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
    2014-08-10T06:40:57+00:00

    So I agree - it sounds like he has been using your email address, but not by logging into your outlook.com/hotmail account. Instead, he has told people (and facebook, etc.) that his email address is yours instead of what is really his. Given that you have the same name, his proper email address is quite possibly very similar.

    In this case, changing your password would have no effect as your account isn't compromised.

    To be fair, I don't think there is anything Microsoft can do in this situation. If this other guy hasn't woken up to it by now, I have limited sympathy for him. Of course, Facebook and banks should validate email addresses before using them, but if you clicked on a link in such an email, they wouldn't know better.

    Maybe the best approach is to set up rules to block emails from these specific people, or just simply delete them.

    Sorry, I can't think of any other alternatives.

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

    Fair enough. That sound s OK to me.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-09-22T17:15:21+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.

    What has happened to my email?

    What can I do to stop this??

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  5. 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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