On Thursday, December 29, 2016 at 8:42:21 PM UTC-6, (PeteCresswell) wrote:
A few samples from our mailbox on a single day:

http://tinyurl.com/z8o7dna
http://tinyurl.com/jlyr9o2
http://tinyurl.com/z5jawb8
http://tinyurl.com/z4de4ku

2 common threads:

- Asking for money for some purported charitable organization.
(I didn't even bother looking any of them up on Charity Navigator)

- Asking the target to perform an action - like moving a sticker from
one place to another or signing a "Reply".


Are other people getting this kind of volume (8-12 in a day)?

Or have we been promoted to "Prime Target" on some sucker list
somewhere?


And what's with the compliance tests (moving the sticker, signing
something...) ?
--
Pete Cresswell


If any of those mailings include a postage paid return envelope
send that garbage, being sure to ask them to remove your name
AND address from their mailing list.

Also, go to your bank's website and look at their privacy notice.
Uncheck the box that allows them to share your name and address
with direct mailing (junk mail) companies. Banks are one of the
worst offenders for selling your name and address to line their
vaults. Do that and you'll soon notice a dramatic drop in that
garbage the mailman leaves you.