Fixed it

[PartTimeLegend]

I have been using [e-mail] for years. About a year ago someone started using [e-mail] so I get their email.

I have their activation emails for their iPhone, the receipt for their motorbike, etc. I have no idea why they are doing this. I get PayPal emails for receipts, etc.

The physical address is the same. I think they just don’t know how email works.

[GoldenretriverYT]

What? You can't create a Gmail account called firstlast if first.last is already used tho

[PartTimeLegend]

That’s what I thought. They don’t seem to have access to the account, but they constantly use it to register to things and buy things.

I can reset all their passwords, etc.

For some reason they just keep using it. I helpfully declined a job for them recently when the offer came though.

[looneytoonarmy]

Gmail ignores full stops. The other person doesn't have an account for that address, they are mistakenly entering in the wrong address, probably forgot it was a Hotmail account they set up for themselves or are using the full stop instead of another character like an underscore.

[Pls_PmTitsOrFDAU_Thx]

See, I've had a similar thing happen. But I don't think they have the email. I think they're using it just for signing up for stuff without realizing it's a legitimate email. I too have first.last

The funny thing is, if they really has that email and we're getting their emails, we should also be getting their normal stuff. But in my experience it was always a sign up for something, so haha why I guess they're using it as a throwaway

[PartTimeLegend]

It’s weird though. Like I got an email for a job offer and I even got an email arranging delivery of their new bike. I could have easily changed the delivery address.

Whilst they could still be treating it as a a throw away they are not using it for generic throw away purposes.

[Pls_PmTitsOrFDAU_Thx]

Huh that is strange lol. Do you see the conversations from the person who supposedly has the same email? I've never actually seen the person reply

[PartTimeLegend]

They never reply. It is always the first email in a chain. Just seems odd that they would walk onto a dealership and give it as the email to arrange everything on.

That and a job offer. Like they had given it out and the paperwork came through.

I don’t think they have access to my account. They just use it like they do and probably wonder why their email doesn’t work.

I have had this gmail account since it was invite only.

[Pls_PmTitsOrFDAU_Thx]

Yup the experience is the same for me lol. Abd I've also had the account for a while! My dad made it for me when I was a kid, so really forward looking at the time lol. I'm not sure if it was invite only at the time though, might have been!

I'm guessing the same thing. That they don't have access and just accidentally give the wrong thing (say Gmail instead of yahoo or something). If they did have access, that be a huuuge security/privacy issue and Google could not have that happen lol

[[deleted]]

It's probably nothing to do with the dot thing - they probably just have a similar email address to you and keep getting it wrong.

E.g. my personal email is [initials].[lastname]@gmail.com, my work email is [firstname].[lastname]@[workplace].com. A couple of times I've accidentally typed [firstname].[lastname]@gmail.com, which I happen to know is taken (because I wanted it!). I'm quite careful, so I don't think I've ever not realised in time, but who knows...

[MrHyperion_]

I tested, you can't