12/9/2007

Currency Conversion Fee Antitrust Litigation

Filed under: — Aprille @ 11:10 am

I got a thing in the mail last week about the Currency Conversion Fee Antitrust Litigation. It’s an official-looking form asking me to fill out information about my international travel between 1996 and 2006, because I’m eligible for a refund due to a class action lawsuit against Visa, Mastercard, and Diners Club due to overcharges in currency conversion.

Here’s the official website: http://www.ccfsettlement.com/

It sounded awfully hoaxy to me, but Snopes says it’s for real:

http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/ccfsettlement.asp

I thought that might be of interest to those of you who do a lot of international travel. I estimate that I spent 134 days abroad during that time, so we’ll see what comes of it.

It’s times like this when being a meticulous blogger really pays off.  I was able to go back through my blog for much of that period and be reminded of all the trips I’ve taken, as well as the duration, because I always post “I’m leaving tomorrow and I can’t wait to get out of here” and “I’m back, here are my pictures” entries.

20 responses to “Currency Conversion Fee Antitrust Litigation”

  1. Karrey says:

    I got the same thing in the mail. Unfortunately, I was only out of the country for 8 days during the time period, for my trip to Rome. I wish it had been more!

  2. map says:

    I got the same thing, and God knows I haven’t been out of the country farther than Mexico in the last…37 years. That said, my reading of it was that it covers any international purchases. So, if I bought something online from England, I’m eligible. I figure I might go ahead and submit it for the default $25 payment and see what happens.

  3. Geggie says:

    Thanks for this. You know…I got this in the mail and dismissed it…tossed it right away because I was busy and heading out the door to go out of town. I estimate I spent 116 days out of the country during that period. I filed online. Thanks!!

  4. Chris Allen says:

    I was still worried so I call my Visa company and they confirmed the website and phonenumber. So looks legit… I would call your bank to confirm, even though the mail said don’t call.

  5. Strong Bad says:

    I got one of these too and can only assume it’s because I bought foreign goods on eBay and some of the currency conversions on PayPal were charged to my credit card of record when I had a zero balance. I’ll opt for the easy settlement and collect $25, which certainly would be far less than I spent importing video games. W00T. (M-W word of the year too!)

  6. Julie Ann says:

    Thanks! I think I deleted an email about that. I spent over 400 days out of the country during that time, so I think I’ll get some money back! Yay!

  7. Karen says:

    Thanks for the info! I was checking on Google to verify the form I got in the mail and was brought to your page. Nice blog/info! Thanks!

  8. Art says:

    I checked my passport, new one and an expired one (that’s why I saved it!) and counted the days between stamps. Seems pretty easy to take Option 2.

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  10. Credito says:

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  11. Carly says:

    I got a check today from this settlement. The “default $25” is only $18.04 because the lawyers fees were $13.875 Million and there wasn’t enough left over to pay all the claimants in full. But hey, it was enough to pay for lunch!

  12. donna says:

    I got an $18.04 check today too! Hey, can’t complain!

  13. Wallace says:

    Got mine yesterday! Thanks for posting this, I wasn’t sure if it was legit.

  14. Shirley says:

    Got the $18.04 check. Woopee! LOL

  15. MCB says:

    I got the $18.04 check this week as well. Just wanted to see if it was legit. Looks like it is, thanks for the previous posts.

  16. Jerry says:

    We received a check $18.04 and was afraid to cash it until reading this. Thanks all for posting! Not much but hey, it will buy a cup of coffee at Starbucks huh.. LOL
    Too bad the lawyers rip so much money on a deal like this!

  17. shasta says:

    got mine today too! 18.04!

  18. Jamerican says:

    I received this notice/check for $18.04 in the mail today. from Currency Conversion Fee Antiturst Litigation. http://www.ccfsettlement.com

  19. KFlem says:

    Will be receiving $204. Too bad I couldn’t get the full amount. I lived overseas over 10years!

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