I've always avoided following the links just in case it does me to something but I suppose I could on one of the more harmless sites.
Robin On Mar 12, 2013 6:06 PM, "allison nixon" <[email protected]> wrote: > is the email something like robin @ gmail.com? > > it's possible that technically illiterate people are just typing their > name @ gmail.com or mistaking what their email address is. i remember a > long time ago reading a thread and people had these really old usernames > like [email protected] and they were getting all sorts of misdirected emails > because random people would type in their usernames mistakenly. i've seen > people approaching senility who do this too. type in their name @ > domain.com > > maybe in the future you could click the confirmation link to activate the > account, and then reset the password later on to see what sort of activity > has happened on the account. you can also get an ip address if the service > displays your login history. i dont know if that's legal, so if it's not, > then ignore what i just said. but it might be the most direct way to get > to the bottom of your issue. > > -a > > On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 10:00 AM, Robin Wood <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> On Mar 12, 2013 11:56 AM, "ben smith" <[email protected]> wrote: >> > >> > I've been having the same issue. Someone's been using an address of >> mine to attempt to sign up for Facebook, changed the email they have on >> their mortgage, etc. I thought it was a scam at first, but now just seems >> like stupidity. The mortgage was straightened after a quick call to the >> bank who couldn't confirm anything, but seemed reasonably sure it was a >> simple typo issue. >> > >> > Don't attribute to malice that which can be attributed to stupidity, I >> suppose. >> >> I can't decide which to put this down to, it is to weak for malice and >> been going on to long and doesn't feel like stupidity. >> >> Robin >> >> > >> > On Tue, Mar 12, 2013 at 3:37 AM, Robin Wood <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> On Mar 12, 2013 1:18 AM, "Michael Wilson" <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> > >> >> > Do you have any friends that like messing with you? >> >> >> >> Not really, and the sites that are being used aren't really right for >> that. >> >> >> >> Robin >> >> >> >> > >> >> > On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 4:41 AM, Robin Wood <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> On 10 March 2013 12:40, Herndon Elliott <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> >>> >> >> >>> > >> On Sat, Feb 16, 2013 at 5:02 AM, Robin Wood < >> [email protected]> >> >> >>> > >>> In the last couple of months it has been used to sign up for >> a number >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Add the address to stopforumspam.com It wont do anything for the >> ones already signed up, but may cut down on the ones yet to come. SFS has >> dramatically reduced spam signups on the little forum that I manage. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> You have to provide an email address and IP address to register >> someone, I don't want to register my email address and I've no idea what IP >> they are coming from. >> >> >> >> >> >> Shame as it might have helped. >> >> >> >> >> >> Robin >> >> >> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Herndon Elliott >> >> >>> Madison, Al >> >> >>> https://keyserver.pgp.com key ID: 24B60B6150130832 >> >> >>> ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ "molon labe" >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> _______________________________________________ >> >> >>> Pauldotcom mailing list >> >> >>> [email protected] >> >> >>> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >> >> >>> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> >> Pauldotcom mailing list >> >> >> [email protected] >> >> >> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >> >> >> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________ >> >> > Pauldotcom mailing list >> >> > [email protected] >> >> > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >> >> > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Pauldotcom mailing list >> >> [email protected] >> >> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >> >> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > -Ben >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > Pauldotcom mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >> > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Pauldotcom mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom >> Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >> > > > > -- > _________________________________ > Note to self: Pillage BEFORE burning. > > _______________________________________________ > Pauldotcom mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.pauldotcom.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pauldotcom > Main Web Site: http://pauldotcom.com >
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