FTC Fines "Internet Marketer" $60,000 For Sending 20 Million Spam Texts

Henry Nolan Kelly, an “internet marketer” sent over 20 million text messages to U.S. consumers, telling them how they could receive a free iPhone and iPad. Several complaints were filed against him with the Federal Trade Commission, which has now fined him $60,950 for running a large text message based scam. Kelly included links in his texts that would require personal information or journey through an “elaborate process” that would sometimes require other purchases when clicked, he netted some $60,000 through this scam.

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