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Elder Abuse Prevention: Junk Mail and Unwanted Phone Calls
Do you feel overwhelmed by the flood of junk mail and telemarketing calls you receive?
Experts estimate that Americans receive almost two million tons of junk mail every year, with the average person spending eight full months of his/her life just opening it. Telemarketing calls are also time-consuming and irritating.
You can reduce the amount of junk mail you receive by requesting that your name be eliminated from large mailing lists which are sold to direct mail marketers. Your name will usually stay on the removal list for five years, and then your name may be registered again. Send your name and address to:
Mail Preference Service
Direct Marketing AssociationP.O. Box 9008
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9008
To reduce the number of telemarketing calls you receive, sign up for the National Do Not Call Registry at
www.donotcall.gov. You can also send your name and telephone number (including your area code) to:
Telephone Preference Service
Direct Marketing Association
P.O. Box 9014
Farmingdale, NY 11735-9014
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