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UK Trader Fined £200,000 for Sending Nearly 1 Million Spam Texts to Debt-Stricken Individuals

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Bharat Singh Chand, a sole trader from Burry Port, Carmarthenshire, has been fined £200,000 by the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) for sending 966,449 spam text messages promoting debt solutions and energy-saving grants. The messages were dispatched from 383 mobile numbers between December 3, 2023, and July 3, 2024, targeting individuals already in financial distress. Chand has appealed the ICO's decision.

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UK Trader Fined £200,000 for Sending Nearly 1 Million Spam Texts to Debt-Stricken Individuals

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