Article: If you've moved recently, the mail can take a while to catch up with you. Make sure you call the USPS or fill out the online form to keep your address current. Often, changing your address will reenlist you in various solicitation mailers you've previously opted out of. You may have to re-do them if you start getting mailers you've canceled. You should not receive mail if the mail or the accompanying card is not addressed to you, but some bulk sales circulars may continue arriving on "auto-pilot" after you have canceled them. Remind your letter carrier politely that this matter is not addressed to you. If you are getting first class mail for a former resident, you can write Return to Sender/Not at this address on the envelope and drop that envelope back in the mailbox. Mail a copy of the death certificate to each of them: Equifax P.O. Box 105069 Atlanta, GA 30348 Experian P.O. Box 9530 Allen, TX 75013 TransUnion P.O. Box 6790 Fullerton, CA 92634 ). This will halt the flow of most junk mail to someone who is deceased. Use the Deceased Do Not Contact Form. Follow the instructions through the entire process, and be certain to verify the registration after you receive the email.

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Keep your address current. Return to sender. Report deaths to the credit reporting agencies to avoid possible identity theft. Report deaths to the Direct Marketing Association (in the U.S.