Im confused. This did not appear to be a scam to me but somebody offering a
DPA registration advice service.
Letter appears to be simply quoting the Acts requirements and offering a
contact point from where consutancy assistance could be found.
Such assistance is invaluable to small data controllers given the OIC
notification support line is often engaged.
If data controllers are ignorant of the Act then they are committing
offences and should use consultants to assist training and education.
I didn't note it discussed any fees for services. The problem with DPA
consultancy services is who sets the minimum competency levels and how are
these measured by those who need to use. All such services should be
licenced with a body who can assess this possibly the OIC themselves if
standards are to be maintained and approved.
This service appears to be specialising in the notification aspects of DPA
only so appears viable but fees would obviously have to be dependent of type
of data controller service was offered to. Notification done properly is a
time consuming business.
Am I missing something here?
David Wyatt
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> Sent: 16 July 2001 07:49
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> Subject: Re: Fw: ?5000. FINE Data Protection Act 1998
>
>
> An update on this scam:
>
> BT Internet (from where the emails originated) has been informed of
> their activities by several p****d off people, so no doubt the account
> will soon be terminated. Their fsmail.net email address has apparently
> already been zapped by Freeserve. But the damage has been done and I
> am sure enough people, ignorant of what the Data Protection Act means
> in practice to them, will be worried enough to send their GBP 85
> cheques to the spammers.
>
> Manchester Trading Standards Office has been informed (by several
> p****d off people).
>
> And, inevitably, the official Data Protection office has been
> informed.
>
>
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