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Fax case could be headed to the supreme court
A small publisher could receive a fine of up to $48 million for sending faxes to a client who agreed to receive them. As their faxes did not have an “opt-out” option on them, the FCC has ruled
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With a small office and a fax machine, even you can claim to lead a rebel army
Taken from a larger piece in the Irish Times about a retreat of a group of Syrian Rebels: “Diplomatic sources also say the “Free Syrian Army” is a name disparate local militias adopt without co-ordinating action or putting themselves under the command of Col Riad al-Assad, a defector based in Turkey who
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IRS Warning on Fax & Email Scams Directed at Tax Filers
As tax season arrives, so do new scams. The IRS is currently warning tax filers of a series of fax & email scams directed at them. People are receiving faxes and emails that claim to be from the IRS that
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City Council Member Faces State Ethics Charge Over E-Mails
With yet another reminder of the need to separate the use of business and personal activities, a Wichita City Council member is currently facing a state ethics charge over e-mails. Kansas state law prohibits the use of
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27 Junk Faxes Could Cost $432,000
Interesting FCC documents recently filed showing the process of the FEC going after a junk fax broadcaster, the FCC is currently attempting to find a software training company liable of sending 27 junk faxes to advertise its business, in an unrelated but similar situation, they are also doing the same for an employee benefits group […]
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Wells Fargo Wires Scammer $2.1 Million (or, why you should never post signatures on a website)
Through a series of fraudulent faxes, it appears that Wells Fargo has been scammed out of $2.1 Million by wiring money to a Hong Kong bank. From documents released, it appears that money was wired from a Catholic Healthcare West account at Wells Fargo to a “Tektil Trading UK Limited” in Hong Kong. The interesting […]
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Confidential Health Records Accidentally Sent to Lely, Florida Couple
As quoted from WINK News in Napels, Florida, Deborah Foley and Paul Lietz got a new phone line, and with it a number that was frequently misquoted by the David Lawrence Health Centre in Naples. At first they contacted the health center and
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Check the Caller ID First – Fax Number and Time Stamp Gives up Campaign Treasurer Doing Political Work on State Resources and Time
The great state if Illinois has an ethics policy that employees “shall not intentionally perform any prohibited political activity during any compensated time. State employees shall not intentionally misappropriate any state property or resources by engaging in prohibited political activity for the benefit of any campaign for elective office or any political organization” That line […]
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Hardcopy Fax Still Relevant in Elizabethton, Other Communities
As recently quoted by the Eleizabethton Star in “Library board approves new fax service for patrons“, Local libraries are finding that having access to fax technology is an important service to the community. While physical fax machines are disappearing from everyday life, fax technology still remains a necessary method of