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If, like me, you are fed up with SPAM messages offering you a larger penis, a new house, an insurance policy, a cell phone contract, a loan, a training course, etc., send the following message:


>>On [insert date here], I received the following message from you:

[Insert message here].

Since this is a commercial message, and since I have not requested to be placed on your mailing list, this message constitutes an unsolicited communication in terms of section 45 of the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act (Act 25 of 2002). In terms of section 45(4) of this Act, this message serves as notification that I do not wish to receive any further communications from you. Failure to comply with this request constitutes a criminal offence in terms of the ECT Act. Additionally, I hereby request that you immediately disclose where you obtained my contact details, as per section 45(1) of the ECT Act. Failure to respond to this request also constitutes a criminal offence.

[Optional paragraph: I note that your original message did not provide me with an option to cancel my subscription to your mailing list, as required by section 45(1) of the Act. This means that you may already have committed an offence in terms of section 45(3) of the Act, and may be subject to prosecution.]

Should you wish to familiarise yourself with the relevant legislation, or check my facts, a copy of the ECT Act is available on-line via the Government's web site:  http://www.info.gov.za/view/DownloadFileAction?id=68060

Your co-operation in this matter will be appreciated,

[Insert your name]<<


For a legal opinion on the ECT Act, see:

http://www.michalsons.co.za/the-law-vs-the-scourge-of-spam/1019




 
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