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Re:Google keeps records of everything you buy, even if you d... by usmannk on Thursday September 23, 2021 @03:22PM (#28633948)
The other person probably just entered OP's email address. I don't really get what OP is saying but make sure to note that periods are normalized out.
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Re:Google keeps records of everything you buy, even if you d... by pempem on Thursday September 23, 2021 @05:25PM (#28635664)
they are saying us.middlename.mannk@gmail is seeing receipts for [email protected]

The dots don't matter.

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Re:Google keeps records of everything you buy, even if you d... by comeonseriously on Thursday September 23, 2021 @09:23PM (#28637622)
Exactly this.
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Re:Google keeps records of everything you buy, even if you d... by usmannk on Friday September 24, 2021 @02:11PM (#28645911)
I see, but these "receipts" are just emails. I would be extremely surprised if someone else's emails are getting routed to your gmail inbox. Seems very unlikely...
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Re:Google keeps records of everything you buy, even if you d... by pempem on Wednesday September 29, 2021 @01:00AM (#28690450)
haha you should see the folks who are like:

[email protected] [email protected] [email protected]

etc. etc. etc.

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Re:Google keeps records of everything you buy, even if you d... by ahzhou on Friday September 24, 2021 @05:49PM (#28648215)
Yeah, user error is more likely here, knowing the security in place at Google. That said, I suggested submitting it since the exercise of creating a repo will make it clear one way or another.

Win / win either way for OP. Learning opportunity or a bit of cash in hand for relatively little investment.

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