{"id":8063,"date":"2019-03-01T14:34:12","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T14:34:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/carmarthen-boss-banned-for-221-million-nuisance-ppi-calls\/"},"modified":"2019-03-01T14:34:12","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T14:34:12","slug":"carmarthen-boss-banned-for-221-million-nuisance-ppi-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/carmarthen-boss-banned-for-221-million-nuisance-ppi-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"Carmarthen boss banned for 221 million nuisance PPI calls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A man has been banned from running a company for eight years after two firms made 221 million nuisance calls.<\/p>\n

Richard Jones was director of Miss-Sold Products UK Limited and Your Money Rights Limited that made unsolicited PPI calls in 2015 and 2016.<\/p>\n

Mr Jones, 31, from Carmarthen, cannot be involved in forming or managing companies until March 2027.<\/p>\n

David Brooks of the Insolvency Service said there were “no justifications” for what Mr Jones had done.<\/p>\n

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said about 250 complaints were made about Your Money Rights for 146 million nuisance calls, mostly containing a recorded message about PPI refunds.<\/p>\n

The ICO said efforts to engage with the company were “thwarted”.<\/p>\n

A \u00a3350,000 fine was issued, which went unpaid, leading to Your Money Rights being wound up in March 2018.<\/p>\n

Separately, 146 complaints were made about 75 million automated marketing calls from Miss-Sold Products UK.<\/p>\n

Another \u00a3350,000 fine was meted out, leading to the firm being wound up in June 2018. <\/p>\n

Investigators concluded Mr Jones played a central role in causing the companies to breach privacy and electronic communications regulations.<\/p>\n

Andy Curry, ICO investigations group manager, said: “Richard Jones is one of the worst offenders we have come across in the 15 years since laws around electronic nuisance marketing were introduced.<\/p>\n

“This disqualification which takes him out of action is good news for all those who have been a victim of his cold calling and should be a warning to other operators who use similar marketing techniques.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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