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I’m in the same boat, although it hasn’t happened with any financial transactions yet. I get numerous emails that appear to be genuine - my (non-existent) Subar

I’m in the same boat, although it hasn’t happened with any financial transactions yet. I get numerous emails that appear to be genuine - my (non-existent) Subaru is apparently constantly in need of service, and I supposedly work for a school in a different country. I eventually had to register for Instagram just to stop one person from constantly signing up with my email address. It boggles the mind though, because I can’t recall an instance in which I’ve ever mistyped or forgotten my own email address. How are people getting their email address wrong so often?

plagiarist 3y ago
It's unfortunate that there's no legally required email confirmation before a company is allowed to spam you regarding someone else's transactions.
firstlink 3y ago
> How are people getting their email address wrong so often? Invalid generalization from the process of signing up for email itself. When I sign up for Gmail, I choose an identifier I don't control (and computer says no if I get it wrong). Then this becomes my identifier. Likewise for usernames. So if emails are now usernames, why would the same process not apply? I choose an identifier I don't control. I put "@gmail.com" because it says to use an email address and that's what email addresses end with. Computer doesn't say no so I must have done the right thing. Rinse and repeat.