Ask HN: People who use different emails everywhere, who sold you to spammers?

Re:Ask HN: People who use different emails everywhere, who s... by croon on Friday April 22, 2022 @04:57AM (#31119550)

> I was getting some dude's email for about 7 years. Started with newsletters and discussion threads for a journalism guild and a teacher's union. I found that amusing and left it, but one day emailed whoever was in charge and let them know I'm not the intended recipient. Stopped for a while and then it started again and I ignored it.

I had a similar experience, funnily enough golf course memberships too. Doing minimal OSI work on the numerous emails I found the guy on facebook and friended him (accepted due to same surname I assume). I remember saying something like:

"Hi, I noticed you just signed up for an Epic Games account, and you happened to use my email address <lastname>@gmail. Would you mind not doing that, please?"

He responded that I was a creep and that it was his email, and proceeded to block me. I mean he might've been right on the former, but patently wrong on the latter.

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Re:Ask HN: People who use different emails everywhere, who s... by julianz on Friday April 22, 2022 @07:07AM (#31120214)

I waited until my Gmail doppelganger ordered a pizza, then from the phone and address details in that email I was able to text him and say I hoped he enjoyed the pizza, that his house looked nice from Street View, and please stop using my email address. He did.

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Re:Ask HN: People who use different emails everywhere, who s... by mbreese on Friday April 22, 2022 @09:54AM (#31121548)

I kept getting receipts from a nice grandmother from Missouri (at least I think it was Missouri, but that detail doesn’t matter). I don’t live in Missouri. However, she must have had a similar gmail account. But she couldn’t get her email address right. It was fine for a while, just the typical odds and ends emails. Then I started getting shipping receipts and return information from a clothing company. And then receipts for holiday presents for kids. Eventually I had to use the info in the emails to write and actual letter to this woman, letting her know about the email mixup. I only knew her address from billing information on the prior receipts.

In retrospect, I probably should have printed the emails and then sent those too. That may have been taking the bit too far, but it would have been much funnier from my POV.

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Re:Ask HN: People who use different emails everywhere, who s... by vfistri2 on Friday April 22, 2022 @05:33AM (#31119735)

it has gotten so bad in usa, with creep calling. Seems whenever somebody is not happy with something their immediate response is you are a creep. I find those kind of people disturbing.

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Re:Ask HN: People who use different emails everywhere, who s... by croon on Friday April 22, 2022 @07:07AM (#31120212)

You might even call it creep creep. (Sorry, couldn't resist)

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Re:Ask HN: People who use different emails everywhere, who s... by Sebb767 on Friday April 22, 2022 @08:43AM (#31120905)

> Sorry, couldn't resist

The creep creep creep ;-)

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Re:Ask HN: People who use different emails everywhere, who s... by orangepurple on Friday April 22, 2022 @10:04AM (#31121662)

Incorporate the first strike doctrine. Before contacting someone that is erroneously using your email address, call them a creep up front to disarm them mentally. Then proceed with your demand that they stop using your email address.

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