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Class Action Settlement re fees on overseas purchases
« on: December 13, 2007, 10:55:44 AM »
My mother wrote this to me in an e-mail this week:
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...there is a class action  Settlement against Visa, MasterCard and Diners Club for charging fees on purchases made overseas involving exchange rate.  There is a form for you to fill out in the box I sent today.  You can just apply for the flat $25 refund or submit paperwork for more.  Under separate cover, I mailed you an article from today's paper regarding this settlement and assuring everyone that it is not a scam and very legal.  I had already started getting my paperwork together for purchases I made for your ... on my Visa Card.   I probably will settle for the $25 flat refund but you might be eligible for more.

I haven't received the box & letter from her, but I'm getting my bank statements together in anticipation... ;D
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Re: Class Action Settlement re fees on overseas purchases
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2007, 02:32:01 PM »
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Re: Class Action Settlement re fees on overseas purchases
« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2007, 02:37:32 PM »
I got that letter! I was wondering if it was real. I suppose I'll take my $25.
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Re: Class Action Settlement re fees on overseas purchases
« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2007, 09:42:47 PM »
I'm getting copies of my statements, I'm already up to $85 with much more to come.

In our first few months here EVERYTHING went on US credit cards so I'm due a lot!
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Re: Class Action Settlement re fees on overseas purchases
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2007, 09:27:24 AM »
rock on! i'm so filing this :) i'm sure i can dig up some. I have a wachovia visa debit card and a bank of america mastercard. Too bad amex isn't included. We go abroad every year so if I can find all the statements I bet I can rack up a good bit. Too bad this year isn't included.
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Re: Class Action Settlement re fees on overseas purchases
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2007, 09:30:09 AM »
We got one too!
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Re: Class Action Settlement re fees on overseas purchases
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2007, 09:42:34 AM »
Quote from: julia_atlanta on December 14, 2007, 09:27:24 AM
I have a wachovia visa debit card and a bank of america mastercard.

Do visa debit cards count? Credit card wise, I've only ever used my Amex over here, but I definitely used my Wachovia Visa debit card when I lived here back in 2001-2003. If so, I'm excited for my $25 (at the very least).
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Re: Class Action Settlement re fees on overseas purchases
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2007, 11:16:37 AM »
My dad just forwarded the letter he received in the mail.  Two years of dating my husband put an awful lot of cost on the credit cards.  I just wonder if I can find all the transactions. 
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Re: Class Action Settlement re fees on overseas purchases
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2007, 12:16:05 PM »
Is anyone else having problems filling out the electronic form? No matter what I do, I can't get it to accept my UK postcode (even though it's fine with having my country as UK), and I can't just leave it blank. I used the contact form on the claims site (which also requires a valid postcode, hahahah!) but no one's gotten back to me. I'd really rather not have to post it in just because they can't code their site properly... :(
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Re: Class Action Settlement re fees on overseas purchases
« Reply #9 on: December 15, 2007, 12:47:46 AM »
Quote from: kate_mate on December 14, 2007, 09:42:34 AM
Do visa debit cards count? Credit card wise, I've only ever used my Amex over here, but I definitely used my Wachovia Visa debit card when I lived here back in 2001-2003. If so, I'm excited for my $25 (at the very least).

it specifically mentioned visa or mastercard debit or credit cards. So, should count.
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