| I am in this Kafka-esque situation where I try to get an account deleted that is not even mine. I don't have and want a Facebook account, but Facebook does not agree. I few years back I started receiving mail for an account that I never created. The name is not close to mine, but a silly sexual pun. I have mailed security and account support multiple times, asking for the account to be deleted, or decoupled from my email address, because I keep getting login attempt notifications and even friend suggestions. Just checking, and coincidentally the very last email is one for the Facebook account. "Hey, it seems you are having trouble logging in! Click here to sign in.". Yes, Facebook, someone, for whatever reason, is trying to log in to a Facebook account for 4 years now, and won't take no for an answer... "If this wasn't you, please let us know by clicking here". Ok, Facebook, this is not me, and it was not me the last 10 times I clicked that button. (I now assume, that this account is somehow being used to mine my social connections. Something like a public ghost account.) Timeline: 2013: Hi Fuck, you got more friends on Facebook than you realize! List of 6 people I know IRL. 2013: Hi Fuck, you have 1 friendship request. Log in to accept. 2013: Do you know [3 people I know]? 2013: Hi Fuck, Fuck placed something on your timeline and is waiting to see it. 2013: Do you know [9 people I know]? 2014: We've updated our Terms of Service 2015: Someone asked a new password for your account. 2017: Hey Fuck, it seems you are having trouble logging in. 2017: Hey Fuck, it seems someone tried logging into your account from a new location. 2017: Hey Fuck, we received your request to reset your account password. XXXXX is your reset code. 2017: Fuck, go back to Facebook in just one click. 2017: Hey Fuck, it seems you are having trouble logging in. |
I was able to shut down a couple of Instagram accounts that were using my email though. Instagram does not verify emails, but fully trusts them to reset your password.