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I received the "Facebook Class Action Settlement" or " Facebook internet Tracking Settlement" email below about a settlement between Facebook in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The email, which appears to be a scam, directed me to fbinternettrackingsettlement.com to file a claim in order to receive payment, but I want to know if the website is legit or not before I submit my personal information.
If anyone has any information about fbinternettrackingsettlement.com, please share in it a commment below.
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I spoke with Angeion, the law firm handling this case. I forwarded them all the threads across the web including comments from individuals saying they received SMS pw reset messages. The paralegal I spoke with confirmed the website is genuine. I received the mail-in packet and it references the domain exactly. He will pass on the concerns regarding the recent registration date of May 2022.
Where did they get our email addresses to send us the notification? The way in which I received the communication marked it instantly as "spam" by my email provider. It's interesting how a legal firm would send an email in this way, which clearly violates the CAN SPAM Act.
CNET shows it on front page, go for it!
I got the same e-mail.I found this info, anyway even this e-mail was real, 90 million US dollars divided by 200 million FB account. It's not worth to take a risk.https://openclassactions.com/settlement_facebooktracking.php
Agreed. The only people truly cashing in here are the lawyers.
Why are they asking for payment to file a claim?
Are they? If so, then it's definitely a scam.
They aren't asking for payment. They are asking how you want your payment sent to you.
It's legit - the same link appears in several reputable sites (see below).https://www.bloomberg.com/press-releases/2022-06-24/dicello-levitt-gutzler-facebook-users-may-be-eligible-for-a-payment-from-a-class-action-settlementhttps://dicellolevitt.com/facebook-to-pay-90-million-to-settle-decade-long-data-privacy-class-action/https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/facebook-external-site-user-tracking-90-class-action-settlement/https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/lawsuit-news/facebook-class-action-lawsuit-and-settlement-news/facebook-tracking-class-action-settled-for-90m/
No, they settled the case:https://topclassactions.com/lawsuit-settlements/open-lawsuit-settlements/facebook-external-site-user-tracking-90-class-action-settlement/
No, please read the details more carefully:"The deadline for exclusion and objection is Sept. 12, 2022. In order to receive a settlement payment, settlement class members must submit a valid claim form by Sept. 22, 2022.The final approval hearing for this settlement is scheduled for Oct. 27, 2022."
