T-Mobile data breach settlement Venmo payments resurface as “second chance” payouts hit some claimants

If a Venmo alert about the T-Mobile data breach settlement just showed up on a random weekday, it is not only you. A recent post in r/ClassActionSettlement says “second chance” settlement payouts are arriving through Venmo again, long after many people thought the whole thing was wrapped up.

The settlement itself is real and tied to T-Mobile’s August 2021 breach, which affected more than 76 million people in the US. Coverage of the payout wave in 2025 explained that payments could arrive through several methods, depending on what a claimant selected, and that the administrator involved is Kroll.

What people are seeing now looks a lot like a clean-up phase: re-issues, re-routes, or “fix the failed payment” attempts. One “second chance notice” post on r/ClassActionSettlement describes being able to update payment details and then waiting for a digital Mastercard option, which fits the idea that some earlier disbursements may have stalled.

Previously, there was a lot of chatter about whether these emails were phishing attempts. But it wasn’t. If the message is real, the details often match patterns reported during the 2025 rollout. Media outlets noted that some recipients saw descriptors such as “T-Mobile Data Breach Settlement” or “Kroll Settlement Payouts,” and that the money sometimes landed without much warning.

The amounts are also all over the place, which adds to the confusion. Common figures people reported were $56.54 and $226.19, and some people claimed higher payments depending on what they qualified for. Furthermore, some claimants who were allegedly owed more than $600 could be asked for a W-9.

Reddit is basically acting like a crowd-sourced tracker at this point. Besides the r/ClassActionSettlement “second chance” chatter, there are long-running r/tmobile threads where users compare timelines and payment methods, plus one-off posts from people saying they finally got a payout. 

For readers trying to figure out whether a Venmo payment notice is legit, the simplest filter is this: payouts are for people who filed a valid claim during the settlement process, not for every long-time T-Mobile customer. If a message pushes a link, asks for credentials, or pressures quick action, treat it like a potential trap and verify through official settlement channels referenced by established coverage instead of clicking through a DM.