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I'm in a similar boat. A UK bank thinks I'm one of their customers (someone with a similar name). The reply address is no-reply@ and I'm not about to call a for

I'm in a similar boat. A UK bank thinks I'm one of their customers (someone with a similar name). The reply address is no-reply@ and I'm not about to call a foreign bank.

dboreham 2y ago
Quick note that if you use a proper email hosting service, or host yourself, you can add a sender block rule to eliminate this nuisance.
- causality0 2y ago
  Are there email services which don't allow you to block addresses or keywords?
luckylion 2y ago
I had the same happen with a AU insurance company that also made it hard to reach them. I sent an email to their regulator that this company keeps sending me confidential information about one of their clients. It took one day until I received an email from the company informing me that they've corrected the mistake and I shall no longer receive any emails, and it worked, I haven't received a single one since.
- jorisboris 2y ago
  Maybe I’m lazy but why do above four posters do so much effort? I just mark as spam and or block the sender
  - compootr 2y ago
    same. although, if it's a reservation you're being sent, you can cancel it to let the person know they're using the wrong email (plausible deniability because you don't recognize it, yet are getting a reservation)
    - theoreticalmal 2y ago
      How would the person know their reservation is cancelled?
      - compootr 2y ago
        they'd show up for the reservation they made and find that it doesn't exist!
  - luckylion 2y ago
    If I made a mistake while entering data, I'd be happy if someone told me they receive emails from me that they probably shouldn't be getting, so I do the same when it's not obvious spam/scam.
gradschool 2y ago
Getting a U.K. bank account without having a U.K. mailing address isn't the easiest thing in the world to do. Maybe someone would be interested in acquiring it from you.
account42 2y ago
From: no-reply@ and simlar fake senders should just result in immediate rejection of the mail at submission time. Tempted to set that up on my server.

I'm in a similar boat. A UK bank thinks I'm one of their customers (someone with a similar name). The reply address is no-reply@ and I'm not about to call a foreign bank.

dboreham 2y ago

Quick note that if you use a proper email hosting service, or host yourself, you can add a sender block rule to eliminate this nuisance.

causality0 2y ago
Are there email services which don't allow you to block addresses or keywords?

luckylion 2y ago

I had the same happen with a AU insurance company that also made it hard to reach them. I sent an email to their regulator that this company keeps sending me confidential information about one of their clients. It took one day until I received an email from the company informing me that they've corrected the mistake and I shall no longer receive any emails, and it worked, I haven't received a single one since.

jorisboris 2y ago
Maybe I’m lazy but why do above four posters do so much effort? I just mark as spam and or block the sender
- compootr 2y ago
  same. although, if it's a reservation you're being sent, you can cancel it to let the person know they're using the wrong email (plausible deniability because you don't recognize it, yet are getting a reservation)
  - theoreticalmal 2y ago
    How would the person know their reservation is cancelled?
    - compootr 2y ago
      they'd show up for the reservation they made and find that it doesn't exist!
- luckylion 2y ago
  If I made a mistake while entering data, I'd be happy if someone told me they receive emails from me that they probably shouldn't be getting, so I do the same when it's not obvious spam/scam.

gradschool 2y ago

Getting a U.K. bank account without having a U.K. mailing address isn't the easiest thing in the world to do. Maybe someone would be interested in acquiring it from you.

account42 2y ago

From: no-reply@ and simlar fake senders should just result in immediate rejection of the mail at submission time. Tempted to set that up on my server.