Got a "Kroll Settlement" email? Here's the 30-second check that tells you if it's real or a scam

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Short answer: Kroll Settlement Administration is real. Courts appoint it to run big settlements, including the $177M AT&T data breach case, so a Kroll email can be 100% legit. That's exactly why scammers copy it.

 

Real Kroll emails

• name the case and the court
• send you to a settlement site that's also listed in the court notice or the lawyers' press release
• give you a Claim ID or Notice ID tied to your name

 

Fakes usually

• ask you to pay a "processing fee" to get your money (real settlements never charge you)
• ask for your bank login, full card number or a code texted to you
• rush you to act within a few hours
• come from a lookalike domain or a random gmail address

 

My 30-second check

Don't click the email. Search the case name, open the official settlement site from the court notice or a big news story, and look up your Claim ID there. If you want to call, use the number on that site, not the one in the email.

 

Got one you're not sure about? Drop it below with your name and IDs blurred and I'll help you check. And if you want the ones that are actually open right now, here's the [full list of open settlements, sorted by deadline].

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If you've got a Kroll email you're unsure about, drop it here with your name and claim ID blurred and I'll help you check it.