E-mail address annoyance - WWYD

Stu999 · 13 Aug 2020 at 10:46

There’s a pillock with the same name as me who keeps using my e-mail address for various things. I’m assuming he either gets his webmail provider mixed up or he’s using ‘firstname.lastname@webmail’ as his address whereas I’m using ‘firstnamelastname@webmail’ for mine.

So far I know where he lives, that he was done for speeding, was e-mailed details of a house he bought by the solicitors, that he was buying a BMW and today I’ve been sent the names of his children.

What would you do to resolve this?

Should I start a new e-mail account? It will be a pain in the bum since I use this one for pretty much everything. Should I poo through his e-mail inbox?

Stu999 · 13 Aug 2020 at 10:51

Kenai said:
If you have his address, write him a letter explaining "myname.surname@provider" is your email address and he needs to be more careful because people keep sending you all his stuff, including his address.

I’m not 100% certain that’s what it is but I guess I could send an email to that address anyway and see if I get a response.

Stu999 · 13 Aug 2020 at 10:54

Kenai said:
I meant a letter to his house, you said you know where he lives?

Ah yes, apologies didn’t read your post properly. I wouldn’t want to give him my details but I suppose I wouldn’t have to include them in a letter.

Stu999 · 13 Aug 2020 at 10:59

wildman said:
probably easier to just change your email, but you could have had some fun replying to the emails you got,

I did change the password to one of his accounts but realised I was being a **** so contacted the company and they removed my details.

Stu999 · 13 Aug 2020 at 11:00

E-mail sent. Oddly it hasn’t shown up in my own inbox.

Stu999 · 13 Aug 2020 at 11:52

Ree said:
goes to his door - boxing stance - loser changes name by deed poll.. there can be only one.

This is the type of solid advice I expected.

nst68 said:
I've got [email protected]

I get emails for loads for "me" from around the world, mostly for a web developer who just added his middle initial to the email address, I just forward the stuff to him now, nice bloke!

Fortunately my last name is slightly unusual so I’m not getting tons of emails for different people. Deffo should have had funds from that estate paid into your bank account

Stu999 · 13 Aug 2020 at 13:55

@Em3bbs - yes, no reply e-mails are so annoying. Have to look to see if there is a ‘privacy’ e-mail address available in those cases. I find a threat of the information commissioner often lights a fire under these companies.

Just had a reply from the company that sent me the guy’s kids names basically blaming the guy who did it although they did say they would let him know.

Stu999 · 13 Aug 2020 at 14:15

Had a reply from ‘me’ asking for an example e-mail I’ve had meant for him

Edit - did a google and the dot does matter for my provider. So he must be forgetting the dot.

Stu999 · 14 Aug 2020 at 07:49

Dirk Diggler said:
It won't be that as Gmail sees those two versions as the same thing.

It literally is that. I don't use Gmail.

Stu999 · 16 Aug 2020 at 18:25

Because I corresponded with this guy he’s now sending himself reminders to my email address. FML. Blocked his address now.