You could be entitled to $125 or more from Equifax

[timvolley]

Thanks for the info i will look into.

[dreamyxo]

I checked the other day and sure enough my information was breached so I filled it out.   I don't remember if I got notification of a breach.  I heard about it on the radio last week about the settlement then someone from a message board posted the link.

[rob110]

Thanks for the info, well worth checking out.

[elvisdo]

I saw that I was eligible so I will be submitting.

[ghunter]

I am not sure about this, so I guess I will pass although I was informed a couple of years ago that some one tried to steal my information so I have to have an ID number in order to file my taxes.

[countrygirl12]

It's a pittance for all of the potential damage that could result from it, but about 147 million people are entitled to take part in a class action settlement of at least $125 from Equifax if your personal information was included as part of their 2017 data breach. Both my wife and I were eligible and requested our settlement payments yesterday. To determine if you are part of those affected, you have to enter your last name and last six digits of your SSN into an online form and then complete a short questionnaire. 


Not a 'survey' like those of us here are used to, but if you get past the initial demographic query - it is a guaranteed $125 minimum payout for a few minutes of input. (You also have to wait quite a while for the payout - but when is anything instant these days!)


Take a look to see if you are eligible as I expect many of us here are.  https://www.wired.com/story/how-to-get-equifax-settlement-money/


Also there is an alternative option of signing up for free credit monitoring rather than receiving the $125 payout. But if you get your credit reports at https://www.annualcreditreport.com/ every year and regularly check your credit score at https://www.creditkarma.com for any negative treatment (both free) it is probably worth putting the additional $125 into your pocket.

DISCLAIMER: If you take part in this settlement you will forfeit your right to bring any separate independent lawsuit against Equifax for any damages caused to you by their data breach. But the time, expense, and hassle in prosecuting that independent claim might make it not worth the effort.

I guarantee if you do this and later there is a compromise of your info and you can trace it back to this that you can still sue them.

[countrygirl12]

I saw that I was eligible so I will be submitting.

I think everyone who goes to that page it is saying they are eligible.  Whether or not you get any money is the real question.

[Mizzkizz7]

Heard about the breech but don't think I had any credit cards open in my name.

[potluck6]

I put my husbands name and it came out as  being fine for the lawsuit. gave his social and info . if itbtakes 6 mns ok didn't have money before.

[countrygirl12]

Heard about the breech but don't think I had any credit cards open in my name.

This is not just about credit cards.  They are a credit bureau so if you have have a loan for a car, house, any type of credit they have your info.