# Wrong address.  What can I do?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-address-what-can-i-do/825854>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 9, 2018, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-address-what-can-i-do/825854 "2018-12-09T16:52:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-address-what-can-i-do/825854/41 "2019-01-08T20:14:44Z")

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> [@kayaker](#):
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> When I moved in with my gf I would mark her ex-huband’s mail “not at this address”. After about five years I began opening it (all junk mail requesting donations) and marking it “deceased” and sending it back to whatever charity it came from. Now it’s been 15 years. We still get requests from the catholic church he “attended”. I’d notify _them_ but we use the packets of envelopes they send for scratch paper.

It may work for others, but you won’t fool the church with the “deceased” trick. They know he hasn’t had a funeral & burial.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-address-what-can-i-do/825854/42 "2019-01-08T20:25:32Z")

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> [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](#):
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> It may work for others, but you won’t fool the church with the “deceased” trick. They know he hasn’t had a funeral & burial.

Could’ve been eaten by lions on the veldt.

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wrong-address-what-can-i-do/825854/43 "2019-01-08T21:14:35Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> Could’ve been eaten by lions on the veldt.

Hmm. I must have a word with the children.

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