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Back in 2017 your personal and financial data may have been exported to a data breach. You can find out if you were by going to the official Equfiax Data Breach Settlement Website at:
Fill out your last name and last 6 digits of your social security number and submit the form. If your information shows as compromised, you are eligible to sign up for a $125.00 settlement. That amount is payable by check/card or 10 years of free credit reporting.
You can also claim for multiple benefits if you spent time and/or money trying to clear up fraudulent activity due to the breach.
You haven until January 22, 2020 to file a claim.
Here are some other resources explaining the breach and settlement.
- https://www.ftc.gov/enforcement/cases-proceedings/refunds/equifax-data-breach-settlement
- https://www.consumer.ftc.gov/blog/2019/07/equifax-data-breach-settlement-how-claim-your-benefits
- https://www.equifaxbreachsettlement.com/
- https://www.cnet.com/how-to/equifax-settlement-owes-you-125-but-the-free-credit-monitoring-might-be-the-better-offer/
- https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2019/07/30/ftc-warns-equifax-settlement-scam-involving-fake-websites/1864757001/