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This is creepy: Some random person managed to great a Google account linked to my own.

Posted by ReluctantCynic (aka ReluctantCynic) Aug 9 '19, 10:48

Email address is <[email protected]> with a name of "JoelPants CorcoranLincoln" on the account. I'm able to access it -- like fully access everything in the account, from email to Google Drive to everything else.

And my own personal address is listed as the recovery email.

O_O

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This happens to me a lot - it's some kid in Indonesia who doesn't understand how email works. - Reagen Aug 9, 11:44
Sorry about that. -- nm - Spawn Aug 9, 11:17 1
- RUINER! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 9, 11:52
That's... unusual. -- nm - Mop Aug 9, 10:50
The email that says the account was linked should have a link to indicate "that weren't me" -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 10:49 4
- "I don't know...*pssssssssssssssssdt*...pub?" -- nm - Shaun Aug 9, 10:51
- I haven't been able to find that email anywhere. -- nm* - ReluctantCynic Aug 9, 10:50 2
  - There's probably an interface-based way to find it, too, but this is similar to what I followed when I had a similar thing happen years ago -- (link) - Beryllium Aug 9, 11:05 1
    - Awesome! Thank you, Bery! -- nm - ReluctantCynic Aug 9, 11:06
JoelPants has been sleep-subscribing again, maybe? -- nm - Beryllium Aug 9, 10:49

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This is creepy: Some random person managed to great a Google account linked to my own.

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