# How to stop getting ALL credit card offers?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-getting-all-credit-card-offers/616237>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 19, 2012, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-getting-all-credit-card-offers/616237 "2012-03-19T16:30:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Hooknbullet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a6a055/32.png) [@Hooknbullet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hooknbullet)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2012, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-stop-getting-all-credit-card-offers/616237/21 "2012-03-24T20:11:31Z")

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My recycling bin is situated between my mailbox and front door. most of my mail winds up there in tiny little pieces.

Also, I contacted Equifax and expressed concern that someone was trying to get credit in my name. Now, whenever I apply for credit, I have to answer lots of questions that other people wouldn’t know.

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