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Mail and marketing lists
- · Use a secure locking mailbox or a P.O. Box.
- · Never place outbound mail (at work or at home) in an open, unlocked mailbox. Never leave mail in your car. During long absences, have mail held at the post office or have a trusted neighbor pick it up.
- · Investigate immediately if expected bills or statements from financial institutions do not arrive on time. Be especially vigilant in January and April when tax documents are sent.
- · Never simply discard "pre-approved" credit offers you receive in the mail. Always shred them.
- · To keep pre-approved credit offers from being sent to you, remove your name permanently from the mail offer lists by visiting www.optoutprescreen.com. You can also opt out by calling 1.888.5OPT.OUT (1.888.567.8688), but only for a five-year period.
- · Add your name to the National Do-Not-Call Registry at www.fcc.gov/cgb/donotcall, as well as to your state's Do-Not-Call list (if it has one). Add your name to name-deletion lists used by nationwide marketers at www.dmaconsumers.org/consumerassistance.html.
- · Whenever possible, say "No" to the sharing of your data by financial institutions, credit card companies, and insurance or investment firms.
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