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ICO Information Commissioner's Office SCAM?
Poshsalt
Posts: 137 Forumite
Hi,
Have 2 LTD businesses and received a letter from ICO Information Commissioner's Office requesting £40 for data protection and if I dont pay its a £4,000 fine.
Is this legit?
The reviews on internet say 96% negative. I've never heard of them.
On one business we dont hold any data which is the letter which was sent and another businesses where I have addresses.
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This is the government siteEx forum ambassador
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Yes it is legit.1
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ok thanks.
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Genuine question: how do you run a business without holding any data?Poshsalt said:Have 2 LTD businesses ... On one business we dont hold any data which is the letter which was sent
Every generation blames the one before...
Mike + The Mechanics - The Living Years0 -
You don't need to hold or process any personal information to run a company.0
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We just bin their letters. Utterly pointless and looks like a scam.0
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I received 2 letters for my 2 limiteds this week
1 is dormant
1 doesn't process data as all is done on a government laptop, each government contract states no data processing.
Called them and explained and both removed from payment list.June challenge £100 a day £3161.63 plus £350 vouchers plus £108.37 food/shopping saving
July challenge £50 a day. £ 1682.50/1550
October challenge £100 a day. £385/£31000 -
Easy to opt out via online chat. Phone line takes forever to get through. It is legit, but need to let them know.Poshsalt said:Hi,Have 2 LTD businesses and received a letter from ICO Information Commissioner's Office requesting £40 for data protection and if I dont pay its a £4,000 fine.Is this legit?The reviews on internet say 96% negative. I've never heard of them.On one business we dont hold any data which is the letter which was sent and another businesses where I have addresses.
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Your first post and you have replied to a 20 month old thread!drendon22 said:
Easy to opt out via online chat. Phone line takes forever to get through. It is legit, but need to let them know.Poshsalt said:Hi,Have 2 LTD businesses and received a letter from ICO Information Commissioner's Office requesting £40 for data protection and if I dont pay its a £4,000 fine.Is this legit?The reviews on internet say 96% negative. I've never heard of them.On one business we dont hold any data which is the letter which was sent and another businesses where I have addresses.If you are querying your Council Tax band would you please state whether you are in England, Scotland or Wales0
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