Barclays PLC Credit Card Complaint

Barclays PLC Credit card department,

Advertising and marketing California

Recently I purchased an item from Williams-Sonoma on-line. Yesterday I received mail telling me I 've been pre-selected for a W-S Visa issued by Barclaycard. I 'm not at all interested ; I already own a Visa card from another financial institution. They offered an opt-out number to stop receiving 'pre-screened '' offers from Barclays and other companies by calling -. When I called, the answering tree message wanted my Social Security number in order to opt out! Even THIS site says not to give out SS # s ( in the instructions ). I 'm angry that in order to NOT receive unwanted solicitations, I need to provide my SS #. This reeks of fraud, or, minimally, unsavory business tactics. Please contact Barclaycard to request they change their demand for a SS # to stop these offers. Thank you.