I receive junk mail addressed to a deceased relative. How can I have the person’s name removed?
The Direct Marketing Association now gives individuals the ability to register the names of deceased loved ones with a new service called the Deceased Do Not Contact list (DDNC). The DMA initiated this service because it has often received requests from family members, friends, or caretakers seeking to remove the names of deceased individuals from marketing lists. Go to the DMA’s Web site at https://preference.the-dma.org/cgi/ddnc.php in order to register the deceased individual. There is a $1 credit card verification fee to complete the registration in order to record those who are entering the names as well as to prevent fraudulent entries.
