Somebody is using my email to sign up to services

Cathalog · 27-12-2014 02:28PM #1

Here's a bit of an odd one. I don't really know what the correct thing to do is.

Every now and again, I'll receive an email from a service thanking me for signing up, despite not signing up at all!

The latest service is Netflix.

I've reset the password to the Netflix account in hopes that the guy will cop on and use a different email.

I have his full name, the last four digits of his Visa card, but no billing address. I've tried looking him up on Facebook, but many people have the same name.

carbsy · 27-12-2014 02:30PM

Possibly a typo when entering their email? ( twice I know.. maybe drunk! )

Saipanne · 27-12-2014 02:30PM

Cathalog wrote: »

Here's a bit of an odd one. I don't really know what the correct thing to do is.

Every now and again, I'll receive an email from a service thanking me for signing up, despite not signing up at all!

The latest service is Netflix.

I've reset the password to the Netflix account in hopes that the guy will cop on and use a different email.

I have his full name, the last four digits of his Visa card, but no billing address. I've tried looking him up on Facebook, but many people have the same name.

That is really weird. How about contacting customer support for Netflix, or the others?

Bored_lad · 27-12-2014 02:31PM

Cathalog wrote: »

Here's a bit of an odd one. I don't really know what the correct thing to do is.

Every now and again, I'll receive an email from a service thanking me for signing up, despite not signing up at all!

The latest service is Netflix.

I've reset the password to the Netflix account in hopes that the guy will cop on and use a different email.

I have his full name, the last four digits of his Visa card, but no billing address. I've tried looking him up on Facebook, but many people have the same name.

Is there any chance that you both have similar emails and he is mixing up a letter or digit.

I'd recommend you either just reset the passwords and hope he cops on or you could also try emailing the websites he is signing up to and telling him.

tricky D · 27-12-2014 02:37PM

Are you using Gmail? Gmail has an issue with user names containing dots which are ignored so that user.name@gmail.com or u.s.e.r.n.a.m.e@gmail.com are the same as username@gmail.com. It might also extent to domains which use Gmail for their email services though I can't confirm that.

Saipanne · 27-12-2014 02:37PM

thaidad4 wrote: »

You broke the law when you access and altered his netflix account good one op that will show him when you get the cops a knocking.

lol

Somebody is using my email to sign up to services

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