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How do I stop direct mail solicitation/harassment?

Hello Everyone, A friend of mine has been receiving an inappropriate amount of direct mail recently. In the past 2 months, I have compiled a list of organizations that have been solicitating her, and the list is already 13 pages long. In only 2 months alone! Here is a list of some of the "As": AARP – 601 E Street, NW – Wash DC 20049 AdoptaPlatoon Soldier support Effort – PO Box 9570 – Pueblo, CO 81008 (mailing address) AHEAD – Borderline Disaster – PO Box 96197 – Wash DC 20090-6197 (return & reply address) 6/20) Alliance Defense Fund, Inc – 15333 N. Prima Rd – Suite 165 – Scottsdale, AZ 85260 (mailing address) Alliance Defense Fund, Inc – PO Box 54370 – PHOENIX, AZ 85078-4307 (reply address) (6/16) Almost all of them have solicitated her a least once, some upwards of 7 times. Presumably, she is on one specific mailing list, that all of these organizations tap into. How do I get her off of this?

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1. If it is really a big deal, then send a copy of the mailing back, and ask to be removed. If they do not comply, send a copy of that letter asking to be removed, and a copy of the letter to the better business bureau. Here is what I did for my unwanted mail, I attached a second mailbox to my house underneath my first. I wrote on the top mailbox (mail addressed to "stated my name"). The second mailbox underneath, I had cut out the bottom portion. This one I labeled (mail addressed to "resident residing at"). Underneath the mailbox with the hole, I put the trash receptacle I keep on my porch. All junk mail quickly falls into that can, and the mailman got a good chuckle. You can just throw this junk away then and there, as you get the mail.
2. Well, this is from AARP, but there are some good ideas here. Wish I had found this earlier. I did it the hard way, by writing on the return cards with a black marking pen, asking not to receive any more. It took a few times, but I don't get mail from credit card companies anymore, and it has decreased. http://www.aarp.org/money/wise_consumer/smartshopping/a2003-01-30-unwantedcallsmail.html Good luck.