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umm, weird - someone is apparently using my GMail address (and name) to rent an appartment in Pennsylvania. Very strange. -- nm

Posted by Beryllium (aka grayman) Jun 28 '09, 21:39

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Yeah some girl was using mine to go to some arty college. I just sent it to spam folder like everything else. -- nm - Qale Jun 28, 23:44 1
- And changed my email password. -- nm - Qale Jun 28, 23:44
A lot of times a weird email that seems like it was wrongly routed to your box is a spammers way of verifying your email address - zeitgeist Jun 28, 22:39
amanda, don't sublet it -- nm - dug Jun 28, 22:02
mine is just my last name at gmail. I get mail from all the idiots who can't figure out name.lastname (or vice versa) at gmail. -- nm - mafic Jun 28, 21:53 14
- mine is firstname.lastname at gmail -- nm - Beryllium Jun 28, 22:02 7
  - so's mine. last year, i received a bunch of mail and documents related to someone with my name's purchase of a house. it's a really good thing i am - b! Jun 28, 22:16 5
    - I didn't know Richard Simmons had bought a new house - ty97 Jun 28, 22:17 4
      - why would he move? - 'lia Jun 28, 22:33 2
        
        :) - - b! Jun 28, 22:37 1
        
        really? - 'lia Jun 28, 22:42
      - he has a new dvd out to pay for it. - b! Jun 28, 22:31
  - (I also get another guy's email about his domain hosting ... very odd) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 28, 22:04
- I'm still getting an Arizona realtor's email. -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 22:01
- I think this is tricksy; if you read the whole email, there's a link to a credit report site in the "initial" email. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 28, 21:54 4
  - googling one of the phone numbers in the email leads to this, though -- (link) - Beryllium Jun 28, 21:57 3
    - you should totally live there. -- nm - mafic Jun 28, 21:59 2
      - It's a bit small. -- nm - Beryllium Jun 28, 22:00 1
        
        bathroom needs work too. -- nm - mafic Jun 28, 22:03
/me pours gasoline over my keyboard and flicks my lighter. -- nm - Mop Jun 28, 21:53 1
- Pleased to meet you, Gene Hackman from Enemy of the State. -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 21:54
sorry, i meant to spell it as "berylliyum" on the apartment app... sorry 'bout that -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jun 28, 21:51 2
- beryl.i.am -- nm - mafic Jun 28, 21:56 1
  - *nervous* -- nm - Perez Hilton Jun 28, 21:57
more than likely it's a typo. -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 21:45 1
- This is possible ... -- nm - Beryllium Jun 28, 21:46
(I guess I should run a credit check soon) -- nm - Beryllium Jun 28, 21:39 8
- Change your e-mail password and call the credit reporting agencys to put a freeze on your credit. -- nm - lileve Jun 28, 21:42 7
  - Or ... maybe I should reply and say that they have the wrong email address? -- nm - Beryllium Jun 28, 21:46 6
    - you fool! you foolish fool! you're just playing into their hands. - mafic Jun 28, 21:54 3
      - Just go with Dread Pirate Bery. -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 21:57 2
        
        I want to be john elway. -- nm - mafic Jun 28, 21:57 1
        
        Nice to meet you, Mr. Thompson. *steps on your foot* -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 21:58
    - GO TO THE ER! -- nm - Reagen Jun 28, 21:46 1
      - CALL 9-1-1!! -- (link) - Mop Jun 28, 23:46

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