Pair face £250k fine for spam texts

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Two people who sent millions of spam text messages face being fined more than £250,000, the information watchdog said.

The messages often claimed to offer payouts for accidents a person has never had or payment protection insurance (PPI) claims that they are not necessarily entitled to, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) said.
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