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Receiving someone else's email

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  • 18-01-2014 12:40am
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    TheMilkyPirate
    Registered Users Posts: 6,012 ✭✭✭


    Wasn't sure where to put this, I opened a new email account a while back and it seems someone in the UK has the same email address as me and I am now recieving his emails as well as mine. I know where he lives what he looks like and even what type of phone he has. So because I know that I'm worried he might be receiving my mail as well and seeing my personal info.

    What do I do here?


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    SpaceTime
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,088 ✭✭✭SpaceTime


    That's a little strange.
    Which company's providing your email account?


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    Plates
    Registered Users Posts: 925 ✭✭✭Plates


    This makes no sense.


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    lionela
    Registered Users Posts: 131 ✭✭lionela


    TheMilkyPirate wrote: »
    Wasn't sure where to put this, I opened a new email account a while back and it seems someone in the UK has the same email address as me and I am now recieving his emails as well as mine. I know where he lives what he looks like and even what type of phone he has. So because I know that I'm worried he might be receiving my mail as well and seeing my personal info.

    What do I do here?

    Send an email ie...

    SNAP


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    TheMilkyPirate
    Registered Users Posts: 6,012 ✭✭✭TheMilkyPirate


    It's a hotmail account, hotmail.co.uk


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    Plates
    Registered Users Posts: 925 ✭✭✭Plates


    Send one to yourself and see if the other guy replies :-)


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    Toto Wolfcastle
    Registered Users Posts: 25,005 ✭✭✭✭Toto Wolfcastle


    Is he giving out his email address wrong? My husband gets emails for someone in America every now and again because they've given out the wrong address.


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    TheMilkyPirate
    Registered Users Posts: 6,012 ✭✭✭TheMilkyPirate


    Bobblehead Panda wrote: »
    Is he giving out his email address wrong? My husband gets emails for someone in America every now and again because they've given out the wrong address.

    No I've gotten Itunes reciepts for payments that have his name and his email (same as mine) on the reciept, He's also on a social network and I'm getting all his notification emails from that as well


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    Casshern88
    Registered Users Posts: 804 ✭✭✭Casshern88


    That's really bizarre. I didn't think that was possible.


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    Greenmachine
    Registered Users Posts: 5,063 ✭✭✭Greenmachine


    That's one for the books.


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    #11
    SpaceTime
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,088 ✭✭✭SpaceTime


    Maybe he's setup a forward to your address due to a typo ?

    I had a situation where someone had forwarded calls from their landline to my mobile by accident!
    I couldn't contact them as every time I rang their number I got me!


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    Mr. G
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 4,621 Mod ✭✭✭✭Mr. G


    Get in touch with the email provider. That really is bizzare. I cant see why you would be able to create an email address that already exists. One for the books alright :D


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    YuM
    Registered Users Posts: 184 ✭✭YuM


    try postmaster@hotmail.co.uk or postmaster@live.co.uk sounds like a box has left the reservation.


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    SpaceTime
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,088 ✭✭✭SpaceTime


    Microsoft support (including hotmail) - live chat: https://support.microsoft.com/getsupport/hostpage.aspx?oaspworkflow=start_1.0.0.0&wfname=msa&pesid=10123&locale=en-gb&wf=0&ccsid=635255756005123713


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    wil
    Registered Users Posts: 4,188 ✭✭✭wil


    An incorrect forwarding or typo on his part is most likely

    Is it possible that it is was a lapsed email account that got reallocated to you, how long have you had the account?

    Have you googled the email and see where it is appearing. Also search for it in the usual places Skype, facebook, people finders etc to see what it might be associated with.

    There could be a not obvious difference between the 2 addresses that he has missed - eg 0 for O, dash instead of underscore etc
    Even possible he has a signature or screwed up alias with your email address.


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