The Federal Trade Commission is sending out checks to fully reimburse everyone who bought Razer Zephyr air purifier masks, which were falsely labeled during the COVID-19 pandemic as having N95-equivalent protection.

The FTC sued Razer in April 2024, and the gaming-hardware company agreed to a settlement, including a $100,000 fine and $1,071,254.33 toward a fund for consumer relief. The payments are being distributed to mask buyers imminently, the FTC announced yesterday.

R emember Razer's Zephyr mask? Yeah, the one with the RGB lighting, the black colourway that went with everything in my wardrobe, and the deceptive claim of N95 protection during

Under the terms of the agreement, the FTC said it would send checks and PayPal payments containing full refunds to 6,764 consumers who purchased the mask. According to the agency, consumers who bought a Zephyr will have 90 days to cash their check once received or 30 days to accept their PayPal payment.

The FTC will be sending checks and PayPal payments to buyers of what it calls the deceptively marketed product. The agency writes that consumers should cash