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My Gmail account uses the following format:
Joe.Bloggs@gmail.com
In the past two weeks I've received two emails from an attorney in NYC who is chasing insurance certificates for his client. This has nothing to do with me, but in the address list is the email
JoeBloggs@gmail.com
Why am I receiving these, and, more importantly, is this person seeing my emails?
Joe.Bloggs@gmail.com
In the past two weeks I've received two emails from an attorney in NYC who is chasing insurance certificates for his client. This has nothing to do with me, but in the address list is the email
JoeBloggs@gmail.com
Why am I receiving these, and, more importantly, is this person seeing my emails?
Because Google ignores . to the left of the @ so both those addresses are the same and thus you get the email
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7436150?hl=...
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7436150?hl=...
It’s a feature of gmail.
In that gmail ignores the dots in email addresses.
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7436150?hl=...
What it means is that someone has accidentally given a variation of your email address out by mistake.
Nobody has access to your account.
In that gmail ignores the dots in email addresses.
https://support.google.com/mail/answer/7436150?hl=...
What it means is that someone has accidentally given a variation of your email address out by mistake.
Nobody has access to your account.
The_Doc said:
Joebloggs@gmail.com
J.o.e.bloggs@gmail.com
Joe.bloggs@gmail.com
J.o.e.b.l.o.g.g.s@gmail.com
And all of the above with @googlemail.com they all deliver to the same inbox.
As does joe.bloggs+1@gmail.comJ.o.e.bloggs@gmail.com
Joe.bloggs@gmail.com
J.o.e.b.l.o.g.g.s@gmail.com
And all of the above with @googlemail.com they all deliver to the same inbox.
and joebloggs+pistonheads@gmail.com
and jo.e.bl.o.g.g.s+whateveryouwanttowritehere@gmail.com
TyrannosauRoss Lex said:
How ridiculous is that!! Surely they shouldn't allow that?
Why? It's actually a decent feature that prevents someone imitating your account with a simple '.' included.All that's happened here is someone has provided a misspelled email address. Always a pain if there's double letters involved.
LHRFlightman said:
My Gmail account uses the following format:
Joe.Bloggs@gmail.com
In the past two weeks I've received two emails from an attorney in NYC who is chasing insurance certificates for his client. This has nothing to do with me, but in the address list is the email
JoeBloggs@gmail.com
Why am I receiving these, and, more importantly, is this person seeing my emails?
Just email back and say they have the wrong address.Joe.Bloggs@gmail.com
In the past two weeks I've received two emails from an attorney in NYC who is chasing insurance certificates for his client. This has nothing to do with me, but in the address list is the email
JoeBloggs@gmail.com
Why am I receiving these, and, more importantly, is this person seeing my emails?
My missus had an email from a US doctor a few years ago. Replied to say it's the wrong address. Received a reply, copied to their admin dept, saying they would sort it immediately and thanking me for taking the trouble to tell them.
She also has had one for a spa treatment (again on the US), and also a few from an Australian house rental agency.
I suppose its equivalent of a wrong number!
fat80b said:
Nobody has access to your account.
That is the view I have taken on experiencing this issue however the answer towards the bottom of this page:https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/14668/...
atleast anecdotally suggest this might not be the case
One other feature (not Gmail exclusive I believe) is that you can append '+sometext' after your username and before the '@'. People commonly use this to create unique email addresses when signing up for accounts on websites as a way to find out who has flogged their data onto spammers.
stewartm said:
That is the view I have taken on experiencing this issue however the answer towards the bottom of this page:
https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/14668/...
atleast anecdotally suggest this might not be the case
One other feature (not Gmail exclusive I believe) is that you can append '+sometext' after your username and before the '@'. People commonly use this to create unique email addresses when signing up for accounts on websites as a way to find out who has flogged their data onto spammers.
...I do this a lot, but have noticed some sites won't allow a '+' in the email field anymore (so have made a new gmail account specifically for that sort of sign-up) https://webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/14668/...
atleast anecdotally suggest this might not be the case
One other feature (not Gmail exclusive I believe) is that you can append '+sometext' after your username and before the '@'. People commonly use this to create unique email addresses when signing up for accounts on websites as a way to find out who has flogged their data onto spammers.
Indeed it is a classic case of how retarded humans can be.
I have at least 4 people in the US, 4 in the UK and 2 in Australia who believe my email address is theirs. I get all kinds of crap for phone contracts, car leasing, signups for websites (which I usually log in and change the password for) and much much more. I got some stuff about jobs, interviews, court cases.
The gmail address dates back to 2004 when it was invite-only so no chance of someone having had it before.....!
I have at least 4 people in the US, 4 in the UK and 2 in Australia who believe my email address is theirs. I get all kinds of crap for phone contracts, car leasing, signups for websites (which I usually log in and change the password for) and much much more. I got some stuff about jobs, interviews, court cases.
The gmail address dates back to 2004 when it was invite-only so no chance of someone having had it before.....!
The_Doc said:
Yes, I get this too, despite having a really unusual spelling
At least you can "Forgot password", then retrieve the account and delete it.
If you delete the account, some namesakes try setting it up again.At least you can "Forgot password", then retrieve the account and delete it.
I stick with the changing of the password. It is also more funny......
I have done this for:
- a pension fund
- job and careers boards
- gaming logins
- and probably some others too.
How and why do people think that my email is theirs?!
eeLee said:
The_Doc said:
Yes, I get this too, despite having a really unusual spelling
At least you can "Forgot password", then retrieve the account and delete it.
If you delete the account, some namesakes try setting it up again.At least you can "Forgot password", then retrieve the account and delete it.
I stick with the changing of the password. It is also more funny......
I have done this for:
- a pension fund
- job and careers boards
- gaming logins
- and probably some others too.
How and why do people think that my email is theirs?!
Road2Ruin said:
How do people set the account up in the first place? Most web registrations require you to confirm your email by clicking on a link they send you. If they don't receive it they can't set the account up surely?
some allow limited use before confirmation or full use without confirmation......eeLee said:
Road2Ruin said:
How do people set the account up in the first place? Most web registrations require you to confirm your email by clicking on a link they send you. If they don't receive it they can't set the account up surely?
some allow limited use before confirmation or full use without confirmation......eeLee said:
If you delete the account, some namesakes try setting it up again.
I stick with the changing of the password. It is also more funny......
I have done this for:
- Facebook
- a pension fund
- job and careers boards
- gaming logins
- and probably some others too.
How and why do people think that my email is theirs?!
Don't do this, thanks to our completely unfit for purpose computer misuse law it's a reasonably serious crime.I stick with the changing of the password. It is also more funny......
I have done this for:
- a pension fund
- job and careers boards
- gaming logins
- and probably some others too.
How and why do people think that my email is theirs?!
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