someone DOES have the same hotmail email address as me, this is a security issue

Anonymous
2013-10-17T10:11:46+00:00

hi, someone definitely has the same Hotmail email address as me. I have had this address for years. then a few months ago I started receiving information from ebay that was meant for this person. I contacted ebay and they asked this person to change her email which she must of done because I do not receive mail from ebay that's is not intended for me now.  yesterday I received a email from a energy company with this persons name and and energy account  number. I am worried she may be receiving my emails and this may be a security issue? what should I do please.?

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-09-22T17:17:54+00:00

    I keep getting emails from someone using the exact same email address as me. And I mean exactly the same. When I try to block it, it says "you cant block your own email address". The subject is always the same too,  "[Paypal] Please Complete Your Account".

    Why would I send emails to my self for a service I do not and have never used.

    I am always getting email to my junk mail box about paypal, email address always different, and i block them all, yet i still get inundated with them?

    What has happened to my email?

    What can I do to stop this??

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-08-11T00:33:16+00:00

    Fair enough. That sound s OK to me.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-08-10T23:48:31+00:00

    Thanks for that. I only deleted his friends and any information about him on the page. It seems the only way to fix the problem. I still got facebook recommendations for a while but they have now stopped. I will go back to using the page shortly.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-08-10T04:27:53+00:00

    Attila, if I go back to my previous question - do you have any reason to suspect that this other person has access to your account? For example, are they sending emails from your account?

    If you are only receiving emails intended for him, then this is quite a different matter.

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  5. Anonymous
    2014-08-10T03:48:58+00:00

    Hi Everyone,

    Welcome to Microsoft Community. First off, we apologize for the delayed response.

    I understand that you are receiving someone's email sent to your own account and thinking that someone has the same email address as yours. Let me assist you with this.

    As what my colleague mentioned on this thread, all Microsoft accounts are unique and can never

    be duplicated. There's a possibility that you are using a recycled account due to inactivity issue. Once the account has been inactive, Microsoft account will be deleted permanently and would be available for registration of new users. That doesn't mean that someone is also accessing your own account.

    Should you have any other concerns, please let us know.

    Regards,

    Grace

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