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Firms face raids and fines of up to £500,000 for sending unsolicited text messages about credit or compensation.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said tackling the issue was a "high priority". Typical messages claim recipients are entitled to money, promise to write off debts or find a loan, or suggest accident compensation can be claimed. But in many cases, the products they are selling can actually make people financially worse off. The ICO said it was investigating several cases at the moment, and had identified certain companies to target. The Consumer Credit Counselling Service (CCCS) charity is running a campaign against unsolicited texts, and believes the messages cynically target vulnerable people....Read more here----: BBC News - Fines threat for credit text messages
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Text spammers from 'shady' firms will face fines of £500,000......
From ‘sympathetic’ enquiries about car accidents to concern that you may have been mis-sold an insurance policy, text spammers – mass senders of unsolicited texts – come in many guises. But from this month they face fines of up to £500,000 as the authorities attempt to clamp down on a fast-growing problem. One survey found that an astonishing 20 million mobile phone users had received messages such as: ‘Free Msg: Important! Records indicate you are entitled to £3,700 from Mis-Sold Loan Insurance (PPI). To claim reply YES to this message. Thank you.’ Many recipients of this message have never taken out loan insurance....Read more here--: Text spammers from 'shady' firms will face fines of