Pacific Tycoon – An Open Letter to Media Owners: Please Boycott this POS

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   Doc H

   28 January 2015, 11:11

   No surprise that another business is created, with one sole purpose!!!

   Private investors are prey to some companies and awareness is the biggest form of defense you can arm yourself with.

   Bests

   Doc

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   Bob

   28 January 2015, 12:05

   The following may apply also apply,

   https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-pecr/electronic-mail/

   A long read but possibly worth it. Naturally the ICO are part of the Chocolate Tea Set Brigade but they are known to write naughty grams to people who violate or possibly violate the relevant legislation under PECR. Only last week I received a ‘cold call’ from a local political party who got a bit ‘shirty’ and ‘you know nothing’ when I mentioned my number was on the TPS..

   https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-pecr/telephone-marketing/

   Yup… sorry lads. You were wrong. Complaint sent to

   casework at ico.org.uk

   Response..

   “I have now written to the organisation to inform them of their obligations under the PECR and to ask them to suppress your telephone number from their databases. We have asked they take this action immediately. This should take no longer than 28 days and should ensure that they do not call you again.”

   You might try the same in respect of the e-mails you mention in your article. Having said as much read through the details of,

   https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-pecr/electronic-mail/

   To see if a complaint might be reasonable and bear in mind that…

   Having joined your ‘illustrious’ website I note that not only do I receive marketing material from this particular site I also receive similar material from ADVFN. In this case I do not mind given there appears to be some correlation between what is being presented and I also know that you do have a relationship with ADVFN. Others might argue differently, especially if you want to push your point, and get their handbags out… Pot Kettle Black.

   One thing I will say is that if I did receive an e-mail out of the blue from someone like Pacific Tycoon I would be very likely to complain to the ICO in respect of them and whomever gifted/sold my e-mail address to them for such purposes. That view and reaction is likely to be based on my expectations of the content of such an e-mail. I have not been subjected to one so cannot comment.

   If you do complain to the ICO you may wish to give an example of such an e-mail and explain why you believe it is in violation of PECR but as I suggest bear in mind that you want to be certain that you, and ADVFN, are on solid ground in respect of your own policies and implementation thereof in respect of those e-mails I have received as a result of joining ShareProphets.

   HTH

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   wildrides

   28 January 2015, 15:53

   I dont know how you can describe LSE as a “website that matters” . Its run by morons , read by morons and therefore Pacific are only trying to emulate the age old share traders ditty :-

   “Fleece a moron a day …….. it helps you work rest and play”