Today on MyMoneyLife with Chuck Bentley

Do you get a lot of “robo-calls” from telemarketers?  Sometimes it seems we can hardly get though dinner without one, and lately their even coming in on our cell phones.

Well, a new law makes most robo-calls illegal, so if you’re still getting them, you can report it to the Federal Trade Commission.

But there are 3 other things you should do to cut down on robo-calls, junk mail, and spam email, and this is according to CNNMoney.com.

1. First, sign up for the “do not call” list at DoNotCall.gov. That should stop most of them, but you could still receive calls from companies that you patronize.



2. Second, just say no to junk mail.  Go to OptOutPrescreen.com and opt out of unsolicited junk mail offers.  You can also cut down on junk mail by declining to give out your zip code when a cashier asks you for it.



3. And finally, get rid of the spam email. Every time you purchase something online, you risk having your email address sold to third parties over and over again.  To avoid that risk, use a different email address to purchase things online.  I suggest getting a free one at Gmail or Hotmail or Yahoo.  Keep your regular email address private and never write it down on paper forms.

Besides stopping the avalanche of unwanted offers, these steps will help keep your personal information private and reduce the risk of identity theft.

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