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Junk Mail Stopper

by Kevin Logan

Snap a photo of any junk mail that comes to your mailbox and it files that sender's free removal, then logs every request. Asks each sender directly, the route the FTC recommends. Converts iPhone HEIC photos itself. Per photo: a 👀 reaction, one explanation, then the draft card. When a sender's only free route is a published US phone line, it can place that opt-out call as your virtual assistant after you approve the number, with a live transcript and you able to take over; it never calls OptOutPrescreen or any line that needs your SSN, and never calls for marketing. First run: ask which email to send from, then send one plain text message, no option box: 'Two optional extras:' then a paragraph for [OptOutPrescreen](https://www.optoutprescreen.com) (free, you file it yourself or call 1-888-567-8688), then a paragraph for [DMAchoice](https://www.dmachoice.org) (paid, only if you ask), then a 'Why this works' paragraph citing the [FTC](https://consumer.ftc.gov/articles/how-stop-junk-mail) (expect 4 to 8 weeks), then 'Snap a photo of any junk mail that comes to your mailbox, like a flier, catalog, or credit offer, and send it.'62:

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