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
    2015-09-27T08:05:18+00:00

    Hello

    I have the EXACT same problem, 100% same issue and arguments. Can someone help me? I have mailed to abuse@ but get no reply

    That is: SOMEONE HAS THE EXACT SAME EMAIL ADRESS AS I - AND WHEN I TRY TO BLOCK THE SENDER IT SAYS: "CANT BLOCK YOUR OWN EMAIL ADRESS". WHAT I GET FORM THE SENDER IS: COMMERCIALS AND SPAM ( that is send in with own email address ). How is this solved? I have read several threads on this issue but found no actual solution. When changing things in my account ( i.e. sender NAME ) it directly and immediately changes the same in the other account ( that I receive SPAM from ).

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  2. Anonymous
    2015-04-07T20:51:03+00:00

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  3. Anonymous
    2015-02-27T00:53:22+00:00

    Sorry, when I said I'd changed my email address multiple times I meant I'd changed my password multiple times. It doesn't make any difference. I still constantly get these emails, and she was somehow able to use my email address to sign up for Facebook and Twitter (meaning she had to confirm these subscriptions via email). And my recent activity includes mostly incorrect password events, dozens of them, most of them not involving me. (they are all listed as US)

    Please read the post by jFiredog for an explanation of how this can happen.

    If your email address is associated with a Facebook or Twitter account, then maybe you can request a password reset for those account and lock them!

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  4. Anonymous
    2015-02-27T00:25:36+00:00

    Sorry, when I said I'd changed my email address multiple times I meant I'd changed my password multiple times. It doesn't make any difference. I still constantly get these emails, and she was somehow able to use my email address to sign up for Facebook and Twitter (meaning she had to confirm these subscriptions via email). And my recent activity includes mostly incorrect password events, dozens of them, most of them not involving me. (they are all listed as US)

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  5. Anonymous
    2015-02-09T03:14:05+00:00

    Fantastic explanation!

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