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The company which ran the sharply-criticised money drop event in Auckland s Aotea Square earlier this month has today been fined $30,000 for spamming people with texts in August. The discount vouchers were made to look like $5 notes. Source: Supplied
The Department of Internal Affairs today announced the penalty against Greenback Ecommerce Limited - trading as The Safety Warehouse - which is owned by Andrew Thorne.
The company was found to have breach the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 when it sent out more 4800 unsolicited commercial SMS messages on August 12 this year, prompting complaints.
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Press Release – Department Of Internal Affairs Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has issued a penalty of NZ$30,000 to Greenback Ecommerce Limited (trading as The Safety Warehouse) for breaching the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 (the Act). The Safety Warehouse was investigated …
Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has issued a penalty of NZ$30,000 to Greenback Ecommerce Limited (trading as The Safety Warehouse) for breaching the Unsolicited Electronic Messages Act 2007 (the Act).
The Safety Warehouse was investigated after DIA received complaints from the public about receiving unsolicited commercial SMS text messages. These messages took advantage of the second COVID-19 outbreak to sell face masks and failed to provide an unsubscribe facility.