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junk faxes

Transmitting faxes to unsolicited recipients. U.S. federal law 47USC227 prohibits broadcasting junk faxes, allowing recipients to sue the sender in Small Claims Court for USD $500 per copy. See spam.
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A JUNK fax company is luring people into wasting money - by promising to block junk faxes.
THE JUDGE; Chain letter left me pounds 350 out of pocket Mary in warning over mail rip-off
BIN an outrageously sneaky junk fax that's doing the rounds - offering advice on how to stop getting junk faxes.
PENMAN & GREENWOOD INVESTIGATE: THIS IS A REAL FAX UP; PG TIP
JUNK fax firms are being warned to toe the line - or face fines of up to pounds 100,000.
pounds 100,000 FAX RAP; Watchdog's fines threat
"One had an extra pounds 90 on a quarterly phone bill." One of the many firms responsible for the junk fax deluge is Braken Investments, of Ludlow, Shropshire.
Fury of firms facing a daily faxes deluge
Earlier this year, its junk fax resulted in a pounds 1,500 fine by the watchdog for premium rate phones.
Sorted: pounds 3.5m junk fax fix; ..BUT WE'LL HAVE TO GO ON FIGHTING THE PAPER PLAGUE
A JUNK fax firm exposed by the Sunday Mail has been fined pounds 20,000 for misleading the public.
FAXING CHEATS FINED pounds 20,000; Victory for Sunday Mail
The pair have run into junk fax trouble before while trading as 192directory enquiries.net
SORTED: Launch your own fax attacks now; HIT BACK AT PREMIUM RATE LEECHES
Another junk fax, from London marketing company, F-Commerce Is Us, promises a voucher for pounds 150 off a holiday and claims to be valid for tour operators Unijet, Thomson, Cosmos and Airtours among others.
CLAMP ON JUNK FAXES; Ad watchdogs probe hols offer
"Join the campaign against junk faxes!" said rubbish that one of his companies distributed - by junk fax.
Sorted: CHEAT'S BID TO BLAME HIS PAL; FAX CON 2
Asked how he could reconcile his religious beliefs with his junk fax operation, Ritchie said: "My faxes are simply a form of advertising."
Sorted: pounds 700,000 fine for the junk fax guru; FAX CON 1
CONVICTED fraudster Gordon Ritchie is coining it in as the Junk Fax King...
Fax of strife!; Fraudster dials hotline to your cash
When the Junk Fax Prevention Act was enacted in 2005, it placed strict limitations on who companies could send unsolicited fax advertisements to, and required that all unsolicited fax advertisements include an opt-out notice.
Bais Yaakov of Spring Valley v. FCC: 852 F.3d 1078 (D.C. Cir. 2017)

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