Stop Junk Mail from Arriving in Your Mailbox

These won't garauntee you a life free of junk mail, but it will most certainly help.


- Send a letter to the Direct Marketing Association (DMA). DMA will list you in its database in the “Do Not Mail” category.

Mail Preference Service / DMA
ATTN: Dept. 9407644
P.O. Box 643
Carmel, NY 10512
Tel. No.: 212-768-7277



- You can go to OptOutPrescreen.com, a centralized website run by the four major credit bureaus in the US: Equifax, Experian, Innovis and TransUnion. The Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) provides you the right to "Opt-Out", which prevents Consumer Credit Reporting Companies from providing your credit file information for Firm Offers.



- A second way to contact all four credit bureaus at once is to call the toll-free number: 888-5OPT-OUT (888-567-8688), 24 hours a day.



- When dealing with a company or charity that knows your address, tell them not to rent or share your name.



- Most catalogs and mailings have a 1-800 number to request they stop future mailings.



- Call or write mail list brokers and ask to be placed on their “suppress” files. Below are a few of the major list brokers, as well as their addresses and phone numbers.

Acxiom Corporation
1 Information Way
Little Rock, AR 72202
Tel. No.: 501-342-2722


Donnelly Marketing, Inc.
Data Base Operations
416 South Bell
Ames, IA 50010
Tel. No.: 888-633-4402


R.L. Polk & Company
Attn: Opt-Out Coordinator
26955 Northwestern Highway
Southfield, MI 48034
Tel. No.: 800-464-7655



- Both stopjunk.com and Junk Busters are incredibly useful websites.