Does Skype Owe You Money? They’re Willing to Pay

During the end of December, my Skype account kept warning me that come 2010, I’ll be losing all of the money in my Skype-out account. Since it only came to $6, I didn’t bother doing much about it. The people I Skype with all have Skype too, so I rarely got to use the Skype-out paid service.

I didn’t appreciate the fact that Skype was confiscating my paid money just because it’s New Year’s Eve, but I figured maybe they needed extra cash for the office party.

Looks like other people did get upset. They even sued Skype in a class action suit. Here’s their website:

http://creditexpirationclassaction.com/

In fact, if you were affected, you can go ahead and claim your money, as the suit has been settled out of court:

Skype Communications, on behalf of itself and the other Defendants, has agreed to pay a Settlement Amount of $1,850,000 in full and complete settlement of the Released Claims, which shall include: (i) attorneys’ fees and costs and named plaintiffs’ incentive awards not to exceed $1,000 each, which collectively shall not exceed 25% of the Settlement Amount subject to Court approval; and (ii) availability, on a claims made basis, of an electronic voucher for $4.00 of Skype Credit per claimant from the Net Settlement Amount.

Yup, a whole $4!

Here’s the making-a-claim form – have fun!

And no, I am not making a claim because this is for US folks only.

Tagged as: money, Skype