I have this problem, and I've lost count of the number of people who've either signed up for services using my account instead of their own, or alternatively pe

I have this problem, and I've lost count of the number of people who've either signed up for services using my account instead of their own, or alternatively people who send me emails that are intended for someone else after (presumably) miss-hearing an email address that was read out to them over the phone or whatever. Some of the highlights: - People have bought iPhones, XBoxes, Playstations, ... and created the respective accounts using my email address. - Holiday bookings, flights, accommodation bookings. - A PayPal account that was created using my address five years ago that I'm still trying to get PayPal to resolve. - I've been sent death certificates, wills, lawsuits, confidential legal docs. - Someone bought a car. I received all the transaction details and was signed up to a variety of free services that appear to have been bundled with the car. One of the most frustrating things about this is that it's generally impossible to contact the person who make the mistake directly, so resolving it often involves jumping through lots of hoops and explanations to third party websites or other individuals. The other huge frustration is the sheer number of sites that don't validate email addresses. Or perhaps worse (and I'm looking at you PayPal), send a validation email but then create the account and assume everything's fine regardless, with no way to opt out or reject the verification.