STOP PRE-APPROVED CREDIT OFFERS

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Bureaus sell lists

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Mail thieves love them

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OptOutPrescreen.com

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1-888-5-OPT-OUT

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Permanent opt-out

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A few weeks

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No effect

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Freeze your credit

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Take back your mailbox

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