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View submission: Scammers have sunk even lower. How absolutely disgusting.
Get ready for years of junk mail with her name on it. My mom passed almost 20 years ago after losing a fight with cancer, I get retirement and AARP stuff all the time. Got a pamphlet from a retirement home last week. Pisses me off every time. :/
Comment by radicldreamer at 25/02/2022 at 15:15 UTC
372 upvotes, 11 direct replies
I send their return envelopes back with random shit in them. It may not do a whole lot but they have to pay for it and if I can make their campaigns slightly less profitable then it’s a win.
Comment by Mathgailuke at 25/02/2022 at 14:45 UTC
546 upvotes, 6 direct replies
Every once in a while they send me a nickel, though.
Comment by [deleted] at 25/02/2022 at 15:18 UTC
55 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Same with my father, he passed last year. Still get crap for him. I usually send it back in an envelope that says, "Sorry, I am dead, can't use these services, k thx bye"
Comment by [deleted] at 25/02/2022 at 15:19 UTC
38 upvotes, 1 direct replies
... did you actually tell the AARP that she died in a way that you could confirm they filed it (like, speaking to a human)? That's probably where the other places are getting her name from and the AARP isn't a government organization so they don't, like, automatically get that memo.
idk, spam directed at a person they don't know is dead just seems like a different universe from "scammer pretending to BE your dead mom"
Comment by Apprehensive-Feeling at 25/02/2022 at 15:30 UTC
8 upvotes, 2 direct replies
I get offers for life insurance policies 🤦♀️
Comment by The_I_in_IT at 25/02/2022 at 15:47 UTC
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For anyone who needs it, the Deceased Do Not Contact List: https://www.ims-dm.com/cgi/ddnc.php[1][2]
1: https://www.ims-dm.com/cgi/ddnc.php
2: https://www.ims-dm.com/cgi/ddnc.php
My parents died within a year of each other and I had to switch my father’s address to mine to handle his bills, etc. I was getting mass mailings DAILY for both of them. This helped drop it quite a bit.
Comment by throwaway37183727 at 25/02/2022 at 16:09 UTC
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Hey, not sure if this will help, but CatalogChoice.org is a non-profit free service that will opt you out of a lot of junk mail. Not all senders are supported but it might be worth a try!
Comment by [deleted] at 25/02/2022 at 16:19 UTC
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I lost my dad in 2010, I've literally moved states, and I just got something in mail for him. It's absolutely insane.
Comment by nullpassword at 25/02/2022 at 16:45 UTC
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put a stamp on it. because it's most likely standard mail which is pretty much one way.. and mail it back deceased/remove from mailing list. if there is a self addressed envelope in it use that, even better. mail carrier goes through more than a thousand letters a day easy.. and if you just scribble on it and put it back in the mail box. probably going straight to recycling. cuz they don't pay enough to get it back.
Comment by LiliVonSchtupp at 25/02/2022 at 17:16 UTC
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Oh totally. For almost 2 decades after my mom died, my dad got calls and mail for her from all manner of sheister assholes, from reverse mortgage to life insurance (ha). Those people are monsters. Also, sorry about your mom. Cancer fucking sucks.
Comment by 0010020010 at 25/02/2022 at 17:39 UTC
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Same. My aunt died about 6-7 years ago and we *still* get mail addressed to her despite our best efforts to basically let it be known that she's dead. Including shit from AARP. You'd think that they of all people would be a little more active in taking death notices seriously...
Comment by 97Harley at 25/02/2022 at 17:57 UTC
2 upvotes, 0 direct replies
I just toss the shit in the recycle bin.
Comment by [deleted] at 25/02/2022 at 18:06 UTC
2 upvotes, 1 direct replies
My mother died yesterday but she's received 3 spam phone calls today. It is a great joy to tell them she's dead.
Comment by Doodle4036 at 25/02/2022 at 18:17 UTC
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my mom in 2012.. Yep, AARP keeps a comin'
Comment by peter-doubt at 25/02/2022 at 18:29 UTC
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My mom got:
Jason's been arrested for speeding, they need $400...
Mom, he's 12. He can't drive!
Comment by Drawtaru at 25/02/2022 at 19:07 UTC
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I bought a house from an elderly woman whose mother died in the early 2000s, and I still get mail for both her and her mother. Like, I'm sure your mattress sale is great, but I don't think this woman who's been dead for 20+ years is really interested.
I even wrote on the mail "no longer lives here" and put it back in the mailbox, but the mail carrier still delivers this stuff.
Comment by ZengaStromboli at 25/02/2022 at 19:07 UTC
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That's awful, I'm so sorry. Fuck cancer.
Comment by SaurSig at 25/02/2022 at 21:51 UTC
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I get junk mail with my dad's name. He died 5 years ago and never even lived at my address, I'm in another state. I got one from a cremation business and I sent it back to them with a note saying we already cremated him once and I don't think we'll need to do it again lol
Comment by leeny_bean at 25/02/2022 at 22:12 UTC
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Same here
Comment by izzerina at 26/02/2022 at 03:29 UTC
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I’m angry for you
Comment by MesaAdelante at 26/02/2022 at 04:02 UTC
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Agreed. I still get mail for my late father, usually credit cards and car dealers. It upsets my mother so much every time she sees one. He's been gone 3 years.
Comment by Ellendyra at 26/02/2022 at 08:04 UTC
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My Nan got a jury duty summons like years after her death. She's probably in trouble cuz pops just ignored it lol.
Comment by KbMcLate at 26/02/2022 at 13:30 UTC
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My cousin passed away young and unexpectedly. There was no time for an ambulance/ it wouldn’t have mattered. Still stings when I get mailers promoting an ambulance service in his name to my house. We never even lived together.
Comment by Grapplebadger10P at 25/02/2022 at 15:44 UTC
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Oh wow. My Dad has gotten a lot but I haven’t that much.
Comment by Fn_Spaghetti_Monster at 25/02/2022 at 15:46 UTC
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By law they have stop sending you stuff. Similar thing happened to my wife (her mother passed away started getting crap in her name). I forget the details but you just need to call/email them and let them know they are sending stuff to your dead mother's name and they have to stop. Works pretty well for 99% of the crap you are getting.