Re:One person's war on junk mail (1996)
by tristor on Thursday May 13, 2021 @01:51AM
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Can I opt out for someone else? I've owned my house for 11 years after buying it at an estate auction and I still receive mail addressed to the prior (deceased) occupant. It's ridiculous.
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When I signed up here -> https://www.dmachoice.org, it gave me the option for other names at my address. For $2, it might be worth trying. There is even a "register the deceased" link.
Thanks. I did this, we'll see if it works. It's one thing to get junk mail for me, it's another thing to still be receiving credit card offers for a dead man. It makes me wonder how much of the annual credit card fraud is due to things like this and how often deceased person's identities are stolen for fraudulent purposes.
Re:One person's war on junk mail (1996)
by annoyingnoob on Thursday May 13, 2021 @11:15AM
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In my experience, even after you opt-out it takes months for the changes to actually happen.