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by Declanomous 3386 days ago
I suppose there may be some sort of anti-hacking law that could be twisted to fit this case, and if the cops came to my door over it I'd definitely hire a lawyer before I said anything. I somehow doubt if I'd be charged with a felony for accessing an account that is registered under my name and email address and turning off email notifications, especially since I've tried everything else I could think of to stem the tide, including emailing support, etc.

Plus, this individual who keeps signing me up lives in Australia. I cannot imagine our system is so dysfunctional that both the United States and Australia would agree that a) this is a criminal offense, and that b) it would be worth going through the effort of extraditing me to face justice.

I mean, I haven't even received another password reset request from those websites I logged in to fix that issue, so I half imagine that person is using my email address as a plausible address for email they don't care about.

I understand what you mean, but I don't think I'm going to have to spend the rest of my life looking over my shoulder. The few personal emails I've gotten with financial details (gym membership bills, etc) I've responded letting them know about the mix-up and they've been more than happy to fix the issue. Feel free to say I told you so when I end up in a jail full of kangaroos though.