How to Take a Clear Junk Mail Photo

What the photo needs to show

• The sender. Include the company name, logo, return address, or website.
• The delivery label. Keep the recipient name and full postal address readable.
• A useful code. Include the customer, source, donor, or subscription number when it appears near the label.
• The type of mail. Show enough of the catalog, postcard, envelope, or flyer to distinguish it from a bill or personal letter.

Take a better picture in ten seconds

1. Place the mailer on a flat surface in bright, even light.
2. Move close enough to read the smallest important text on your screen.
3. Hold the phone parallel to the paper so the label is not stretched or skewed.
4. Keep fingers, shadows, and glare away from the sender and address.
5. Review the picture before submitting it. Retake anything blurry.

One mailer per photo

Do not put five catalogs in one picture. Each opt-out request needs one sender matched to one mailing label. You can add several separate photos to a batch, but each photo should contain one piece of mail.

If the app recognizes paper mail but cannot read the sender, it asks for a closer photo. It does not keep retrying the same unreadable image. If the image is clearly grass, a room, a person, or something else that is not mail, it is rejected as non-mail.

What not to upload

Do not upload checks, passwords, Social Security numbers, full financial account numbers, identity documents, tax records, legal notices, or medical information. Junk Mail Magic is for unwanted paper marketing. Cancel paid subscriptions through the account owner, and handle important correspondence through the responsible organization.

Ready to sort the piece in front of you? Use the opt-out comparison to choose the right route before sending a request.