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Amazon Prime Refund Claims Open In $2.5B Settlement

How to still get up to $51 from Amazon Prime settlement in 2025

In September, the FTC announced a $2.5 billion settlement with Amazon involving how millions of consumers felt tricked into signing up for Prime membership and had a tough time stopping the fees.

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How to file a refund claim in Amazon's $2.5 billion FTC settlement

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Amazon Is Paying $1.5B Back to Prime Users: Here’s Who Gets a Refund

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Amazon Customers Can Now File a Claim Under $2.5B Settlement

The second phase of Amazon’s massive $2.5 billion settlement is now underway and eligible customers who did not already receive a refund from the company can now file a claim.

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How much money will Amazon customers receive from $2.5B settlement? Here's why payments vary

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Amazon Issues $1.5B in Prime Subscription Refunds After FTC Settlement. How to Claim Yours

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Are you owed money from Amazon? Here’s what to know

As part of the settlement, Amazon agreed to pay $1.5 billion in refunds to customers and $1 billion as a penalty to the government.

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Amazon Prime settlements: How to file a claim if you did not get an automatic refund

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Amazon to mail some Prime customers up to $51 in refunds after FTC settlement

AOL

The fake refund scam: Why scammers love holiday shoppers

The holiday shopping season should feel exciting, but for scammers, it's rush hour. And this year, one trick is hitting more inboxes and phones than ever: the fake refund scam. If you've ever seen an unexpected "Your refund has been issued," "Your payment ...

Detroit Free Press

Where's my refund: Scammers impersonate IRS with texts about $1,400 stimulus money

The average refund was $1,928 for tax returns processed by Jan. 31. That's up 38.2% from first week of the tax season last year. Tax filers warned about scammers impersonating IRS to get you old stimulus money. Big news that the IRS would suddenly roll out ...

CNBC

Don't let scammers stealing your tax refund

A survey from Allstate Identity Protection reveals that nearly two-thirds of Americans (64%) are worried that cybercriminals could use their personal information to pocket their tax refund. Tax-related identity theft is an ongoing issue, with Allstate ...

WGAL

Scammers promise refund to con you into giving up your credit card information

PRETEND TO BE COMCAST, BUT THE LURE OF GETTING SOME MONEY BACK THROUGH A REFUND, ESPECIALLY A THREE FIGURE DEAL, IS SOMETHING THAT’S PRETTY EXCITING. BUT A NEWSDAY VIEWER DID NOT TAKE THE BAIT AFTER GETTING THIS EMAIL. SHE WRITES, RECEIVED CALLS SAYING ...

WTVD

$4.2M lost to tax scams last year: Tricks scammers use to steal your tax refund

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- It's the heart of tax season which means scammers are ready to take your refund. This time of year is a gold mine for scammers. According to the Federal Trade Commission, taxpayers lost $4.2 million to IRS imposters last year.

ABC7 San Francisco

Scammers drain growing number of Middle Class Tax Refund cards

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- A growing number of Californians are reporting that scammers have drained their inflation relief debit cards, prompting one state lawmaker to raise alarms about what appears to be rampant "remote fraud" akin to the EDD fraud scandal ...

Bleeping Computer

FBI warns scammers now impersonate refund payment portals

The FBI warns that tech support scammers are now impersonating financial institutions' refund payment portals to harvest victims' sensitive information and add legitimacy. In today's public service announcement, the federal law enforcement agency said that ...

Wall Street Journal

How to Protect Your Tax Refund From Scammers

This transcript was prepared by a transcription service. This version may not be in its final form and may be updated. Ariana Aspuru: Here's Your Money Briefing for Tuesday, March 25th. I'm Ariana Aspuru for The Wall Street Journal. Scammers are filing ...