Have I been a victim of U.S. Mail tampering?

Question

I did not know where this question would fall categorically so I put it here.....yesterday I opened my mailbox and one of the letters was a solicitaion from a credit card company. Imagine my horro when I found it had already been opened and noyt just came open, it appeared to have been opened with a mail opener open across the top. HOW can I stop credit card solicitations completely is there a "Do Not Solicit" list for US mail (like for the anti- telemarketing defense Do Not Call phone list?) If I want a credit card I know how to get one. I really do not care to have to worry about this anymore, where i live the neighborhood and maybe even the mail carrier is not so great, imagine a ,ail carrier putting an opened letter like that in my LOCKED mailbox and not reporting it

a neighbor could NOT have put it in my mailbox as I live in a big city and a big apartment bldg and the boxes are LOCKED without slots

Answer 1

Credit offers: The major credit agencies all sell aggregate credit information any bidder. Direct mail and credit companies generate mail based on demographics including zip code, income band and credit payment patterns. Stopping this is easy, you just need your address, former address within two years, and social security number. One call does it all for agencies Equifax, Trans Union, Experian and Innovis. Dial 1-888-5 OPT OUT (or 1-888-567-8688) 24 hours a day.

Local business & supermarket fliers: All mailings must be identified, by postal regulations. Each lose-leaf bundle of fliers, by postal regulations, must be delivered at the same time as an address card. Locate this address card; the cards usually have an advertisement and a photograph of a missing child. Call directory assistance to get the phone number of the sender, and call to get off the list:
ADVO (Mail comes with pictures of missing children). Call 1-860-285-6100 to get off the list. You may have to send a postcard to "ADVO Consumer Assistance, POB 249, Windsor CT 06095-4176".
Val-Pak Coupons: click the link and fill out the form - easy, but don't give them your email address.
Carol Wright Call 1-800-67-TARGET to get off the list.
Your local newspaper & supermarket (look for a phone number on the piece).
Most senders are professional companies which will handle your request politely. "ADVO Mailbox Values" and "Harte Hanks Potpourri" are the most common of these mailers. Your local supermarket's monthly coupon books may be handled by these companies, so be sure to specify if you want to continue to receive those. Your letter carrier is accustomed to giving each house a bundle, so you may also need to inform him or her of your action separately. The post office is prohibited by law from delivering unaddressed mail, so you should have little trouble convincing the carrier.

Too much junk to deal with individually: Start by sending a postcard or letter to Mail Preference Service, Direct Marketing Association, PO Box 643, Carmel, NY 15012-0643 Include your complete name, address, zip code and a request to "activate the preference service". For up to five years, this will stop mail from all member organizations that you have not specifically ordered products from.
The Direct Marketing Association estimates that listing with their mail preference service will stop 75% of all national mailings. They process 50,000 requests a month and requests are kept active for five years. If you fill out the post office change of address form, the DMA will track the new address (you'll get a few months of mailings to the new address before they catch up to you). It can take up to six months for your request to be fully processed. You can also opt-out online, but they charge $5. The best way is to fill out their online form, then mail them a printout.

Answer 2

There is a list; it's attached to your credit report. Call the credit Card company that sent it to you and they're required to give you the information (hope you don't get India - that might make it more difficult!). But since it was opened they way you described, it was probably a neighbor that did it. Some people aren't considerate enough to leave a note saying it was opened in error. Report the incident to the post office to protect yourself, just in case.

Answer 3

Dear Cass: Don gave you some good advice and the only thing I can add is if it was the sale of your mother's house or property only her Soc. Sec. # could be compromised and since is her estate ther would be limited liability. Check with the attorney to see what all was in the missing envelope. numbers from the 1099S maybe needed to calculate any gain on her house. This advice was prepared based on our understanding of the tax law in effect at the time it was written as it applies to the facts that you provide. Click on my profile to read more. Errol Quinn Enrolled Agent Master Tax Advisor

Answer 4

maybe your neighbors did it ? I'd report it to the postmaster in your town

Answer 5

I do not understand your question.

Answer 6

i think so