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Tip: Stop the Junk Mail!
By Carson Tate
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Just say no – it works. Take these easy steps and you’ll see less junk mail and fewer phone solicitations.
www.livingsimply.net
Just say no – it works. Take these easy steps and you’ll see less junk mail and fewer phone solicitations.
The Credit Reporting Industry Pre-Screening Opt-Out Hotline removes your contact information from the lists for pre-approved credit card solicitations of four major credit bureaus.
Call 1.888.567.8688
Sign up with the Direct Marketing Association’s Mail Preference Service stop direct-mail marketing. There is a $1 charge to verify your credit card or checkbook identity. The DMA regularly updates its lists thus six months may pass before solicitations from all DMA members cease. You must re-register in 5 years.
Register on-line at www.the-dma.org
Click on the orange box in the blue header bar that reads – “Remove my name from mailing lists.”
Reduce EMAIL solicitations from Direct Marketing Association members on up to 3 email addresses. This service is free of charge, but you will need to confirm within 30 days your receipt of notice sent to each email address you submit. You must re-register in 5 years.
Register on-line at www.the-dma.org/consumers/optoutform_emps.shtml
Catalogs – Are you getting swamped with catalogs? Your name has probably been turned over to Abacus, an alliance of catalog and publishing companies. To stop individual catalogs from reaching your home, contact the specific company. To stop enmasse mailings:
Email optout@abacus-us.com
Remove your name from non-credit offers – coupons, flyers and catalogs that result from Experian’s lists. To opt out of these mail and telemarketing solicitations:
Call 402.458.5247
Resident and Occupant mailings – To stop receiving flyers offering various goods and services contact Advo, Inc.
Call 888.241.6760
Register on-line at www.advo.com/consumersupport.html
Go to www.noscamnc.gov to learn how to prevent and stop identity theft. On this site you can “lock” your credit report which would prevent anyone from opening a credit card in your name.
Call 1.888.382.1222 from the phone you wish to have added to the Do Not Call Registry. Or go to www.donotcall.gov and register your phone number(s) or check a registration. Solicitation calls should stop within 31 days.
(Direct Marketing Association is another website to remove your name of mailing lists)