Your Privacy Is Being Sold, Can You Stop It?
You get countless credit card offers in the mail every day, letters from mortgage companies offering crazy loans who seem to know all about your current mortgage and what a rip off they claim it was.
All of this “junk” mail is one the leading cause of identity theft. Thief’s can simply take one of these pre-approved applications and send it in with their address on it and presto they have a brand new credit card in your name. Check out this previous post on the Scotch Tape Card.
So how do you protect yourself? Visit www.optoutprescreen.com This site will help you to remove yourself from the lists that credit card companies pre-screen applicants to offer cards to. You can opt out for 5 years online, or by mail permanently. Presto, no more pre-screened credit card offers in the mail! Takes about 5 days to process your request. Want to call instead of going on-line to do this, call 888-567-8688. Protect your identity and the environment in one simple step.
Take action and opt out. Tell your friends and family as well. While you are on a roll, get off the direct mail associations catalog list.
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