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6/19 http://caag.state.ca.us/donotcall \_ I joined the DMAs do not send junk mail list and reduced my junk mail by at least 2/3s -ausman http://www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailinglistdave#regform \_ 1-888-5-OPTOUT. This will prevent all businesses to use your credit report for marketing purposes. \_ now if only there were a national donotsendmeyourfuckingjunkmail list. \_ I joined the DMAs do not send junk mail list and reduced my junk mail by at least 2/3s -ausman http://www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailinglistdave#regform \_ thanks! does that help with stopping the credit card junk mail? thats the only stuff that *really* pisses me off, since I can't just throw it away without shredding it. also, most of the junk mail i get(besides the credit card shit) is addressed to "resident" or "occupant". \_ 1-888-5-OPTOUT. This will prevent all businesses to use your credit report for marketing purposes. \_ but only for a few years, which is lame. \_ That's not true. They mail you a form and you can choose not to allow your credit report to be shared for marketing purposes forever. Did you miss that part on the form? \_ actually, i just called the number, and you can opt out forever just using the phone. \_ <DEAD>nocall.doj.state.ca.us<DEAD> seems easier to remember \_ FabUlous. Thanks |
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| caag.state.ca.us/donotcall -> caag.state.ca.us/donotcall/ CAREER OPPORTUNITIES 10 LINKS TO STATE SITES PROGRAMS & SERVICES space 11 Do Not Call Registry space 12 Consumer Tips space 13 FAQs space 14 File a Complaint space Do Not Call Registry 15 National Do not Call Registry Logo The National Do Not Call Registry is back taking your telephone number submissions after a federal appeals court on October 7 allowed the program to continue. California Attorney General Lockyer led a 46-state effort urging the court to allow the National Do Not Call Registry to resume operation immediately. California consumers who have not already registered their phone numbers may do so on-line at the Federal Trade Commission's National Do Not Call Registry. In addition to Internet no-call registrations, the FTC will be taking telephone sign-ups. You must call from the telephone whose number you want to register. Earlier this year, the Attorney General offered Californians an easy way to pre-register for this national no-call list. Now, more than 6 million Californians have joined the National Do Not Call Registry. The registration is good for five years, unless you change your telephone numbers. Telemarketers have up to three months from the date you register to remove your telephone number from their list and stop calling you. California consumers are encouraged to file complaints with the FTC if telemarketing calls are received on phone numbers placed on the National Do Not Call Registry before September 1, 2003. Use the on-line links on this web site to file your complaint. Whether participating in the National Do Not Call Registry or not, you can stop companies from calling you by telling them you do not wish to be called. Company-specific do not call rules still apply to all telemarketing calls, including those made by companies with which you have done business. For other ways to stop unwanted telemarketing calls, see our Consumer Tips. Unfortunately, there have been some who have tried to take advantage of consumers so you should be careful and check the legitimacy of Do Not Call lists to protect your privacy and personal information. The California Attorney General already has 17 shut down a bogus operation where scam artists sought to take illegal advantage of consumers. The FCC also has issued a 18 consumer alert on identity theft scams taking improper advantage of Do Not Call registry programs. |
| www.dmaconsumers.org/cgi/offmailinglistdave#regform Please note, The DMA does not provide marketers with consumer mailing lists or do consumer mailings. Rather, the Mail Preference Service is available to companies for the sole purpose of removing your name and address from their mailing lists. This service does not apply to mail sent to your business address. The registration form 10 below will allow you to significantly reduce the amount of unsolicited national advertising you receive at home. You may register with MPS by filling out this form, then clicking on the submit button. For more details, read " 11 How to register for MPS" below. When you register with MPS, your name and address are placed on a "do-not-mail" file. All DMA members are required to run their list of prospective customers against the MPS file, to remove the individuals who have registered with MPS from their mailings. The service is also available to non-members of The DMA, so that all marketers may take advantage of this service to eliminate the names of those who wish to receive less unsolicited mail. This "do not mail" file is updated monthly and distributed four times a year -- January, April, July, and October. Typically you will see the amount of mail you receive begin to decrease approximately three months after your name is entered onto the quarterly file. You are likely to see the impact of MPS faster if you register online than if you mail in your registration. Also, if you move, you must register your new address with MPS to have it affect your new address. Although registration with MPS will help to reduce the amount of unsolicited mail that you receive, it will not stop all unsolicited mail. You may continue to receive mail from companies with which you already do business and from non-DMA organizations which do not use MPS. We use secure payment transaction processing to protect your card information. This is the fastest way to begin to see the reduced mailing results of the MPS program. You may also register using our mail-in form which we will create for you using the information you provide below. However, registering by mail may delay inclusion in MPS file. To register online or by mail, please complete the form below and click the appropriate button. If you choose to register by mail, you should print the completed online form, sign it, and mail it to the address at the bottom of the form. Please review the information above prior to submitting your registration. Any errors in your information may reduce the effectiveness of the MPS service. |