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Hi all,

This really is an "off topic" but I wondered if any of you have advice for me. My private email address is *************.co.uk, however someone in the UK has the email address ************.com. The .com person keeps entering my email address when they're opening new shopping accounts, problem pages, and I've even received their car insurance details to my email address! I've also had some very personal emails from friends of theirs which obviously I get very uncomfortable about! I've tried emailing them at various times to ask them to be careful when entering their email address and that I feel very uncomfortable about receiving their personal emails but to date they've ignored me. I'm also worried that if this person runs into debt, fails to make a payment etc then it will be traceable to me as she keeps using my email address.

Does anybody know what I can do about this? I'm getting married soon but I was hoping to put an auto forward onto my new married name address, but because I keep getting this person's mail I'm going to have to go through the hassle of changing my email address at all the various places I shop etc. I just find it really odd that they won't talk to me about it - I'd be mortified if my personal email was going to someone else! I also find it beyond belief that they continue to enter MY email address even after all this time! It's been going on for 5+ years now, you'd think you'd know your own email address after all that time! I've even had pictures of this person's newborn grandchild, cringe!!

Any advice greatly appreciated!

Hi
We here at PGFT removed the actual email addresses as you will get spammed beyond beliefe as will the other one you mentioned. Please be careful and think about waht you are posting.

I know this isn't ideal but could you set up a new email address and point all your contacts in that direction? Most email addresses can now be deleted and you should do this after you've set up a new email address and directed all your contacts to it.

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Hi Sascha, those were just made up email addresses - they weren't my actual email addresses - but what you've done is better anyway, I don't know why I didn't just think of doing that!

I think Delta, I am going to just have to use my married name email address as I don't think the @.com person is going to ever do anything about it, *sigh*

Thanks!

*edited to say - sorry I didn't make it clear that they were made up email addresses - I would never, ever post my, or anyone else's real email address on a public forum. I tried to think of random aliases but I suppose there's always the chance those addresses exist for real. Sorry again!

Hi
Don't worry too much about it, i was just trying to protect you/ your account in case it was real.
Suprisingly users int he past have done this!!

PGFT

Can't you just email the .com person and say 'oi, stop it!'?

I have tried, but they keep ignoring me! I even forwarded them the previously mentioned pictures of grandchild saying "I really don't feel comfortable with this" but nothing! I even know where they live, what car they drive and all their hobbies! It's freaky! I'm just astounded that someone cares that little. I'd be horrified if all my personal info was going to someone else!

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i think you must have been cheated by some phishing email.
Now all you need to do is to change your password and check not t click on phishing emails , that may cause harm to your accounts.


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Don't worry about this. It's not your mistake. If some body trying to use your Id then its not possible that it's harm you. Do one thing that if you get any mail from that end then block the address of mailing. In future you will not get mail from that Id. You just change your password after regular interval. It will help you a lot.