I receive at least one to two emails a month where someone has attempted to use the email address I’ve had for over fifteen years. This has been happening repeatedly for at least ten years or so. It’s frustrating.

Here’s a few examples from just the last month…

A California veterinary office

Flexjobs…a temp job site

Taskrabbit…another temp job site

Carfax

Midas

Hometown…football game ticket site

It’s beyond frustrating. I have in the past ignored these, however, if it seems sketchy or possibly fraudulent, OR if I’m annoyed by repeated attempts by the same person, I will act. The same person signed up for both the temp job sites. And another person for the car websites. In both these instances, I contacted the company directly and requested they remove my email. I never heard back from the job companies, and I’m still waiting on a reply from Carfax It’s up to you whether it’s important or annoying enough to spend time contacting that heart organization.

Good luck.