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You’ve undoubtedly heard of the data breach that Equifax had back in 2017, where data from approximately 147 million Americans was exposed. Later on Equifax agreed to a $475 million settlement for people who were affected.
How to process an Equifax data breach claim for money
It’s actually quite easy – first go to the Equifax settlement eligibility site.
Then enter in your last name and the last 6 digits of your social security number. You’ll be told either you were affected or not. If it says you weren’t affected, you can try and manually submit that you should be part of the claim. If it says you were affected, you can file a claim online, and then enter in your contact information. Then you will…