarkably, I don't think it helped his web traffic.

JPhillips · 07-29-2019, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob

Long story short: only $31m of the $700m settlement is actually going to the whole "$125 check" program. So if just 248,000 people sign up, they'll get the full amount. If 1,000,000 sign up, they're getting $31 each. And if everyone who was actually affected signed up - all 147 million of them - it would be 21 cents.

Anyone who claims they already have received a check is full of shit.

I don't know what you have against owning a Russian submarine, but WE'RE BUYING A SUBMARINE!!!

Silver Owl · 07-30-2019, 06:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bob

Long story short: only $31m of the $700m settlement is actually going to the whole "$125 check" program. So if just 248,000 people sign up, they'll get the full amount. If 1,000,000 sign up, they're getting $31 each. And if everyone who was actually affected signed up - all 147 million of them - it would be 21 cents.

Anyone who claims they already have received a check is full of shit.

Apparently I was given bad information ,when my son in law said he got his $125.00 check, what he meant was that he was eligible.
So yes, he is full of shit.

NobodyHere · 07-30-2019, 10:45 AM

I wonder how much of a settlement this will be:

Capital One is sued over data breach in proposed class action

albionmoonlight · 07-30-2019, 10:59 AM

Looks like neither my wife nor I were impacted. I guess I'll have to earn my 21 cents the old fashioned way.

Kodos · 07-30-2019, 11:21 AM

My wife was impacted, I was not. Not sure this is worth my effort. Found this on a privacy blog/podcast that I follow:

How to Get Your Equifax Settlement | Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons

molson · 07-30-2019, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by albionmoonlight

I guess I'll have to earn my 21 cents the old fashioned way.

Truck stop hustling?

BishopMVP · 07-30-2019, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by molson

Truck stop hustling?

07-25-2019, 12:09 PM	#2
Butter Coordinator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Dayton, OH	Thanks, man. We'll see if we ever get the $250 from this. __________________ My listening habits

07-25-2019, 12:16 PM	#4
Thomkal Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Surfside Beach,SC USA	Can't even get free money __________________ Coastal Carolina Baseball-2016 National Champion! 10/17/20-Coastal Football ranked in Top 25 for first time!

07-25-2019, 01:48 PM	#8
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	Hmm... the free credit monitoring for 4 years or so may be more worthwhile than up to $125, I think. __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

07-25-2019, 01:58 PM	#9
ISiddiqui Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Decatur, GA	To answer my question, apparently Credit Karma is free and good (though obv not as good as the paid ones) and not a scam. And then you can tell the site that you do have credit monitoring as it makes you affirm. creditkarma.com __________________ "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" -Tennessee Williams

07-25-2019, 03:04 PM	#10
Arles Grey Dog Software Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ by way of Belleville, IL	Interestingly enough, I was not impacted __________________ Developer of Bowl Bound College Football http://www.greydogsoftware.com

07-25-2019, 12:10 PM	#3
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	Up to $125*

07-25-2019, 12:36 PM	#6
stevew Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: the yo'	It seems like the dilution point might be around 3million claims. Also not sure how thoroughly they would check the self reported time spent remedying it claims of up to 25hours at 20$/hr. Hopefully one of those big mommy blogs doesn’t push it hard as it grows to a close.

07-25-2019, 05:35 PM	#12
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Apparently I was impacted, my wife was not.

07-25-2019, 08:16 PM	#15
Edward64 Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2005	Woo hoo, I'm eligible. What are you guys going to buy with your $125?

07-27-2019, 10:45 AM	#16
Silver Owl High School JV Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Akron, OH	My son in law got his $125.00 check last week

07-27-2019, 09:25 PM	#17
TexasT Mascot Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seguin, Texas	Me and the wife both got $125

07-27-2019, 09:52 PM	#18
tarcone Coordinator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Pacific	I went back and checked again. I have an apostrophe in my last name. Whoch causes a lot of issues when doing things online. So I checked again without the apostrophe. BINGO Me and my wife both qualify. Woot. EDIT: F THE MAN!!! __________________ Excuses are for wusses- Spencer Lee Punting is Winning- Tory Taylor The word is Fight! Fight! Fight! For Iowa FOFC 30 Dollar Challenge Champion-OOTP '15 Last edited by tarcone : 07-27-2019 at 09:53 PM.

07-27-2019, 10:19 PM	#20
thesloppy Pro Starter Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: PDX	I got one of those apostrophes too. It's not like it's all that rare, you'd think that by now that collective technology would have adjusted to the concept and it would be relatively remarkable to have a web-page puke when you try to enter a name with an apostrophe......it's not. __________________ Last edited by thesloppy : Today at 05:35 PM. Last edited by thesloppy : 07-27-2019 at 10:20 PM.

07-28-2019, 11:27 AM	#24
NobodyHere Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2013	What exactly is Sportsdigs? __________________ "I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney"

07-28-2019, 03:33 PM	#25
JPhillips Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Newburgh, NY	We're all pooling our checks and finally buying that Russian submarine, right? __________________ To love someone is to strive to accept that person exactly the way he or she is, right here and now.. - Mr. Rogers

07-29-2019, 07:34 PM	#26
bob College Starter Join Date: Oct 2004	Long story short: only $31m of the $700m settlement is actually going to the whole "$125 check" program. So if just 248,000 people sign up, they'll get the full amount. If 1,000,000 sign up, they're getting $31 each. And if everyone who was actually affected signed up - all 147 million of them - it would be 21 cents. Anyone who claims they already have received a check is full of shit.

07-30-2019, 10:45 AM	#32
NobodyHere Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2013	I wonder how much of a settlement this will be: Capital One is sued over data breach in proposed class action __________________ "I am God's prophet, and I need an attorney"

07-30-2019, 10:59 AM	#33
albionmoonlight Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: North Carolina	Looks like neither my wife nor I were impacted. I guess I'll have to earn my 21 cents the old fashioned way.

07-30-2019, 11:21 AM	#34
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	My wife was impacted, I was not. Not sure this is worth my effort. Found this on a privacy blog/podcast that I follow: How to Get Your Equifax Settlement \| Firewalls Don't Stop Dragons __________________ Author of The Bill Gates Challenge, as well as other groundbreaking dynasties. Last edited by Kodos : 07-30-2019 at 11:22 AM.

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