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Re:What kind of password reset scam is going on at Facebook? by yencabulator on Thursday September 07, 2023 @03:43PM (#37424544)
He has john.w.smith and is repeatedly typing in john.smith, and also hands it out to humans who then want to contact me about his things.

Apparently for many sites, user retention & money are more important than verifying an email address up front. He visits the scummiest betting and dating sites, so I'm not very surprised.

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Re:What kind of password reset scam is going on at Facebook? by worthless-trash on Friday September 08, 2023 @02:32AM (#37430186)
I'm getting similar behavior from another user with the same pattern.

I also get their college results, government assistance, a payday loan company, pinterest and subscriptions to newsletters sent to me for them.

Ive mailed them directly, multiple times but they dont seem to care. I'm now returning the favor, signing them up for all the crappy sites when i need a throwaway.

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