Re:Ask HN: What’s the deal with random people sending me mon...
by hedora on Saturday June 03, 2023 @10:22PM
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You could always email the company, or just validate the email, reset the password and delete the account.
The latter is risky though; some sites use email validation as proof they should attest to the real world identity of the person that owns the account. (Github is one such example).
I imagine some site does that and also does not ensure that access to the email address is enough to reset the password and 2FA setup. (Come to think of it, Github is also an example of this.)
Either way, common courtesy would dictate waiting a week or so between emailing and nuking the account.
The latter is risky though; some sites use email validation as proof they should attest to the real world identity of the person that owns the account. (Github is one such example).
I imagine some site does that and also does not ensure that access to the email address is enough to reset the password and 2FA setup. (Come to think of it, Github is also an example of this.)
Either way, common courtesy would dictate waiting a week or so between emailing and nuking the account.