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by op00to 1610 days ago
Huge red flag: they offer you some money back in hopes you don't turn them into the "authorities".
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That's how settlements work, yes.
Is it though? A settlement in a civil case is money in exchange for not pursuing further civil legal action.

A situation of "we're giving you money so that you don't report a crime" (which is implied by "turning in to the authorities") is more like extortion/bribery than it is a settlement.

Wouldn’t not offering any money back be an even bigger red flag?