Advice Request Notice of Class Action Settlement re Google Plus - is it legit or scam?

[SumTingWong]

Hello

I just got this email in my gmail account today. Is it a scam? It telling me to go to this site w w w . GooglePlusDataLitigation. com to file the claim

 

[Ink]

Real, but Fake.
Waste of time.

Google Plus Data Litigation Scam (August) Some Facts!

Google Plus Data Litigation Scam (August) Some Facts! >> This article will tell you how you can get upto $12 as a result of a lawsuit. Please read it now.

www.smoothcreationsonline.com

Google might owe you $12

If Google+ exposed your personal data, you have until Oct. 8 to file a claim.

mashable.com

 

[Protomartyr]

It's actually real.

Here’s how to make a claim in the $7.5M Google Plus security flaw settlement

You can register online for a payment.

www.theverge.com

However, it's not worth the trouble. Payout is max $12, but will more than likely be less than that.

 

[upnorth]

12 bucks, is after all 12 bucks. Here in the EU we user gets zero and that's even after Google supposed to pay billions, started back in 2017.

Google hit with record EU fine over Shopping service

The European Commission penalises the US tech giant for illegally favouring its own shopping service.

www.bbc.com

Google hit with €4.3bn Android fine from EU

The European Commission has claimed Android unfairly cemented Google's dominance of search.

www.bbc.com

Google hit with £44m GDPR fine over ads

Google has been fined 50 million euros (£44m) by the French data regulator CNIL.

www.bbc.com

Or as politicians love to say, it's another account and we can't do anything about it.

 

[Protomartyr]

I think what gave me pause when filing a claim was that you had to input your banking info to get the digital check and also reading that the payout would more likely be $5. On top of that, I have no way to tell if I actually had my information leaked as the email only states that I may be a settlement class member and may be eligible. It's not guaranteed that a filed claim will be eligible even if I got the email.

Giving out more sensitive info compared to what may have been leaked in the Google+ incident doesn't sit well with me.