Christmas is a busy time for most people – including scammers looking for a festive bonus by creaming money or personal details off unsuspecting consumers. “Although scammers are always around, they have greater opportunity at Christmas to sneak under the radar of consumers who are busy with trying to buy the perfect present or arrange [...]
$2 million penalty for last respondent in Safedivert SMS scheme
December 1, 2010 By Leave a Comment
The Federal Court in Brisbane today imposed $2 million in penalties against Mr Scott Gregory Phillips in proceedings brought by the Australian Communications and Media Authority in relation to SMS spam. This penalty is in addition to $22.25 million imposed on seven other respondents last year, bringing the total amount of penalties in this matter [...]
$11,000 penalty for sending emails from downloaded email list
November 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A web design company has paid a penalty of $11,000 following an investigation by the Australian Communications and Media Authority into emails allegedly sent by the company in contravention of the Spam Act 2003. The ACMA issued an infringement notice to the company, Bunology, after it admitted conducting an email marketing campaign using addresses it [...]
Slam phone scammers: ACCC and ACMA
October 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
We have received a news alert from ACMA and as part of our public service, we are reprinting the said bulletin in its entirety: The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission and the Australian Communications and Media Authority are calling on Australians to immediately hang up the phone if scammers call, staying alert to this growing [...]
Telemarketers scamming Australians about the Do Not Call Register
September 2, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Unscrupulous telemarketers are offering to list consumers’ phone numbers on the Do Not Call Register for a fee, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). ‘The Do Not Call Register is a free service provided by the Australian Government,’ said ACMA Chairman, Chris Chapman, who warned consumers not to provide any personal identification [...]
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