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Originally Posted by psyang
My guess is it's not a scam. I have had at least 1 (and maybe up to 3) people mistakenly use my gmail account as their own. I don't know how or why, but I'm pretty sure it was not a scam as the emails I get are mostly not advertisements. Rather, probably 80% of the emails are bill payment statements from a bank. The rest are various things: facebook friend requests, a couple personal emails (to whom I've emailed back asking them to inform their friend of the mistake - no response), one email from an accountant with tax documents, and only a few emails from online gaming sites and online retailers from which this person(s) apparently made purchases.
It's made for a good story as I've tried on numerous occasions to inform the senders of the mistake, but to no avail. I'm now in acceptance mode unless a new email arrives that can give me a "lead" on the person(s).
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I get this all the time with my Gmail account. I was one of the first people to get an invite when the service launched in 2004, so I could pick a username using the format of first initial last name @gmail.com (e.g.
jsmith@gmail.com). Lots of people mistakenly sign up for legitimate services using what they think is their email address but is actually mine. Currently I'm receiving some dude's frequent flyer info from Delta Airlines, notifications that my AT&T cell phone data usage is over its monthly limit, and weekly updates from ancestry.com and an online dating website. I'm not sure if the same person signed up for each of those services with my address or if they were caused by multiple people making the same mistake. I also sometimes receive personal emails that are intended for other people.