article_snippet.sent: Wonga was ordered to compensate 45,000 customers who were sent official-looking letters demanding repayment from law firms which were actually just a front for Wonga.
article_snippet.sent: However, earlier this year Wonga announced that Wonga was sacking 325 staff - a third of Wonga workforce - in the wake of the new rules.
article_snippet.sent: the FCA announces that Wonga is to pay £2.6million in compensation after chasing struggling customers with fake legal letters in order to pressurise them into paying up.
article_snippet.sent: Between October 2008 and November 2010, the firm sent correspondence to about 45,000 customers in arrears from non-existent law firms threatening legal action.
highlights_snippet.sent: Wonga has been hit by public controversy and forced to  compensate customers over fake legal letters .
  