HOW TO STOP JUNK MAIL & OTHER UNWANTED SOLICITATIONS - FTC
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How To Get Less Mail From MarketersTo decide what types of mail you do and don’t want from marketers, register at the Direct Marketing Association’s (DMA) consumer website
DMAchoice.org, and choose what catalogs, magazine offers, and other mail you want to get. DMAchoice will stop most, but not all, promotional mail. You’ll have to pay a $4 processing fee, and your registration will last for 10 years.
If you do not have online access, register by sending your name and address (with signature), along with a $5 processing fee (check or money order payable to the Association of National Advertisers or ANA) to:
DMAchoice
Consumer Preferences
P.O. Box 900
Cos Cob, CT 06807
The site also offers the no-cost option to stop mail from being sent to someone who’s deceased (
Deceased Do Not Contact List) or to a dependent in your care (
Do Not Contact for Caretakers List). Registration for the Caretakers List will last for 10 years.
DMAchoice.org also has an
Email Prefer…
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