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tl;dr: For those who applied for the $125 payout option in the Equifax data breach settlement, you should've gotten an email requiring that you provide more inf

tl;dr: For those who applied for the $125 payout option in the Equifax data breach settlement, you should've gotten an email requiring that you provide more information by October 15, or that your claim would be denied. The FTC confirms it's legit: https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/cases-proceedings/refunds/equifax-data-breach-settlement#FAQ4 https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/cases-proceedings/refunds/eq... (FAQ 4 item 2) The article's author says Gmail filed it into the 'Promotions' folder.

ewoodrich 7y ago
FWIW the Equifax email didn't go to Promotions for me, it was in the regular Gmail inbox, and marked "Important".
koboll 7y ago
The information required is only a single input where you type the name of your credit monitoring service, and affirm you will continue to use it for at least 6 months. Not a high bar to clear. Mint.com offers credit monitoring for free, as do a number of credit cards.
ulkesh 7y ago
I received no such email and I signed up fairly quickly for the $125. I've checked my spam folder as well as everywhere else, they simply haven't sent me such an email.
- keehun 7y ago
  I also haven't gotten anything from them, yet!
- Fishkins 7y ago
  Neither did I. Does anyone know what to do in this case? I have my Equifax claim code.
  - CaliforniaKarl 7y ago
    Go to the claim web site and choose to 'Modify/Amend Your Claim'. There should be a place now for you to specify which credit-monitoring service you are using.
  - ulkesh 7y ago
    Unfortunately I have no such claim code. I also don't remember receiving one and there was never a confirmation email sent. If there was one on the screen, I regret not saving it. It's sad and frustrating the lengths they are going to, to make sure they pay so very little for screwing so many people.
HillaryBriss 7y ago
> The article's author says Gmail filed it into the 'Promotions' folder. Yeah, but they have to contact people by email because they don't have anyone's physical home address.

ewoodrich 7y ago

FWIW the Equifax email didn't go to Promotions for me, it was in the regular Gmail inbox, and marked "Important".

koboll 7y ago

The information required is only a single input where you type the name of your credit monitoring service, and affirm you will continue to use it for at least 6 months. Not a high bar to clear. Mint.com offers credit monitoring for free, as do a number of credit cards.

ulkesh 7y ago

I received no such email and I signed up fairly quickly for the $125. I've checked my spam folder as well as everywhere else, they simply haven't sent me such an email.

keehun 7y ago
I also haven't gotten anything from them, yet!
Fishkins 7y ago
Neither did I. Does anyone know what to do in this case? I have my Equifax claim code.
- CaliforniaKarl 7y ago
  Go to the claim web site and choose to 'Modify/Amend Your Claim'. There should be a place now for you to specify which credit-monitoring service you are using.
- ulkesh 7y ago
  Unfortunately I have no such claim code. I also don't remember receiving one and there was never a confirmation email sent. If there was one on the screen, I regret not saving it. It's sad and frustrating the lengths they are going to, to make sure they pay so very little for screwing so many people.

HillaryBriss 7y ago

> The article's author says Gmail filed it into the 'Promotions' folder. Yeah, but they have to contact people by email because they don't have anyone's physical home address.