Watch for fake IRS calls, emails this tax season: Cook County Sheriff

The Cook County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about common tax season scams, including fake IRS phone calls, phishing emails and texts, fraudulent tax preparers, identity theft, and tax debt ...

Planning your spring break getaway? Avoid these rental scam red flags

People ages 18 through 29 were three times more likely than other adults to report losing money to a rental scam, according ...
Journal Star

Here's how Illinois residents can claim up to $51 from Amazon Prime settlement

Eligible Illinois residents can still claim an Amazon refund from the company's settlement with the FTC. Here's how to claim ...
Fox News

Amazon Prime settlement could put money back in your pocket

Amazon has agreed to pay $2.5 billion to settle allegations brought by the Federal Trade Commission over how it enrolled customers in Prime and how difficult it made cancellation. The FTC alleged ...
AOL

Amazon will pay $1.5B in refunds to Prime members who may have joined by accident or had trouble cancelling. Keep on top of sneaky subscriptions

Amazon owes money to millions of Amazon Prime members who could receive part of a $2.5-billion settlement — all because of how the company marketed its subscription service and communicated its ...
TechRepublic

Amazon Reaches $1B Settlement Over Return Refund Practices

Amazon is moving toward resolving a major class action lawsuit that accused the company of improperly handling customer returns, with a proposed settlement valued at more than $1 billion. The ...
MarketWatch

FTC Release: FTC Announces Refund Claims Process for NGL Users Affected by Deceptive Tactics and Unauthorized Charges

The MarketWatch News Department was not involved in the creation of this content. NGL customers who paid for a NGL Pro subscription between January 2022 and July 2024 may be eligible The Federal Trade ...
Cleveland.com

Amazon Prime users: Watch for this important update

SEATTLE — Millions of Amazon Prime members are now seeing refunds after the company agreed to a $2.5 billion settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over how it signed people up for Prime and how ...
Channel 3000

Didn’t get a settlement check from Amazon? You may still be eligible

SEATTLE — Millions of Amazon Prime customers received refunds from the company over the holidays, and there's a chance more members are still eligible. Amazon agreed to disburse $1.5 billion to ...
WGAL

Amazon customers can claim refunds from $2.5 billion settlement

VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT NEIGHBOR THERE AND ALSO AMAZON CUSTOMERS. YOU MAY BE GETTING SOME MONEY BACK. A NEW FTC SETTLEMENT IS OPENING THE DOOR FOR REFUNDS TIED TO AMAZON PRIME SIGNUPS, SO AMAZON ...
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Amazon Prime settlements: How to file a claim if you did not get an automatic refund

Now that automatic payments in the Federal Trade Commission’s settlement with Amazon over Prime memberships have gone out, the next phase of refunds has begun. The FTC said that Amazon convinced ...