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Esther D’Amico

Experian to Pay $650K Fine for Spamming People

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Experian Consumer Services (ESC), part of consumer credit rating agency Experian, has agreed to pay a $650,000 fine to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for spamming consumers with marketing emails that did not include a way to opt out, as required by law.

The FTC said the California-based credit agency, which is also known as ConsumerInfo.com, sent consumers the unsolicited emails after they signed up for an account to manage their Experian credit report information.

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