Amazon issuing Prime refunds
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Amazon's started paying out $1.5 billion of its record-breaking settlement with the FTC which is earmarked to refund Prime customers.
Amazon Prime users who unknowingly signed up for the monthly service may be eligible fora payment as part of a $2.5 billion settlement. The online shopping giant and the Federal Trade Commission agreed to a settlement stemming from claims that Amazon violated FTC rules by “knowingly misleading millions of consumers into enrolling in Prime.”
The tech company has started sending payments to eligible customers to receive a portion of the settlement. Here’s what you need to know.
Certain Amazon Prime customers may qualify for a payment as part of the company’s $2.5 billion settlement. In 2023, the Federal Trade Commission filed an antitrust lawsuit against Amazon. The suit alleged that the company enrolled millions of customers in Amazon Prime subscriptions without their knowledge or consent and then made cancellation difficult.