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I would expect a phone number link request at that point for suspicious activity, which actually is suspicious this time. And that is assuming it's even possibl
by ridgered4 4y ago
I would expect a phone number link request at that point for suspicious activity, which actually is suspicious this time. And that is assuming it's even possible to deactivate the account without going into a black hole phone tree which is what I expect these days. Even if you successfully deactivate it, a service you aren't using now has data on you that won't ever actually be deleted. Trying to fix it feels like it's almost playing into the scammer's hands.
- Pxtl 4y agoThey're not scammers - I've just got a firstname.lastname@gmail account which means a zillion confused people think they're me. https://xkcd.com/1279/ https://xkcd.com/1279/
- ziml77 4y agoYes this is so annoying! I think it also sometimes happens when email addresses are communicated through speech instead of writing. Though I tend to just block the sender domain (because they're always from services that I'm never going to use anyway) and ignore the email just on the off-chance that someone is trying to scam me in some weird way. (Plus I really just don't care enough to deal with it unless the email is clearly important or sent by an actual person)