Court-ordered refund on a credit card notice

[Smallpotatoes]

Today in the mail I received a notice from a US District Court Settlement Adminsitrator that said that I am eligible to receive a refund of frees charged to credit cards base don foreign transactions from Feb. 1 1996 to Nov. 8, 2006.
I'm given three refund options and the one that seems to suit me the most (for somebody who has traveled outside the US for less than one week or had foreign transactions of less than $2,500) entitles me to a refund of $25. Yes, it's only $25, but every little bit helps.
I'm a little worried that this might be a scam, though nowhere on the refund forms does it ask for credit card, bank account or Social Security numbers. If it's a scam, how might it work and is there somebody I could call to see if this is legitimate?
Anybody else receive one of these?

 

[HandsomeHarley]

Sounds like a scam.

They probably want to gain your trust first, and then as for card numbers.

If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

 

[BTExpress]

I got one two days ago.

Haven't done anything yet.

 

[mike311gd]

Today in the mail I received a notice from a US District Court Settlement Adminsitrator that said that I am eligible to receive a refund of frees charged to credit cards base don foreign transactions from Feb. 1 1996 to Nov. 8, 2006.
I'm given three refund options and the one that seems to suit me the most (for somebody who has traveled outside the US for less than one week or had foreign transactions of less than $2,500) entitles me to a refund of $25. Yes, it's only $25, but every little bit helps.
I'm a little worried that this might be a scam, though nowhere on the refund forms does it ask for credit card, bank account or Social Security numbers. If it's a scam, how might it work and is there somebody I could call to see if this is legitimate?
Anybody else receive one of these?

I've never received one. I get checks from credit card companies on a monthly basis; you know, those ones for $8.25, but when you turn it over, you see the cashing agrees to terms on something you don't want. So I rip those bad boys up in a second.

I'd call a number on that form to make sure, but as long as you're not "signing up" to something stated on the check or the form, it sounds like you've got yourself an extra $25. Enjoy it.

 

[Bad Guy Zero]

 

[SoCalDude]

I believe there was a class-action suit filed against Amex. It had to be more than a year ago. I went to France and England in summer 1999 for 3 weeks so I filed the claim. I got the notice a couple of days ago that my claim had been disallowed. I didn't read it that closely. I think it said I wasn't in Europe long enough. If I still have it, I'll take another look at it when I get home.

 

[deskslave]

It's legit. I got one too

http://money.cnn.com/2006/07/26/news/economy/cards_travel/index.htm

 

[heyabbott]

I got one, too. Think I'll take my $25

 

[Pastor]

I've received the same thing. It is a court settlement. They are just trying to meet out who receives how much of the judgement.

 

[BigSleeper]

I got one. Haven't done anything with it yet, but intend to. This kind of things happens every so often. I remember I got a $70 in a class-action against AMEX once.

 

[EStreetJoe]

My wife got one yesterday. Instead of trying to recount all the time and transactions abroad during that time, she's just opting for the $25.

 

[EStreetJoe]

Funny. I just got home and checked my mail, and I got a letter about this today. Weird part is: I never traveled overseas from 1996 to 2006. So I'm not even sure how I qualify for anything.

Here's the Web site they listed: www.ccfsettlement.com

Did you buy anything on the internet from a store/company based outside the U.S.?
That's probably why you're included, since it allegedly covers all foreign transactions.

The lawyers are the ones really making out big-time here "the lawyers for the class members will request 27.5% of the estimated $313 million expected to remain in the settlement fund after deducting costs for administering the settlement and notice, plus interest, for investigating the facts, litigating and resolving the case. They will also request reimbursement of their expenses, not to exceed $5 million to be paid from the settlement fund"
By my calculations the lawyers will walk away with $91 million.

 

[alleyallen]

Got one as well. I'll use the $25 to buy a shredder for all the mortgage offers I've gotten.

 

[Angola!]

I didn't get one of these, but one time I got a check for $7.32 in the mail because I was apparently apart of a class action lawsuit against those companies that give you 7 CDs for 1 cent. I was in college and it bought me a 12-pack of Natural Light.

I also was apart of a class action lawsuit against Netflix, but as part of their agreement all I got was a month free. I didn't trust them to actually only give me one month and not just continue my membership and start charging me again.

Class action lawsuits are fun, except for that one my mom was in against the government for her getting cancer from Hanford and the government winning.

Meaning all my mom won was losing her thyroid and almost dying at the age of 27.

 

[black dude with pompano]

I got one too and am opting for the $25 option. I fully expect to get a check for $3.07 five years now after appeals and attorney fees are finished.

 

[friend of a friend]

I got one yesterday. Threw it in the trash.

 

[OTD]

I got one. I was out of the country a few weeks, so I went with option 2. I'll let you know how much cash I get . . . assuming SportsJournalists.com is still around in 5 years.

 

[Lyman_Bostock]

Got one of these, too. I've probably been out of the country 60-70 days in that span. I don't have all the receipts from those trips, so I'll probably take Option 2.