1-888-5-OPTOUT (Opt out of pre-screened/pre-approved credit offers)

[Sapphire Blue]

This notice was provided in a 'pre-approved' credit card offer that I recently received; I thought it might be of use to other DUers...

If you do not want to receive prescreened offers of credit, call the consumer reporting agencies toll-free @ 1-888-5-OPTOUT (1-888-567-8688) or write to any of the following consumer reporting agencies:

Experian Information Solutions
P.O. Box 919
Allen, TX 75103

Equifax Options
P.O Box 740123
Atlanta, GA 30374-0123

Trans Union
P.O. Box 505
Woodlyn, PA 19094-0505

[Sherman A1]

1. Thanks!

Although I will miss stuffing their postage paid envelopes with all sorts of "goodies" for return to them.

[Chimichurri]

2. This is great! I never read those things - I just throw them out.

I'm gonna call asap.

[Sapphire Blue]

3. W/the increase in identity thefts, I hope you shred before throwing away!

[Chimichurri]

4. yeah shred everything - not to mention they always spell my name wrong

[Nye Bevan]

5. I did this a few months ago, it works *great*

cut down my junk mail by about 30%.

[Sapphire Blue]

7. Thank you for the feedback; glad to know that it works!

I only called this morning before posting.

Typically I never read past the "Congratulations! You have been pre-approved for a..." on these offers. After opening yet another one today, I thought "God, I wish there was a way to opt out of this garbage." Lo & behold, I looked down at the paper again & saw the opt-out notice... which may be on all of these offers, but as I said, I never read past the first few words.

Looking forward to less junk mail now!

[EFerrari]

6. Great information to have!

K&R

[mom cat]

8. Good idea ... save the trees!

[Bushfire]

9. Called the number two weeks ago, hope it makes a dent in my junk mail

thanks for posting so others can opt out

[fudge stripe cookays]

10. Thank you!

I did this a year or 2 ago, and it was sooooo nice! Not to have to worry so much about identity theft with EVERY SINGLE PIECE OF MAIL we get.

We are drowning in these stupid things, but I think our last time must have expired, because they started up again worse than ever.

[Iowa]

11. I did this online a few weeks ago...

Here's the web address:

https://www.optoutprescreen.com/

[Sapphire Blue]

13. kick - for the OPT-OUT WEB ADDRESS!

:kick:

Thank you for posting the link, Iowa... I didn't know this was available online!

[senseandsensibility]

12. Thanks

Keep this kicked.:)

[williesgirl]

14. Thnx for the online address, just did my disabled daughter who

can't get to her mailbox often. Plus, it's been the target recently of the delinquents "mailbox baseball" antics.

[Sapphire Blue]

15. Yes, thanks to Iowa for posting it!