UK regulator fines debt collection firm £300K for sending 5.5M unlawful texts with fake bailiff threats
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Jude Karabus
Summary
The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) fined KRA Consultancy Ltd £300,000 for sending 5.5 million unlawful text messages targeting financially vulnerable people. The texts included fake bailiff threats designed to pressure recipients into paying debts. The company's director, Khuram Rezvan Ahmad, was quoted as saying he didn't care if the data was old "as long as it's making money." The ICO described the scheme as 'calculated' and said it caused 'real fear and distress' among recipients.
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bskyUK regulator fines debt collection firm £300K for sending 5.5M unlawful texts with fake bailiff threatstheregister.comKey quotes
· 3 pulledAm I confident on the data set? As long as I'm doing the cases, I don't really give a f*** if it's old as long as it's making money.
The ICO described the scheme as 'calculated' and said it caused 'real fear and distress' among recipients.
The firm did not check 'the loan decline data' before sending the messages.
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