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A few weeks ago, I realized I had no idea how many online accounts I'd created over the years. So I scanned my email for confirmations and receipts. Found 257
by Komieter 10mo ago
A few weeks ago, I realized I had no idea how many online accounts I'd created over the years.
So I scanned my email for confirmations and receipts. Found 257 accounts.
One was Wreio - a site I bought a hoodie from in 2023. Turns out it was a scam operation that got exposed for selling customer credit card info. I'd completely forgotten the account existed.
By the time I found out, they'd had my card info for over a year.
Built GhostSweep to help others find these forgotten accounts. Scans Gmail metadata (not content), surfaces forgotten accounts, and provides deletion guides.
Free to scan. Most people find 50-100+ accounts they completely forgot about.
Technical details:
- Next.js + Supabase
- Gmail OAuth (read-only, metadata only, Google Verified)
- Pattern matching on subjects/senders
- No AI, just regex and heuristics
Open to feedback, especially around privacy concerns - that's the #1 question I get.
Link: ghostsweep.com