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get less junk mail

Credit cards:
I submitted a form to the three credit reporting agencies (TransUnion, Equifax, Cyberian<?>) freezing credit card offers for two years. The form was mailed to me by some agency, so there's a chance it wasn't legit and I gave all my personal information to some crook. Regardless, I get no more offers. It doesn't hurt that I called company that offered and asked to be removed from their mailing lists. Look on the credit agency websites for info on removal.

Is https://www.optoutprescreen.com/ what you had? I did some poking around, and this site was linked to directly from the credit reporting agency websites, so it seemed legit. If you don't want to do it online, they also have an 888 number. Essentially what it's doing is telling the credit reporting agencies to disallow companies to look at your credit report for the purposes of pre-screening you for credit offers.

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Junk flyers, cupon books, and other trash:
Try filing to have your contact info removed from the Direct Marketing Association (DMA).

Website: http://www.dmaconsumers.org/consumerassistance.html