How To Opt Out of Everything:

Telemarketing calls

Pre-approved credit offers

How to remove your name from mailing lists.
Some consumers would like to receive less advertising mail at home. Mail Preference Service (MPS) is designed to assist those consumers in decreasing the amount of national nonprofit or commercial mail they receive at home. You can register online, or via mail.

How to get your name off telemarketing lists.
Some consumers would like to receive fewer telephone marketing calls at home. The Telephone Preference Service (TPS), a do-not-call service, is a service to assist those consumers in decreasing the number of national commercial calls received at home. You can register online, or via mail.

How to get your name off e-mail lists.
Sponsored by the Direct Marketing Association, this service allows consumers to indicate that they wish to reduce the amount of unsolicited commercial e-mail they receive. Consumers register and, for security purposes, re-confirm their individual registration with the e-Mail Preference Service (e-MPS).

How to remove deceased individuals names from marketing lists.
The DMA sometimes receives calls from family members, friends or caretakers seeking to remove the names of deceased individuals from commercial marketing lists. To assist those who are managing this process the DMA has created a new Deceased Do Not Contact List (DDNC).

Removing the names of individuals in your care from marketing lists.
The DMA sometimes receives calls from family members, friends or caretakers seeking to remove the names of individuals in their care from commercial marketing lists. To assist those who are managing this process the DMA has created a new Do Not Contact for Caregivers List (DNCC).

How to protect your identity from being stolen
Despite your best efforts to manage the flow of your personal information, identity thieves may try a variety of methods to gain access to your data. DMA provides this guide to help you minimize your risk of being a victim of identity theft.

What to do if your identity has been stolen.
If you are a victim of identity theft, this guide provides resources and steps you can take to correct and protect your personal information.

Sweepstakes: What to know before you enter to win.
This guide can be used when responding to sweepstakes offers and for recognizing the difference between legitimate sweepstakes, other types of offers, such as prize promotions, and illegitimate promotions which misrepresent themselves and seek to defraud.

Sweepstakes assistance: for those who care for older consumers
Legitimate marketers want to help in identifying those consumers who exhibit behavior that suggests they may be making too many, unusual, or sweepstakes related purchases. In this Action Line Report, The DMA offers assistance to caregivers who may be faced with this issue.

Shopping By Phone - A One-Stop Guide to Consumer Protection
This Web presentation offers easy-to-use tips, and tells you about significant federal laws and regulations that protect your consumer rights and/or combat fraud that can be committed by phone.

How to remove your phone number from the Internet search engines.

How to block cell phone spam. (click HERE)