So the only difference between the two e-mail addresses is the dot? You need to re-read what I wrote above. There are NOT two different e-mail accounts (firstlast@ and first.last@). There is just ONE account and someone using and/or giving out the wrong e-mail address (yours) in error. ...assuming she has. She hasn't. Again, she has a different e-mail address and has given out the wrong one ...
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
Google allowed someone else to create an email account with my name
 Started 3 months ago by kathy o'donnell Explain your issue in full detail here: I've just read that gmail does not recognize periods in a user name and another woman has established an email account with my name (it's missing the period in the middle though). Now I'm getting her mail. The help guide says that google does not recognize a period in a user name, so why would they allow her to create this account? What can I do about it? ... | | ||||||||||||
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Other posts in this thread: bkc56 replied 3 months ago ...so why would they allow her to create this account? They didn't. There are not two accounts with the same name and no one is getting e-mail that hasn't been sent specifically to their account. That said... There is nothing to prevent people from using the wrong address when they send a message, or giving out the wrong address (like on a business card or when registering at a web-site) to ... kathy o'donnell replied 3 months ago Thanks for trying to help, but the emails I am receiving for this other woman with my name are not addressed to my email address (firstname.lastname@gmail). I could see the original email from this other woman informing her friends of her new gmail address (firstnamelastname@gmail). The emails from her friends are not mis-addressed to my email address, they are addressed to hers. This sent me to... | Top contributing authors:Thread Members: Related threads on "Help forum":Related threads on other sites: | ||||||||||||
