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Re:Ask HN: People who use different emails everywhere, who s... by kasey_junk on Friday April 22, 2022 @08:23AM (#31120750)
My idiot namesake signed up for his unemployment benefits with my email address. The unemployment agency in his state won’t let me change it or contact the person by mail to have them fix it.

He also is down for _any_ sweepstakes and has dubious dating preferences. He’s out there wondering why he never wins anything and no one swipes on his profile.

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Re:Ask HN: People who use different emails everywhere, who s... by noasaservice on Friday April 22, 2022 @09:38AM (#31121387)
Then "forget password" and take the account over.
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Re:Ask HN: People who use different emails everywhere, who s... by InitialLastName on Friday April 22, 2022 @11:18AM (#31122676)
Even if you're getting misdirected emails, it's probably a bad idea to toe the line into "defrauding a state government" by taking over someone's unemployment login.
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