- magnetosphere ( @magnetosphere@fedia.io ) 114•4 months ago
Note to anyone playing at home: if you send any trash, make sure it doesn’t include anything with personally identifying information on it.
- mle ( @mle86@feddit.de ) 20•4 months ago
Wouldn’t the “no postage required” business reply label link to the original mailing anyway, i.e. clould that not be linked to your address?
That’s amazing
- henfredemars ( @henfredemars@infosec.pub ) English37•4 months ago
Is that even legal? How far could this go? Could I overnight a pallet of bricks? I don’t think I need to provide a return address.
- Che Banana ( @The_Che_Banana@beehaw.org ) 9•4 months ago
This would only apply to a postcard/envelope…funny thought though.
- sudo ( @sudo@programming.dev ) 23•4 months ago
Sounds easier to opt out of those mailers entirely. There’s a website sponsored by the FTC to do it. But you can only opt out of 5 years online. To do it permanently you must print out and mail in the form.
https://www.optoutprescreen.com/
AFAIK it works but it reeks of bullshit. First its a .com but its what the FTC recommends. It seems like the feds forced the credit companies to make the website and their really upset that your missing all these credit opportunities. Maybe they lower your credit score if you actually fill it out.
- zagaberoo ( @zagaberoo@beehaw.org ) 3•4 months ago
I did this over a decade ago and it’s still working. If I remember correctly I had to call to make it a permanent opt-out but it was totally worth it. My credit score was totally unaffected.
Essentially the same scenario with free credit reports and AnnualCreditReport.com. Just look up the instructions through ftc.gov whenever you’re unsure about something. I still follow the link to the credit report site from ftc.gov these days even though I remember the actual .com as well, just for good measure.
- belated_frog_pants ( @belated_frog_pants@beehaw.org ) 18•4 months ago
That doesn’t work, the mail carrier knows the difference and wont ship it
- Todd Bonzalez ( @todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee ) 19•4 months ago
Fake!
The weight limit for prepaid postage is 3.5oz, which is why you should copy all the info from the postcard and print it onto lots of envelopes which you then fill with 3.5oz of garbage each and dump into a public mailbox.
- PyroNeurosis ( @PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zone ) 6•4 months ago
How good do you think their anthrax response team is?
/s?
- Todd Bonzalez ( @todd_bonzalez@lemm.ee ) 4•4 months ago
I heard it’s not a real crime if the white powder is inert.
it’s chase bank, right?